Memorial Day holds special meaning for Hinch

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PHOENIX — The chance to wear uniforms adorned with camouflage on Memorial Day carries extra meaning for Astros manager A.J. Hinch, who took time Monday to remember a former roommate killed in action.

Stephen Reich, who was a roommate of Hinch on Team USA in 1993, was killed in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005. He was 34 years old.

Reich attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., pitched for Team USA at the 1993 World University Games and briefly thrived for a low-level affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles after fulfilling two years of his …

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