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Blubaugh's game-day routine starts with a text from Mom

7:49 AM CDT

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.

Correa likely to miss significant time with ankle injury (source)

11:09 PM CDT

HOUSTON -- Astros shortstop Carlos Correa has suffered a significant injury to his left ankle and could be out of action for weeks -- or maybe even months -- while he recovers, a source told MLB.com Tuesday night, dealing the club yet another massive injury blow. Correa injured his ankle

NEW low price: Get MLB.TV Seasonal for $139.99 

May 4, 2026

You can now follow your favorite players and teams on MLB.TV for a new low price. Starting Monday, fans can purchase an MLB.TV Seasonal package for just $139.99 to watch every out-of-market game live or on demand. Single-team packages also have a price drop, starting at $119.99 (varies by team).

Lambert outduels Ohtani as Astros notch best win of season

11:36 PM CDT

HOUSTON -- The calendar reads early May, but everything about Tuesday night’s game -- from the back-and-forth chants of a charged-up crowd, the presence of Shohei Ohtani and an intense baseball rivalry that’s still flickering -- served as a reminder this game meant a little bit more.

The latest on Imai, Hader, Pearson after rehab appearances in Sugar Land

12:10 AM CDT

HOUSTON -- While Shohei Ohtani was pitching against the Astros on Tuesday night at Daikin Park, fellow Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai headlined a trio of Houston pitchers who worked in a Minor League rehab outing a few miles away at Triple-A Sugar Land. Imai, the Japanese star who has endured

Diaz lands on IL with oblique injury, will be out 'a while' 

May 5, 2026

HOUSTON -- The Astros were dealt another injury setback Monday when starting catcher Yainer Diaz strained his oblique while swinging the bat during batting practice at Daikin Park. Diaz was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday and will be out “a while,” manager Joe Espada said. Diaz was originally

Latest Astros injuries & transactions

12:16 AM CDT

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

Into the fire: Cole homers off Yamamoto in first game of the season

May 5, 2026

HOUSTON -- So much for soft landings. Zach Cole, the Astros’ No. 9-ranked prospect, was recalled from the Minor Leagues prior to Monday’s series opener against the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers at Daikin Park. He went 1-for-4 with a home run while batting eighth and playing left field

1st MVP poll of '26 reveals expected favorites, but also pleasant surprises

@ByJasonFoster
May 5, 2026

As with our first Cy Young poll last week, the first MLB.com MVP poll of the season shows some expected names at the top, but also some pleasant surprises farther down the list. Though one of the races is much closer than the other, there have been enough strong offensive

No hitter should be this good at everything -- but the metrics prove he is

May 4, 2026

Yordan Alvarez is one of baseball's most fearsome sluggers -- that's obvious. But the Astros star is more than that. Alvarez is the total package in the batter's box. There's literally nothing he's not good at. This is a guy who has a chance to win the first hitting Triple

Alvarez wins 3rd career AL Player of the Month honor

@jared_greenspan
May 4, 2026

Believe it or not, Opening Day was over a month ago and we're more than 20% of the way through the season. Now that the calendar has flipped to May, let's take a look at the monthly award winners from March/April, which include a 34-year-old journeyman infielder, a breakout ace,

Espada calls on Abreu, and embattled reliever delivers big-time

May 3, 2026

BOSTON -- There’s not an Astros victory that has meant more to any player this year than Sunday afternoon’s 3-1 win over the Red Sox meant for reliever Bryan Abreu. Moved to the closer role when Josh Hader began the season on the injured list, Abreu gave up three runs

Walker, Matthews back Arrighetti in one of Astros' best wins of '26

May 2, 2026

BOSTON -- One of the Astros’ best wins of the season was nearly marred when red-hot first baseman Christian Walker, who went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs in Houston’s 6-3 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday at Fenway Park, was struck in the head by a pitch

Hader, Imai among trio of Astros pitchers set for rehab appearances Tuesday

May 2, 2026

BOSTON -- The defending World Series champion Dodgers and former Astros slugger Kyle Tucker will be in Houston beginning Monday for a three-game series, but another game with significance to the Astros will take place Tuesday about 25 miles from Daikin Park. Astros closer Josh Hader, who has been out

WATCH: Season 2 of ‘Grass Routes' opens in Asheville, features Astros prospects

May 3, 2026

It's time to explore those "Grass Routes" again. The Minor League Baseball docuseries is back! The travelogue, hosted by MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo, which celebrates the unique vibe of Minor League cities and spotlights how the local baseball teams are woven into the fabric of the community, returns with the

Matthews reconnects with Astros Youth Academy teammate in Majors

May 2, 2026

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Astros' offseason pitching moves producing mixed results

May 1, 2026

BOSTON -- Astros right-hander Mike Burrows finally delivered a quality start Friday night, which came in his seventh outing of the season. He worked six innings in a 3-1 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, giving up a three-run homer in the third inning to Jarren Duran that

Alvarez -- and his 1.693 career OPS at Fenway -- ready to take on Sox

May 1, 2026

BOSTON -- He’s one of the most feared sluggers in the Major Leagues and a strong candidate for American League Player of the Month honors for April. And to think that Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will spend the weekend at Fenway Park -- a place where he has crushed the

Everybody hits (literally!): Astros pour it on in Game 2 rout of O's

All 9 starters record at least 1 knock and 8 players score to split the doubleheader
April 30, 2026

BALTIMORE -- With a potentially crushing doubleheader sweep a real possibility, Astros manager Joe Espada stuck with his plan to rest Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve in Game 2 on Thursday afternoon. The rest of the lineup responded. Yordan Alvarez drilled his MLB lead-tying 12th homer and had three hits,

Imai to make another rehab start before rejoining Astros

April 30, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Despite a less-than-ideal performance in Tuesday night’s rehab start with Double-A Corpus Christi, Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai has cleared one critical hurdle. “Stuff-wise, the arm fatigue, it was not present, that’s for sure,” Houston manager Joe Espada said prior to Thursday's doubleheader against the Orioles at Camden Yards.

Peña (hamstring) closing in on rehab assignment

April 30, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña joined the club on Wednesday in Baltimore as he continues his recovery from a Grade 1 right hamstring strain that landed him on the 10-day IL on April 12. After staying with the ‘Stros through this weekend's trip to Fenway Park, he expects a

NEW! Top 150 Draft prospects: Cholowsky still No. 1, but plenty of movement behind him

April 30, 2026

As the calendar gets ready to turn to May, the Draft buzz is starting to grow louder. And we’re leaning into it with an updated and expanded Draft Top 150. With two-plus months left before the 2026 Draft gets underway in Philadelphia, there’s a ton of movement on every team’s

Yordan ascends to top spot in Hitter Power Rankings

@jared_greenspan
April 30, 2026

There's a left-handed slugger atop our latest Hitter Power Rankings, but it's not the one that you're used to seeing at No. 1. Shohei Ohtani has occupied the top spot in each of our first two Hitter Power Rankings of the year. That's not the case this time, amid somewhat