Houston Astros pitching coach Brent Strom talks to relief pitcher Jake Buchanan and infielders in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians on Aug. 23, 2014, in Cleveland. The Indians won 3-2. (AP Photo/Aaron Josefczyk)

Tucsonans Brent Strom, pitching coach for the Houston Astros, and Craig Bjornson, the Astros’ bullpen coach, have arranged to bring Houston’s minor-league hitting coordinator Jeff Albert to Tucson’s Centerfield Baseball Academy for two days of instruction, Nov. 4-5. Under Albert, the Astros’ minor league system led all of baseball in runs and walks this season. Information: centerfieldhits.com.


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