WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A scrum of reporters huddled around Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.'s locker, eagerly waiting for the right-hander’s first interview of Spring Training. Stuff like this is old hat to McCullers, the son of a big leaguer, a former first-round Draft pick and a veteran who

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The fact that third baseman Isaac Paredes even reported to camp and put on an Astros uniform Sunday morning was a surprise to many. But not to him. Paredes has been the subject of trade rumors all offseason because he’s the most movable piece in

Full-squad workouts in Spring Training have begun, and there will be several players looking to prove themselves after injuries, underperformance or other factors put them in a more precarious position than they'd like to be entering the 2026 season.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros have had only one father-son combination play for them in the Major Leagues. That came in 2008 when Jose Cruz Jr. -- son of Astros legend Jose Cruz -- ended his career with 38 at-bats in a Houston uniform.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Hope and love are in the air at Astros camp, where Jeremy Peña is looking to build on the best season of his career with a wedding on the horizon. Peña broke hearts all over Houston when he asked his girlfriend, professional soccer player Julia

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Joey Loperfido was in tears when he found out the Astros, who drafted him in the seventh round out of Duke University in 2021, were dealing him to the Blue Jays at the Trade Deadline in 2024. Loperfido and fellow prospects Jake Bloss and Will

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

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Just because Astros first baseman Christian Walker, an admitted homebody, stayed holed up in his South Carolina house this offseason with his wife and their baby, it didn’t mean he wasn’t aware of what was going on in the world of baseball. More specifically, Walker’s

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Upon his arrival to camp Monday afternoon, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown was told to put his suitcase down and meet with manager Joe Espada in his office before the pitcher played catch for the first time under the Florida sun. “I was in the building

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Astros closer Josh Hader, who missed the final two months of last season with a left shoulder capsule strain, said Wednesday he’s “a few weeks behind” schedule after being diagnosed with biceps tendinitis about 10 days ago.

Crossing over from basketball to baseball can be quite difficult -- just look at Michael Jordan and his .556 OPS at Double-A. Over the years, 12 athletes have played in both Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association, including four who did so in overlapping seasons. The most recent

The point of prospecting is to gaze into our collective crystal ball and predict who will be the best and most productive Major Leaguers years down the line. But every winter, we also take another tack: We gaze into that same crystal ball and predict who will be the best

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With in-market, blackout-free streaming subscriptions available for 21 of MLB’s 30 clubs and with ESPN having acquired the rights to sell the popular MLB.TV streaming service, fans have more flexibility in how they consume baseball broadcasts. And the MLB App will remain a streaming option for MLB.TV and Club.TV subscribers,

HOUSTON -- Barring injuries or a trade, which remains a possibility, the Astros’ 13-man position-player group appears to be pretty set entering Spring Training next week. Most of the competition will be on the mound, with Houston focusing its efforts this winter on improving its pitching depth. Here’s our first

The nastiest pitchers in the world are about to be back on the mound. With pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training this week, let's highlight some of the arms who are worth keeping an eye out for. These could be the top pitching prospects in the Majors, stars with

HOUSTON -- Coming off their first missed trip to the postseason since 2016, the hungry Astros will report to Spring Training next week after having spent much of the offseason adding depth to a starting rotation that was decimated by injuries last year. The Astros have a solid veteran position-player

The MLB regular season is still about seven weeks away -- but we want to know what's going to happen now! How are the standings going to look? Who will have the best defensive team in baseball? Which player will perform best for their new squad? Who will make history

After a long and busy offseason, in a matter of days, all 30 clubs will have their full Spring Training squads on hand and the official push to Opening Day will begin. With all that in mind, it's a good time to take stock of where everyone stands. To warm

Twenty years ago, the first World Baseball Classic in history began, forever reshaping the global game. Plenty of superstars and future Hall of Famers took the field that year, with Ken Griffey Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltrán (the latter two being elected to the Hall of Fame

Below is a list of the players in every Major League organization who have been included on the rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Pitchers denoted with ^ are part of the Designated Pitcher Pool (DPP), a reserve of up to six pitchers per federation that can be called

Frosty weather may be gripping much of the nation, but Spring Training is right around the corner. Players start officially reporting to camps next week and the exhibition schedule kicks off with seven games on Feb. 20. To further whet your appetite, we're going to highlight an interesting prospect from

HOUSTON -- Dickie Thon never hesitated. He didn’t worry about the risks to his own health or how long it would take him to get back on his feet and return to his comfortable life as a retired ballplayer. The only thing that mattered was saving his son, who was