HOUSTON -- New Astros general manager Randy Flores will interview a pair of his former teammates later this week for the club’s vacant managerial opening -- former Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols and former Astros third baseman Morgan Ensberg -- sources told MLB.com on Wednesday. The club has not confirmed the

HOUSTON -- Jeff Bagwell (1994 in the National League) and Jose Altuve (2017 in the American League) are the only two Astros players to win Most Valuable Player Awards in franchise history, though others have posted seasons that have been MVP-worthy. In 2019, Alex Bregman finished a close second in

Jeff Bagwell began his career in the Red Sox organization, the team he grew up cheering for as a kid in Connecticut. Jose Cruz was a little-known outfielder when the Astros threw some cash at the Cardinals to get him to join their club. And Justin Verlander was already one

HOUSTON -- When your team history includes such names as Nolan Ryan, J.R. Richard, Larry Dierker, Mike Scott, Randy Johnson, Roy Oswalt, Roger Clemens, Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole, there figures to be a few legendary pitching performances throughout the years. The Astros’ rich pitching history includes 13 individual no-hitters,

HOUSTON -- What’s in a number? Well, quite a lot when they’re worn by baseball players. The wearing of a particular jersey number is something most players take very seriously, while some are just glad to have any kind of number below their name on a big league uniform. The

Who can forget when Pudge Rodriguez broke the Major League record for games caught while playing for the Astros in 2009? How many people can tell you Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews hit his 500th career homer while wearing a Houston uniform in 1967? And did you know that 2018

HOUSTON -- After retiring a handful of numbers earlier in their existence, the Astros have recently tightened the guidelines somewhat so that they generally only retire a number for players who are in the Hall of Fame. That led them to retire Billy Wagner's No. 13 in 2025, which was

HOUSTON -- Only two players in Astros history were drafted and developed by the club and made the Hall of Fame wearing an Astros cap on their plaque: Craig Biggio and Billy Wagner. Biggio is clearly the best homegrown MLB Draft pick in club history, having set the franchise record

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HOUSTON – Not that the gaudy numbers put up this season by Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez weren’t enough to make him the front-runner for the American League Most Valuable Player Award, but an endorsement from a former MVP certainly doesn’t hurt his case. “No doubt, he’s hands down the best

HOUSTON -- The Astros on Monday exercised the $13.35 million club option for next season for third baseman Isaac Paredes, who finished second on the team behind American League Most Valuable Player finalist Yordan Alvarez in bWAR last season. The option will become a mutual option if Paredes finishes in

HOUSTON -- The challenges ahead for new Astros general manager Randy Flores are many, beginning with navigating the aging core of the Major League club while trying to keep the team competitive, the immediate future of shortstop Jeremy Peña and learning the names and faces and the inner workings of

HOUSTON -- Christian Walker's steady glove at first base in 2026 has earned him his fourth career Rawlings Gold Glove, his first in the American League. Walker is the third Astros player to win a Gold Glove at first base, joining Yuli Gurriel (2021) and Jeff Bagwell (1994). The other

HOUSTON -- Just days after announcing Randy Flores was set to take over as general manager, the Astros are already working to try to fill their vacant managerial role. The Astros are expected to move fast to try to fill their managerial void now that Flores is in the fold

HOUSTON -- Jim Crane’s first general manager hire after purchasing the Astros 15 years ago was an executive from the Cardinals, which couldn’t have turned out any better. Crane, who grew up in St. Louis and parked cars at old Busch Stadium, plucked Jeff Luhnow away from the Cardinals’ front

HOUSTON -- With free agency set to begin Monday and the General Managers Meetings scheduled for the following week in Las Vegas, the Astros’ search for their new general manager could be entering its final days. The name at the top of their list, as first reported Thursday by The

HOUSTON -- You won’t find right-hander Joey Dixon’s name on any of the Astros’ top prospects lists, which isn’t a surprise considering he’ll pitch next season at 25 years old and has logged only 6 1/3 professional innings since he was taken out of Stanford in the seventh round of

HOUSTON -- Right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai, who was the Astros’ biggest offseason addition a year ago before struggling in his Major League debut, has chosen to not opt out of his deal with club and will return next year at a salary of $18 million. The move comes as no

HOUSTON -- Former Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo was interviewing with the Astros for their vacant general manager position, a source told MLB.com. Rizzo arrived in Houston late Monday and was scheduled to meet with Astros owner Jim Crane on Tuesday at Daikin Park. The Astros have cast a wide

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HOUSTON -- Astros outfielder Joey Loperfido underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right hip last week to address a labral injury and hip impingement that were identified shortly after the season ended, the team announced Monday. He won't be ready for the start of the Spring Training. Loperfido, who was reacquired

HOUSTON -- Anyone who spent any time inside Colt Stadium in the mid-1960s as a player, fan or employee will tell stories of the heat and humidity that were impossible to escape, and the mosquitoes that followed as a result. The makeshift ballpark’s history carries significance in that it helped

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 21. 1) Whitey Ford (1928) Known as the “Chairman of the Board,” the lefty played his entire 16-year

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HOUSTON -- A chance to get more at-bats in the Arizona Fall League is an opportunity for Astros prospect Nick Monistere to make up for lost time and get his career on track. Monistere, an athletic infielder who was the team’s fourth-round pick out of Southern Mississippi in the 2025