WEST SACRAMENTO -- Astros rookie outfielder Lucas Spence may have saved the season Thursday night, and made some history in the process. Spence became the third player in Major League history to hit his first three career homers in the same game -- including a solo shot in the seventh

As a California kid, Anthony Huezo grew up a Dodgers fan. He hung the franchise's flag in his childhood bedroom. He grew up around Brady and Trey Ebel, the sons of longtime Los Angeles third base coach Dino Ebel and now up-and-coming prospects for the Brewers. But one of the

For the first time in 45 years, a primary catcher has achieved a 30-30 season in the Minor Leagues. Jason Schiavone notched his 30th stolen base of the year in the fourth inning of Triple-A Sugar Land's 5-0 loss to Las Vegas on Wednesday Night at Constellation Field. The last

It was fate in Fayetteville this season as the Astros' Single-A affiliate swept its way through the playoffs to the Carolina League championship Tuesday night. The Woodpeckers once again turned on the offense to top Charleston, 7-4, in Game 2 of the best-of-3 Finals at Segra Stadium en route to

The first MLB debut from the Astros' 2024 Draft class was made by a non-drafted signee. Lucas Spence broke into the big leagues July 17 after spending parts of his second full pro season at Triple-A Sugar Land and Double-A Corpus Christi. But the cup of coffee in the Majors

When the Astros' scouting department met for an early meeting in January, Logan Hughes immediately got circled on the short list of candidates for the organization’s first two picks in the July Draft. The former Texas Tech outfielder popped up on Houston's radar throughout his sophomore season and then in

Max Holy immediately jumped to mind when Micheal Thomas was once asked about underrated prospects. The Astros' Minor League field coordinator already knew much about the elite shortstop now ranked No. 29 in the organization, but he also believed the 24-year-old possessed the tools to contribute at the highest level

Here’s a pop quiz: What do Konnor Griffin, Joshua Báez, Eric Hartman and Theo Gillen have in common with Astros No. 10 prospect Anthony Huezo? They’re the only five Minor Leaguers across the past two seasons to achieve a 20-home-run, 40-stolen-base season. The first four names are all either in

The Minor League season is winding down. The four full-season levels will start moving into playoffs in a couple of weeks, and the DSL Cup Championship between Reds and Padres affiliates will be decided in the next day or two -- marking the official end of the Rookie-level seasons. With

A two-homer game is plenty impressive on its own, but how about crushing a pair of dingers in consecutive games? Astros No. 6 prospect Jason Schiavone did just that on Wednesday, hitting two home runs for the second straight game at Double-A Corpus Christi. Schiavone’s 3-for-4 performance came in a

After swatting 45 collegiate homers across two programs, eight on three different summer-ball circuits and countless others as a youngster, Logan Hughes has his first career long ball in the books. A torrid start to Hughes’ journey in pro ball hit another major milestone Wednesday night in Single-A Fayetteville’s 19-1

HOUSTON - At this point in the season, the Astros will take a win any way they can get it. Especially with the way their offense has continued to struggle, and also with the second-place Rangers getting shut out at home against the Nationals.

HOUSTON -- The first thing that went through Ethan Pecko’s mind when he was scratched from his scheduled start Sunday for Triple-A Sugar Land at Round Rock was that he had been traded.

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As Ricky Rivera walked through the team hotel lobby at midnight Thursday, his catcher opened a notebook and started journaling. Jason Schiavone, the Astros' 11th-rounder in 2024, stayed up to prepare a game plan for Double-A Corpus Christi, studying the Frisco hitting approaches that night. Rivera, the Hooks' manager, recorded

One of the endearing aspects of HomeTrust Park is the ample ground and shrubbery beyond the outfield fences. When a home run is sent into orbit, it gives off the illusion that it’ll travel deep into the North Carolina scenery. While Xavier Neyens' first home roundtripper for High-A Asheville didn’t