HOUSTON -- Several Astros players and staff members were keeping tabs throughout Wednesday on their friends and family members in Puerto Rico, which suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Maria. According to news reports, the island was without power and there was lots of flooding and extensive damage.
Shortstop Carlos Correa, who in 2012 became the first Puerto Rican player taken No. 1 overall in the MLB Draft, said he spoke with one of his grandmothers at 9 a.m. CT, but he hadn't had any contact the rest of the day. Carlos Beltran and Juan Centeno were also keepings tabs on the situation, along with bench coach Alex Cora and Alex Cintron, the team's Spanish-language interpreter who's serving as an extra coach in uniform this month.