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- Updated: September 12, 2016
HOUSTON — Fifteen years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the Astros and Cubs remembered the event prior to Sunday’s game at Minute Maid Park. Members of the Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Houston Fire Department lined up alongside players from both teams for the national anthem, while first responders presented the colors and sang along.
Astros manager A.J. Hinch was playing for the Royals on Sept. 11, 2001, and was sleeping in the basement of former teammate Mike Macfarlane’s house when his wife called him to tell him what had happened.
“It’s certainly become a day that means a lot to the people in this country and the people that have been in the game and around the game,” Hinch said. “It extends beyond the game. That’s where it touches every fan, every player. Everybody that’s involved in being in the U.S. knows the significance of September 11.”
Astros catcher Jason Castro knows that significance more than anyone. He came from a family of firefighters in California. Castro’s grandfather, father and brother were all firefighters, and the loss of …
