WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The mound is 60 feet and six inches from home plate and the bases are 90 feet apart, but that doesn’t mean Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai isn’t having to make some adjustments on the field in his first year in the Majors. In addition to

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A five-plus-hour flight from Florida to San Francisco, followed by a 12-plus-hour flight from there to Osaka, Japan, were what awaited Astros infielder Shay Whitcomb on Thursday morning. He’s the first of three Astros players who will head to the World Baseball Classic in the

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros have been working with hitters this spring to have a better approach at the plate, which means cutting down on strikeouts and taking more walks. The very early results in Grapefruit League action have been promising, with Houston drawing 29 walks through its

The Houston Astros will host the BRUCE BOLT College Classic benefiting the Astros Foundation at Daikin Park this weekend, from Feb. 27-March 1, 2026. The 26th annual three-day, six-team, nine-game tournament features four teams that played in 2025 Regionals, including the SEC champion Texas, the national runner-up Coastal Carolina, the

Power wins games. As MLB Network insider Tom Verducci has noted, the last six World Series champions have ranked first, third, fourth, third, third and second in regular-season home runs.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Astros pitcher Colton Gordon needs your help, and he’s willing to make it worth your while. Gordon hopes to acquire his Topps Rookie Debut Patch Autograph baseball card for his own keeping, putting out a message on his Instagram account on Jan. 21 asking for

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

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Ask Astros manager Joe Espada what he likes about pitcher Mike Burrows and he’ll mention his arsenal of pitches, his work ethic and the fact that he’s got five more years of team control. There’s another trait Espada enjoys in the right-hander as much as

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros’ single-season home run record of 47 was set by Hall of Fame first baseman Jeff Bagwell 26 years ago -- the first year Houston moved into its downtown ballpark. Lance Berkman made a run at Bagwell’s record six years later, but he finished

Can you feel it? Baseball is in the air! Spring Training games are in full swing, the calendar is about to flip to March and a pair of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects are already grabbing headlines -- Konnor Griffin (No. 1) and Travis Bazzana (No. 20) -- for launching

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros open Grapefruit League play Saturday against the Nationals at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, with lefty Colton Gordon taking the mound in front of a lineup that includes top prospect Brice Matthews (second base), rookie Zach Cole (center field), Joey Loperfido (left

Spring Training is not just a time for players to get back into game shape. It's also a time of opportunity. Though teams already have a good idea about their Opening Day lineups, the full rosters usually aren't completely set when players report to camp in Florida or Arizona. That

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- All eyes were on Tatsuya Imai on Friday afternoon when he faced hitters for the first time since signing with the Astros in January. And it wasn’t just any hitters that the Japanese star would be staring down on Field 2 at CACTI Ballpark of

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- After the Astros suffered their third consecutive shutout loss while they were in Detroit last August, veteran Carlos Correa spoke in a team meeting and challenged his teammates to play better. That came only three weeks after Correa had been traded back to the Astros

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros set up a pair of large television monitors behind a screen near home plate on the back fields at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on Tuesday and Wednesday in what amounted to a crash course in learning the incoming Automated Ball-Strike (ABS)

New for the 2026 season, At Bat and the MLB Network direct-to-consumer package has been rebranded to MLB+. Stream MLB Network 24/7 (U.S. only) for the entire calendar year, plus get select out-of-market games every week, live audio for all 30 teams (no blackouts), live MiLB games and MLB Big

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Astros pitcher AJ Blubaugh was one of the first to greet new teammate Tatsuya Imai in the early days of camp last week. Imai, a star pitcher from Japan who signed a three-year deal in January, has been accompanied by an interpreter everywhere he goes,

Spring Training games are slated to start Friday, meaning MLB’s biggest stars will be back in action. But with so many great talents in the game today, who will be every team’s top player in 2026? To determine that, it’s time to examine the projections from FanGraphs Depth Charts (a

Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,

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

Farm systems are huge. In addition to Rookie-level leagues at complexes in the Dominican Republic and the grounds where big league Spring Training camps are held, there are four under-the-lights, ticket-selling affiliates for every single Major League Baseball organization, amounting to 120 Minor League Baseball teams. Many of these teams

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.