HOUSTON -- Like he does with nearly every save he gets, Astros closer Josh Hader secured the baseball from his final out and kept it for himself. Sometimes he’ll give the ball to the starting pitcher if the memento means more to him -- such as rookie Ethan Pecko getting

HOUSTON -- The Astros will be without one of their key bullpen weapons for at least the next 10 games after left-hander Steven Okert was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right hamstring strain. Fellow southpaw Bryan King was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land. Okert entered Friday

This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart’s Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. HOUSTON -- There may be no better example of determination and grit in the Astros’ Minor League system than 24-year-old right-hander Alex Santos II,

The White Sox have earned the official designation this season of Pope Leo XIV’s favorite team, from receiving his own White Sox “Pope Hat” recently to confirming he attended the 2005 World Series. At least one Astros fan was feeling a bit left out, though. The Houston broadcast spotlighted a

Major League Baseball announced the 2027 Spring Training schedule on Friday.

HOUSTON -- The four singles the White Sox pieced together against Astros starter Hunter Brown in the second inning of Wednesday afternoon’s game had an average exit velocity of 80 mph, including two infield hits. Chicago pushed across a pair of runs and forced Brown to throw 28 pitches in

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

We’re in the home stretch of the 2026 MLB season, with teams making their final pushes toward the postseason and a few key award races coming to a head. These performances went a long way toward both of those chases. Here are both leagues' monthly award winners for August:

HOUSTON -- The intensity built with every zero that appeared on the scoreboard at Daikin Park on Wednesday, especially in the home dugout. The Astros, fighting to protect their American League West lead, were in desperate need of a hit to not waste a gem of a performance from starting

Pete Crow-Armstrong is going toe to toe with the game’s biggest, baddest sluggers -- and he’s winning. PCA is hardly a giant -- listed at 6 feet tall and 184 pounds -- but he might be a giant-slayer. Last week, he vaulted over back-to-back-to-back MVP Award winner Shohei Ohtani in

Last week, we identified the hottest hitting prospects in each organization. This week, we shift our focus to the top-performing pitchers during August from each farm system.

HOUSTON -- Astros third baseman Carlos Correa cleared another major hurdle in his effort to try to return to the field following the ankle surgery he had in May, saying before Houston's 5-1 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday that he was headed to the team’s Spring Training facility

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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

HOUSTON -- It’s no secret the Astros have been struggling to find offensive production from their outfielders throughout this season. Houston has started 10 different players in left field and eight different players in center field, with Cam Smith getting the overwhelming amount of starts in right field.

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 final month of the regular season is here, and MLB.TV has you covered. With the playoff chase heating up, fans can purchase an MLB.TV Seasonal package at a new low price for the season at $29.99. The Single Team package is available for $24.99. Subscribe now through ESPN --

NEW YORK -- When the Astros boarded their flight to New York a week ago, they were reeling from a 3-6 homestand against three teams with losing records and were about to part ways with general manager Dana Brown. They weren’t exactly a team in turmoil, but they were close.

For the fourth time this season -- all in the past two months -- Andrew Fischer has landed on the Prospect Team of the Week. Perhaps that shouldn't be a surprise, considering the 2025 first-rounder leads the Minors with 42 home runs. Still, it's another feather in his cap as

NEW YORK -- Moments after meeting Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai on the outfield grass at Citi Field on a sunny Saturday afternoon, Brent Strom took him to the visiting bullpen and went to work. Strom was back in his element, doing what he does best and imparting the kind of

NEW YORK -- The return of right-hander Hunter Brown to ace form on Friday night could be as big of a development in recent weeks for the Astros as any other in their push to win the American League West, especially if he’s able to keep it up in the

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NEW YORK -- This was the kind of response the Astros needed coming off last week’s disappointing homestand in which they lost series against the Mariners, Angels and A’s, leading into general manager Dana Brown losing his job in what the team said was a mutual decision. Simply put, the