STROM NOT RETIRING
MLB team to hire former Astros' pitching coach, Brent Strom
Nov 12, 2021, 12:45 pm
Strom is heading to Arizona. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images.
According to Ken Rosenthal, Brent Strom is not retiring and is expected to be hired as the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Brent Strom is not retiring. Diamondbacks planning to hire him as pitching coach, sources tell me and @ByMcCullough.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 12, 2021
Strom apparently had no issue with the Astros, but was just ready to move on to something new. Houston was prepared to move forward without Strom, as he announced he would not be returning after the World Series. So this doesn't change much for the Astros, but clearly Strom was not ready to retire.
Strom has indeed agreed to terms with the Diamondbacks. “Me leaving the Astros had nothing to do with any disagreements or anything like that," he said. “Just a gut feeling on my part that eight years was long enough. It's really in good shape with the people they have now."
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 12, 2021
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The Houston Astros announced on Monday that additional imaging has revealed that Jeremy Peña is dealing with a small fracture in one of his ribs.
Peña left Friday's game after being hit by a pitch in the ribs. The club originally believed they had avoided any fractures or breaks, but new information has informed them otherwise.
Update on Jeremy Peña: pic.twitter.com/jfCsCUKWFx
— Houston Astros (@astros) June 30, 2025
Peña is heading to the 10-day injured list retroactive to June 28. This news comes at an unfortunate time, with Jeremy posting the best regular season numbers of his career. He's currently slashing .322, .378, .489 with an .867 OPS.
Peña will miss the Rockies and Dodgers series at a minimum.
Story on Peña headed to the IL with quotes from Dana Brown.
“This isn’t one of those things where you have to be sidelined the whole time. Once the inflammation goes down, he might feel good enough to swing a bat.” https://t.co/ih2G09Jpcf
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) June 30, 2025
Let's hope the team doesn't rush him back too soon and create an even bigger problem. These quotes above from Dana Brown have me concerned. Playing through injuries can create bad habits, and Jeremy has clearly found his swing this season.