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

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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 -- 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 -- 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

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the Contemporary Baseball Era ballot for managers, executives and umpires on Monday, and the list of individuals up for election is a who’s who of managers and executives who made significant contributions to the game dating back to the late 20th century. A

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the team’s latest transactions and any injury updates.

The World Series is over but you can still watch live baseball featuring many of baseball's top up-and-coming players. The 34th annual Arizona Fall League season is in full swing, and you can watch top prospects from all 30 MLB organizations throughout November as AFL matchups are once again streaming

It is awards season in Major League Baseball, and on Monday night, we learned the three finalists for each of the five major awards handed out by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA): Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Relief Pitcher of the Year (a new addition

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 -- 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

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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 -- Baseball season is over for the year, but in a few weeks, the Astros will turn the lights back on at Daikin Park for an evening event that has become a staple of the offseason. The 11th Astros “Diamond Dreams Gala” -- an elegant affair that turns the

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

You can only make one first impression. Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their

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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

MLB Pipeline's latest Top 100 Prospects list is full of youth. That’s always the case when it comes to Minor League players, but that’s especially true currently. Of the top 25 players ranked, 17 are not legally allowed to drink yet in the United States (under 21) and eight are

HOUSTON -- Less than two months after they parted ways with general manager Dana Brown, the Astros announced Wednesday they would not renew the contract of manager Joe Espada, who won two American League West titles in three seasons on the job. “We are thankful for Joe’s hard work, his

DETROIT -- Longtime catcher Martin Maldonado, who played for a handful of legendary managers during his 14-year Major League career, is following the path into the coaching profession. Maldonado is joining the Tigers as a quality control coach under A.J. Hinch, for whom he played in Houston, sources told MLB.com

The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that performance and production in the moment isn't necessarily