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HOUSTON -- If Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who’s been chosen to play in eight All-Star Games, says one of his teammates should be an All-Star, then everybody should probably listen. Altuve’s endorsement aside, rookie pitcher Ronel Blanco's resume speaks for itself. Blanco, who put himself on the map by

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HOUSTON -- When asked what he was going to do to flush the unsightly memories from the shortest start of his young career, Astros rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti's thoughts turned to the comforts of home. “It’s Father’s Day weekend, so I’m going to go see my dad and try to

Want to give the gift of baseball to celebrate Father’s Day? MLB.TV has just the deal for you, and Tuesday is the last day you can take advantage. During the MLB.TV Father’s Day Sale, the All Teams Yearly package -- which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or

HOUSTON -- Astros right-hander Justin Verlander hopes he will miss only one start after he was scratched from his scheduled outing on Saturday against the Tigers with neck discomfort. Rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti, who was originally scheduled to start on Sunday, took Verlander’s turn in the rotation in Houston's eventual

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For the first time since the franchise relocated to the Gulf Coast of Texas, the Corpus Christi Hooks checked off their first no-hitter in 19 seasons. On the shoulders of Astros prospects Jake Bloss and Cesar Gomez, the Double-A affiliate blanked the San Antonio Missions in a 3-0 win at

HOUSTON -- The best pitcher on the mound Friday night wasn’t the one who was presumably leading the American League Cy Young race coming into the day. Hunter Brown got the best of Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal, sending him to his second loss of the season and capping an emotional

HOUSTON -- In what Astros manager Joe Espada described as a “very tough day,” the Astros on Friday made a move that was inevitable. The club released veteran first baseman José Abreu not even halfway through the three-year, $58.5 million deal he signed with Houston in November 2022. That means

SAN FRANCISCO -- On the surface, a 3-3 road trip against the Angels and the Giants isn’t a bad outcome for the Astros, but considering the hole they’ve dug themselves in the standings and the fact they let winnable games slip away Sunday and Monday, they left California in no

Two offensive skills will always stand out most to evaluators of all stripes, from the most veteran of scouts to the first-time fan in the stands -- power and speed. Players who can consistently make loud contact and send balls over outfield walls will draw plenty of wows, and those

We’re still about a month away from the start of the 2024 Draft, and much like Jim Callis stated in his projection last week, we’re in a little bit of a calm-before-the-storm territory. With a few exceptions playing in the Men's College World Series, topped by No. 3 prospect Jac

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Coming off a pair of gut-punch walk-off losses to the Angels and the Giants, the Astros got themselves back on track Tuesday night behind a strong outing from starting pitcher Ronel Blanco and some opportunistic at-bats with runners in scoring position. Working with veteran catcher Victor Caratini

SAN FRANCISCO -- The sting of seeing the opposition celebrate back-to-back walk-off wins in two different cities -- in games the Astros seemingly had in control -- underscores how things continue to go wrong this season, even when they do so many things right. The Astros got 5 2/3 innings

ANAHEIM -- Astros left-fielder Trey Cabbage, appearing to make a spectacular catch at the wall in the ninth inning Sunday afternoon to preserve a tie, reached into his glove and discovered that he no longer had the ball. His catch turned out to be a no-catch, with the ball coming

ANAHEIM -- Nobody was safe in Angel Stadium on Saturday night from the thunderous swings of slugger Yordan Alvarez. Not Angels starter Tyler Anderson, who gave up a double and a homer, and certainly not hard-throwing reliever Ben Joyce, who couldn’t blow a 103.9 mph fastball past Alvarez in the

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HOUSTON -- Earlier Friday, Astros left-hander Framber Valdez spoke to close friend and teammate Cristian Javier, who was a day removed from Tommy John surgery and still processing the magnitude of missing the rest of the season and the recovery ahead. Valdez told him to not worry, that he was

ANAHEIM -- Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker, who entered Friday tied with Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson for the second-most home runs in the Major Leagues with 19, was placed on the 10-day injured list shortly before Friday’s game against the Angels with a right shin contusion. "He’s just not progressing as