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The Houston Astros are making a significant front office move, tapping Randy Flores as their new general manager. Flores spent the last decade with the St. Louis Cardinals, including eight years as assistant GM, and now steps into a Houston organization looking to rebuild its identity after Dana Brown was let go back in August.
Shifting to the free agent market, Friday brought a wave of movement across baseball. Michael King and Sonny Gray are officially on the open market, joining twelve other players testing their value this offseason. Meanwhile, Sandy Alcantara won't be among them — Miami exercised his option, keeping the right-hander in Marlins pinstripes for another season.
And on the tennis court in Vienna, Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz are setting the table for what could be a spectacular final. The top two seeds both advanced to the semifinals Friday, and the way they're each moving through the draw, a Zverev-Alcaraz showdown feels less like a possibility and more like an inevitability. That match would be worth every minute of your time.
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