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Newhan Released By Houston
Newhan was not viewed by manager Cecil Cooper as a candidate for the backup-infielder job. "Not really," Newhan said of whether he was surprised by his release. "The only way Coop's really communicated is through you [reporters]. I'm not blind. It's just unfortunate. ... They talked about having a shortstop the whole time. I wish I had gotten a chance to at least screw that up. I never really got that opportunity." Houston Astros Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Boone Out Of Intensive Care After Heart SurgeryAstros third baseman Aaron Boone has been taken out of the intensive care unit after open heart surgery performed Thursday at Stanford Medical Center in California. "It was a little more serious that we kind of expected," Bob Boone, Aaron's father, said. "The surgeon told us it's good we did it now." Boone said his son had a section of his aorta replaced and had his aortic valve repaired. They knew of the condition since childhood, but it had worsened in recent years. Houston Astros Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Tejada Homers One Day After Sentencing
"It's a lot easier with the stuff behind me," said Tejada, who had been awaiting sentencing since pleading guilty in February. "I don't have to worry about that anymore. The only thing I have to worry about now is to just play baseball." Houston Astros Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Astros Mar 2009 Archive
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The Astros released infielder David Newhan and reassigned right-hander Chad Paronto to Minor League camp on Saturday.
Astros infielder Miguel Tejada homered during a spring game on Saturday, one day after he was sentenced to one year of probation for misleading Congress.