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Astros starters rock hair extensions for postseason ‘dos

FILE - New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard watches from the dugout after leaving the baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, July 10, 2015, in New York. Syndergaard earned the moniker “Thor” for his flowing blonde locks. Astros starters Framber Valdez and Luis Garia look like naturals on the mound, but they've gotten an artificial boost from the barber shop. Both pitchers got hair extensions during this season. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) FILE - New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard watches from the dugout after leaving the baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, July 10, 2015, in New York. Syndergaard earned the moniker “Thor” for his flowing blonde locks. Astros starters Framber Valdez and Luis Garia look like naturals on the mound, but they've gotten an artificial boost from the barber shop. Both pitchers got hair extensions during this season. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) FILE - Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez warms up during a spring training baseball workout, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Astros starters Framber Valdez and Luis Garia look like naturals on the mound, but they've gotten an artificial boost from the barber shop. Both pitchers got hair extensions during this season. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) FILE - Cleveland Indians baseball outfielder Oscar Gamble, shown in 1974, had a resplendent Afro in the 1970s. Astros starters Framber Valdez and Luis Garia look like naturals on the mound, but they've gotten an artificial boost from the barber shop. Both pitchers got hair extensions during this season. (AP Photo/RHH, File) Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez signs autographs before Game 1 of an American League Division Series baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Houston, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Valdez and teammate Luis Garcia got hair extensions this season and will show off their unique locks this postseason as Houston tries to reach the World Series for the fourth time in six years. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez signs autographs before Game 1 of an American League Division Series baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Houston, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Valdez and teammate Luis Garcia got hair extensions this season and will show off their unique locks this postseason as Houston tries to reach the World Series for the fourth time in six years. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez warms up before Game 1 of an American League Division Series baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Houston, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Valdez and teammate Luis Garcia got hair extensions this season and will show off their unique locks this postseason as Houston tries to reach the World Series for the fourth time in six years. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Houston Astros pitcher Luis Garcia looks out toward the field before Game 1 of an American League Division Series baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Houston, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Garcia and teammate Framber Valdez got hair extensions this season and will show off their unique locks this postseason as Houston tries to reach the World Series for the fourth time in six years. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez signs autographs before Game 1 of an American League Division Series baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Houston, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Valdez and teammate Luis Garcia got hair extensions this season and will show off their unique locks this postseason as Houston tries to reach the World Series for the fourth time in six years. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)