Correa hasn't ruled out '26 return from ankle injury
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
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
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
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
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Wesneski wins 1st start in over a year as red-hot Astros climb back to .500
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
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
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
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
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
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
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10 batters, 4 runs ... 1 hit? Astros mount improbable 9th-inning comeback
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
