<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-jon-singleton-ending-lengthy-home-run-drought-spectacular-fashion');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Jon Singleton opens up on ending lengthy home-run drought in spectacular fashion');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jon-Singleton-opens-up-on-ending-lengthy-home-run-drought-in-spectacular-fashion.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros’ Jon Singleton opens up on ending lengthy home-run drought in spectacular fashion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-12T05:57:47-07:00">August 12th, 5:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-12T05:57:47-07:00">August 12th, 5:57am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-pair-of-injury-scares-amid-playoff-race-jose-abreu" rel="noopener">trying to catch</a> the Texas Rangers for the division crown in the American League West. While they currently sit 2.5 games behind Texas currently, Houston may have just received the spark they were looking for at the first base position in Jon Singleton, who put together a massive night (3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB) to lead the Astros to their 11-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.</p><p>Singleton’s return to the majors after not having played in the MLB since 2015 has been awesome to see, but his massive performance against Los Angeles showed that he wasn’t simply a feel-good story. Houston needs help at first base, and Singleton could be able to make an impact for them down the stretch. After his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-jon-singleton-hits-absolute-moonshot-for-first-home-run-since-2015" rel="noopener">multi-homer game</a>, Singleton made it clear that is precisely what he’s <a href="https://theathletic.com/4769773/2023/08/12/jose-abreu-jon-singleton-first-base-astros/" rel="noopener">looking to accomplish</a>.</p><p>“Hopefully I can just be a piece of the puzzle. It felt great. It was a long time coming.” – Jon Singleton, The Athletic</p><p>With Jose Abreu struggling mightily for much of the season, Houston has been looking for all the production they can get from the first base spot for months now. They received it on Friday night from Singleton, and there’s hope that he could continue to deliver for this team in their playoff push over the next few months.</p><p>Singleton still has a lot to prove for Houston, but it’s looking like he could step up for the ‘Stros with Abreu now dealing with a lower back injury. One big game doesn’t immediately make Singleton the answer, but if he can keep on stringing together strong outings, he could be the key piece to the Astros playoff push.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Astros’ Jon Singleton opens up on ending lengthy home-run drought in spectacular fashion

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-jon-singleton-hits-absolute-moonshot-for-first-home-run-since-2015');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros 1B Jon Singleton hits absolute moonshot for first home run since 2015');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jon-Singleton-Astros-Brewers-home-run-return-suspension-Angels.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros 1B Jon Singleton hits absolute moonshot for first home run since 2015</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-11T21:35:48-07:00">August 11th, 9:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-11T21:35:48-07:00">August 11th, 9:35pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Back when the Houston Astros were still in rebuild mode in the early 2010s, one name always popped up in their top prospects list — Jon Singleton. Singleton was a valued piece in the organization, as he was a first baseman that hit for power and got on base at a considerable clip. Many thought <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-houston-calls-up-former-top-prospect-after-eight-years-away-from-team" rel="noopener">he’d be a huge part</a> of the Astros’ eventual turnaround. However, off-court troubles doomed Singleton’s career, putting a pause on his playing days from 2017 to 2021.</p><p>Nevertheless, it seems like it’s not too late for Singleton to <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1690165567389360128" rel="noopener">write a storybook continuation</a> — and ending — to his topsy-turvy career. Playing in just his third game for the Astros’ big league team ever since the ballclub plucked him off free agency in late June, the 31-year old first baseman hit a towering three-run home run to give his team a 3-1 lead in the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jon Singleton goes deep in a Major League game for the first time since 2015! <a href="https://t.co/qiTocRHVSe">pic.twitter.com/qiTocRHVSe</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1690165567389360128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>What made this home run from Jon Singleton special, beyond giving his team the lead and further twisting the knife into the guts of Angels fans, is that this was the first baseman’s first home run in the majors <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jon-singleton/10441/game-log?position=1B&amp;season=" rel="noopener">since July 29, 201</a>5, which, coincidentally, also came against the same division rival.</p><p>Singleton <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401472753" rel="noopener">played out of his mind</a> on the plate on Friday. In addition to hitting the aforementioned three-run moonshot, he hit another dinger in the third inning, this time a two-run shot, giving him a total of five runs batted in on the night. Moreover, Singleton added one walk and one base hit, giving the already-deep Astros team yet another viable weapon to deploy in the lineup.</p><p>This triumphant return from Jon Singleton is nothing short of remarkable. Singleton, by 2015, struggled to the point where the Astros demoted him back to Triple-A. And then in the subsequent years, the troubled first baseman didn’t play up to par, even receiving a demotion to Double-A in 2017.</p><p>During that time, however, Singleton had troubles with substance abuse, and as a consequence of his actions, the Astros released him. The first baseman then had to seek help, and now, he’s back in the major league bringing the lessons he’s learned over the years with him. And he seems to be a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-former-astros-slugger-first-mlb-appearance-since-2015" rel="noopener">much better player</a> because of it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
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2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.200	0	7	0.5	0

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