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Breaking: Huge changes in the Rockets front office

Joshua Jordan
Oct 15, 2020, 11:34 am
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According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Daryl Morey is stepping down as Rockets GM and will stay with the team in an advisory role to help the team hire a new head coach. The Rockets are looking to promote executive VP of basketball operations, Rafael Stone, to GM. Stone was promoted to executive VP of basketball operations in April of 2019.

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Astros' Jose Altuve dealing with significant thumb injury, per report

Jose Altuve is expected to miss significant time. Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was hit by a pitch during Saturday's WBC game between Venezuela and the USA, which put a scare into Astros fans, and caused him to exit the game.

Now we're hearing Altuve with have to miss some time and won't be ready to start the season.

Bob Nightengale is reporting that the pitch broke Altuve's right thumb and he is expected to miss 8–10 weeks.

The Astros have not given an official update on the specifics of the injury.

Editor's note: The Astros have now given an update on Altuve's injury. He has a fractured thumb and will have surgery soon.

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