Who else but 'La Grasa'? With No. 59's award, he gave the Astros' just their second weekly award this season.
Houston Astros left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez threw the 16th no-hit game in franchise history in a win against the Cleveland Guardians.Framber Valdez's headline-grabbing no-hitter last week against the Cleveland Guardians has earned him the American League Player of the Week, the Houston Astros announced on Monday.
Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Houston.Valdez's 93-pitch gem not only earned him his first-ever weekly award of his career, but it also added a second one this season for Houston. Outfielder Chas McCormick earned his in mid-July.
The no-hitter is the first thrown by a single pitcher since Justin Verlander's on Sept. 1, 2019, and the first thrown since the Astros completed a combined effort in the World Series against Philadelphia last season.The 29-year-old from the Dominican Republic already owns Major League Baseball'sValdez is scheduled to start for the Astros when they begin a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.
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