While Cruz's team did confirm that the Texas senator has never thrown a first pitch at an Astros game, his team did not comment on whether or not he has been invited to show off his fastball.

It's a philosophical conundrum scientists have pondered for years: If Ted Cruz attends a game between two Texas ... in their biggest moments. Houston Astros fans have begged the Bayou City-based ...

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