Texans star J.J. Watt will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Astros opener against the Rangers on March 31, the team announced. Watt’s pitch will come at 6:57 p.m. as part of the pre-game festivities, which will include a flyover and live music from Josh Fuller. The real first pitch will be at 7:05 p.m. J.J. in Middle East: Seeing soldiers ‘amazing’ Watt, the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year, has had a busy off-season. This week he is in Afghanistan for a weeklong USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour of military bases. He also was a Facebook/YouTube sensation for his “proposal” to fulfill a six-year-old girl’s wish. Now, all [...]