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Ethan Katz Joins the Show: Charting the Astros’ New Pitching Blueprint
Crush City Territory: A Houston Astros Podcast›
Dec 3, 202556:13
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New Astros assistant pitching coach Ethan Katz joins Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss his new role in Houston, his initial impressions of the Astros' pitching infrastructure and how he got into coaching high school pitchers Jack Flaherty, Max Fried and Lucas Giolito. Then, Tyler and Chandler discuss what's next for the Astros' pitching staff after signing Ryan Weiss.
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"Ethan Katz Joins the Show: Charting the Astros’ New Pitching Blueprint" is an episode of Crush City Territory: A Houston Astros Podcast. Runtime 56 min. Published December 3, 2025. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
