These World-Series bound Astros once got Hooked
Did you know that 29 of the 40 men on the Astros' roster have played in Corpus Christi? We whittled the list down to those who spent more than 20 games or more in the Sparkling City. Want gear to cheer on your favorite former Hooks tonight? World Series merchandise is available at the Hooks Team Store and Academy.
Though Michael Brantley (left) never played at the 'Burger, Jake Marisnick (middle left) had a rehab stint here, and Carlos Correa (middle right) and George Springer both played for the Hooks during the 2015 season.Photo by: Tim Warner
SS Carlos Correa appeared in 29 games as a Hooks player in the 2015 season, and had a rehab stint down here as recently as the 2018 season.Photo by: Elsa
ALCS MVP José Altuve played for the Hooks for 35 games in 2011. Photo by: Elsa
Right fielder George is very familiar with Corpus Christi, having spent time here in 2012, 2013, and then popping in for rehab stints in 2015 and this season.Photo by: Tim Warner
3B Alex Bregman played 62 games at Whataburger Field, hitting 14 Hrs in that time.Photo by: Bob Levey
Right-handed pitcher Bryan Abreu threw 76.2 innings in his 20 games in Corpus Christi. Photo by: Bob Levey
RHP Chris Devenski has been to Corpus Christi three separate times -- once in 2014, once in 2015, and most recently, in 2018, where he went 12-8. Photo by: Matthew Stockman
C Garrett Stubbs (left) and RHP Josh James (right) both played at Whataburger Field, with Stubbs playing here in 2016 and both men playing in town in 2017. Photo by: Bob Levey
RHP Francis Martes played for the Hooks in 2015 and 2016. I wonder if his socks matched when he was down here. ...Photo by: Bob Levey
RHP Cy Sneed spent a total of 47 games in the Coastal Bend.Photo by: Brandon Wade
Finally a lefty. LHP Framber Valdez played in CC in 2017 and 2018 with a W-L record of 32-22.Photo by: Brandon Wade
Left-fielder Yordan Alvarez was in Corpus Christi for 43 games in 2018.Photo by: Tim Warner
Position player Jack Mayfield has played in 151 games in Corpus Christi, stopping by in 2015, 2016 and 2017.Photo by: Jayne Kamin-Oncea
Centerfielder Myles Straw was in Corpus Christi as recently as 2018, also stopping in during the 2017 season.Photo by: David Banks
Kyle Tucker played 72 games at Whataburger Field during the 2017 season.Photo by: Bob Levey