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Correa hasn't ruled out '26 return from ankle injury

4:40 PM CDT

HOUSTON -- While the Astros look to upgrade their roster ahead of Monday’s Trade Deadline, veteran shortstop Carlos Correa said Saturday he hasn’t ruled out a return to the field this season.

Astros beat Rangers to take division lead, season series against rival

12:53 AM CDT

HOUSTON -- As surprised as many around baseball will be to wake up on Aug. 1 and see the Astros in first place in the American League West, those who have paid attention over the last decade should have known better. After falling 6 1/2 games out of first place

Astros shifting Imai to 'pen after only recording 2 outs in last start

July 31, 2026

HOUSTON -- Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai, who recorded only two outs in his most recent start Monday against the Angels in Anaheim, will be available to pitch out of the bullpen during Houston’s pivotal series against the Rangers this weekend, manager Joe Espada said Friday. The move comes as no

Final Lone Star State battle of '26 could shape Deadline plans and playoff picture

July 31, 2026

HOUSTON -- The final meeting of the season between the Astros and the Rangers -- the Lone Star State rivals who have combined to win nine of the last 11 American League West titles -- sets up as the perhaps most important series between the clubs since the 2023 ALCS.

10 years since Astros plucked Yordan from Dodgers

July 31, 2026

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Wesneski wins 1st start in over a year as red-hot Astros climb back to .500

July 30, 2026

ANAHEIM -- The horrors of the first month of the season, which were underscored by a series of devastating injuries, are long gone. There are no more questions about whether the Astros are good enough to get back into the American League West race or if they should be buyers

Latest Astros injuries & transactions

4:19 PM CDT

This page will be updated throughout the season with all the latest Astros injury news and transactions.

Jason Schiavone's baseball obsession leads to biggest prospect rise for Astros

July 31, 2026

As Ricky Rivera walked through the team hotel lobby at midnight Thursday, his catcher opened a notebook and started journaling. Jason Schiavone, the Astros' 11th-rounder in 2024, stayed up to prepare a game plan for Double-A Corpus Christi, studying the Frisco hitting approaches that night. Rivera, the Hooks' manager, recorded

Astros 2025 first-rounder Neyens sends latest homer to the hills ... LITERALLY

@JesseABorek
July 30, 2026

One of the endearing aspects of HomeTrust Park is the ample ground and shrubbery beyond the outfield fences. When a home run is sent into orbit, it gives off the illusion that it’ll travel deep into the North Carolina scenery. While Xavier Neyens' first home roundtripper for High-A Asheville didn’t

Prospects who could be dealt by the Trade Deadline -- one for each team

July 30, 2026

The Trade Deadline is approaching: Monday at 6 p.m. ET. Deals will be made and prospects will change addresses.

'He's a nightmare': Alvarez makes Angels pay for not walking him in 9th

July 29, 2026

ANAHEIM -- It’s a dilemma managers around the league are having to face on a routine basis: Do you pitch to Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez in a key spot late in the game, or do you put up four fingers and let him trot to first base? The Angels were

How red-hot Peña, Alvarez 'feed off' each other

July 28, 2026

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10 batters, 4 runs ... 1 hit? Astros mount improbable 9th-inning comeback

July 28, 2026

ANAHEIM -- There are improbable wins, and then there is the magic act the surging Astros pulled off Monday night at Angel Stadium. They rallied for four runs in the ninth inning, despite managing just one hit while sending 10 batters to the plate, stunning the Angels with a 6-4

Peña earns first career AL Player of the Week honor

@maxralph_
July 27, 2026

A pair of shortstops on teams in the thick of the postseason bubble came up big last week, aiding their clubs as the Trade Deadline approaches in one week’s time. The Nationals’ CJ Abrams and the Astros’ Jeremy Peña had major power surges, earning them the American League and National

Where does Alvarez land in latest MVP poll?

@ByJasonFoster
July 28, 2026

The MVP races in both leagues have seemingly been decided for a couple of months, with Yordan Alvarez in the AL and Shohei Ohtani in the NL pulling away from their respective fields and appearing to have the awards on lock. But things aren't as certain as they used to

Astros' winning streak ends, but encouraging week has them in playoff hunt

July 26, 2026

CHICAGO -- The Astros have recovered nicely since coming out of the All-Star break with a dud. A three-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles had Houston four games out in the AL West and 4 1/2 games back in the Wild Card standings, but the Astros then won

Kent opens up, lets emotions flow during Hall of Fame induction

July 26, 2026

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Throughout his weekend of celebration as a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2026, Jeff Kent kept describing himself with one word: deflector. Deflecting is what kept people at arm’s length throughout the second baseman’s 17-year career. Deflecting made him a bit of a

Astros No. 5 prospect makes Team of the Week

@benweinrib
July 27, 2026

Prospect rankings are ever evolving. But big changes have taken place around MLB Pipeline ahead of the Trade Deadline as we've updated our Team Top 30 lists to redo the top 10s and note the biggest risers and fallers. More changes are coming as we include the 2026 Draft class,

Rookie-level Astros win first Florida Complex League title since 1994 on a walk-off

July 27, 2026

For the first time since 1994, the Astros are champions of the Rookie-level Florida Complex League after defeating the Rays, 4-3, in Game 2 of the circuit's best-of-3 Finals on Monday afternoon. Along with finishing the regular season with a league best 42-11 record, the FCL Astros won their last

Brown twirls best outing of season, proving his skipper right

July 25, 2026

CHICAGO -- Despite an injury-plagued 2026 that has limited right-hander Hunter Brown to a 4.05 ERA in 40 innings entering Saturday’s contest against the White Sox at Rate Field, Astros manager Joe Espada hadn’t lost faith in his ace. “He’s shown the velo and the shapes of his pitches are

Sun-splashed and spirited crowd watching, Beltrán, Andruw, Kent enshrined in Hall

July 26, 2026

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Baseball’s international influence was on display on Sunday in upstate New York. Fans from Braves Country sported white hats with a red No. 25 on them. The blue-and-white colors of Curaçao dotted the crowd. And a Puerto Rican party broke out during the ceremony as residents from

Arrighetti lands on IL with right foot nerve irritation after painful inning

July 25, 2026

CHICAGO -- Spencer Arrighetti’s first start after the All-Star break might have given the Astros some belief he was returning to the form that made him the American League Pitcher of the Month in May. However, after just one inning and 33 pitches in Houston's 9-5 win over the White