Matt Young

@Chron_MattYoung

All things sports and Houston nostalgia at @HoustonChron. Alief representer. [email protected]

Houston, TX

Joined February 2011

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · Aug 7, 2020

I was created in an #Alief lab specifically to write this story. Fame City, the Starlight, Auchan, Pancho's, the Alief batting cages. Man. So many more. chron.com/neighborhood/a… via @houstonchron

Chron_MattYoung's tweet card. No one's prouder to be from somewhere than people who grew up in Alief.

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · 3 h

Houston rapper Lil Keke calls for community support for Andre Johnson after ex-Texan's home is robbed houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

Chron_MattYoung's tweet card. Lil Keke urges community to recover football Hall of Famer Andre Johnson’s stolen items

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · 5 h

PSA: Billy Wagner is about to speak at his Baseball Hall of Fame induction. (If you’d rather not watch the actual Astros game). On MLB Network and on MLB.com.

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · 5 h

Billy Wagner and former Astros owner Drayton McLane butted heads over the years, but both sides say they’ve put those hard feelings behind them as Billy the Kid enters the Hall of Fame. (Story by @Joseph_Duarte) houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/… via @houstonchron

Chron_MattYoung's tweet card. When Astros and owner Drayton McLane traded Billy Wagner to Philadelphia in 2003, there were hard feelings on both sides but no more.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾@baseballhall · 10 h

Due to inclement weather expected between noon and 2 p.m., the start of the 2025 Induction Ceremony has been moved to 2:30 p.m. ET.

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · Jul 26

Here's @jonmalexander on the foot injury that Joe Mixon is dealing with and why he's at Houston Texans training camp, but not taking part in on-field drills. houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/… via @houstonchron

Chron_MattYoung's tweet card. The Texans are hopeful that running back Joe Mixon can be back for the team's regular season opener against the LA Rams on Sept. 7.

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · Jul 25

Astros, MLB teams to wear throwback Hall of Fame caps all weekend houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/… via @houstonchron

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Houston Chronicle@HoustonChron · Jul 25

The Astros now have a major-league high 18 players on the injured list following Brandon Walter landing on the IL. houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/…

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · Jul 25

Ryan Gusto will start for the Astros on Friday against the A’s.

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · Jul 25

The A's battered the Astros for 12 hits to snap Houston's four-game winning streak. houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/… via @houstonchron

Chron_MattYoung's tweet card. Astros' 4-game win streak snapped by A's with uncharacteristically sloppy play

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · Jul 25

The Astros' Cristian Javier, attempting to return from Tommy John surgery, gave up one run in 2 2/3 innings for the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys on Thursday night. He threw 49 pitches. houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/… via @houstonchron

Chron_MattYoung's tweet card. Cristian Javier, attempting to return from Tommy John surgery, gave up one run in 2 2/3 innings for the Sugar Land Space Cowboys.

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Sugar Land Space Cowboys@SLSpaceCowboys · Jul 24

𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙗 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣 🕺 RHP Cristian Javier and OF Jacob Melton are scheduled to begin rehab assignments with the Space Cowboys tonight! #Ascend x @MethodistHosp

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · Jul 24

Cam Smith showed up to the Astros’ clubhouse with a new, short haircut.

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Matt Young@Chron_MattYoung · Jul 22

Longtime baseball scout Roy Clark recounts the first time he put a radar gun on a Billy Wagner throwing session in college and thought his radar gun clearly was broken: 'No way this little guy is throwing that hard.' (by @Joseph_Duarte) houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/… via @houstonchron

Chron_MattYoung's tweet card. Roy Clark, one of the first scouts to see Billy Wagner at Ferrum College, thought the radar gun was broken he was throwing so hard.

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