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Wild Card Series - Detroit Tigers v Houston Astros - Game 2 / Alex Slitz/GettyImages And just like that, the season is over. The Houston Astros once again went quiet at Minute Maid Park in October ...

Yordan Alvarez (designated hitter) and Framber Valdez (starting pitcher) to the All-MLB Team, with all three players earning Second-Team honors. The selections were made by fans voting on MLB.com and ...