HOUSTON -- As they ride the roller coaster of playoff pursuit, the Astros are at least seeing what postseason clinchers are like.

HOUSTON – Speaking publicly for the first time since it was announced this week he would not be playing again in 2026, Carlos Correa on Friday said the tendon in his surgically repaired left ankle had not matured enough for him to continue his ramp-up efforts to return to the

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HOUSTON -- Is the American League Most Valuable Player race now a two-person competition between the Rays’ Junior Caminero and Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez? Not so fast, Alvarez’s manager Joe Espada and his teammates said Thursday, after the Astros slugger slammed his 40th homer of the season in a

HOUSTON -- A season that began with high hopes in March, meandered through the dogs days of summer and has zipped along quickly to the brink of fall will come down to the final 10 regular-season games for the Astros.

There is no slowing down Junior Caminero these days -- unless he's circling the bases. At the end of August, Caminero surged to the No. 2 spot in our latest MVP poll. In the three weeks since, the 24-year-old has closed the gap some more -- so much so that

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We live for breakouts here at MLB Pipeline. They’re proof of many things in baseball. For example, players aren’t robots and can improve their standing in the game, and when we say player development isn’t linear, it also means that unforeseen leaps in value are included. The sport’s beauty is

HOUSTON -- Several hours before the Astros hit the field Tuesday night to face the Royals, struggling stars Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alvarez took early batting practice on the field, desperate to break out of their prolonged offensive doldrums.

HOUSTON -- Carlos Correa pushed his rehabilitation from major ankle surgery as far as he could before realizing Tuesday that the best thing for his health was to end his comeback bid for this season. Correa won’t return to the Astros in the season’s final days, manager Joe Espada said,

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

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After two days off to tend to a sore right ankle, Yordan Alvarez returned to the Astros’ lineup on Sunday. He was 0-for-1 with a walk before being lifted in a blowout 14-4 loss, hopping back in the saddle in his quest for the batting Triple Crown. Alvarez, the frontrunner

The release of the Arizona Fall League rosters always acts as a wonderful balm for prospect fans. The Minor League season is winding down with the postseason and the fear of not being able to track future stars until next season is assuaged with the knowledge that some of the

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Astros have been in first place in the American League West since the beginning of August, but the gap between them and the AL’s best team -- the Tampa Bay Rays -- is a substantial one. That much was evident over the weekend at Tropicana Field,

ST. PETERSBURG -- Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Rays. Alvarez, who was dealing with a sore right ankle, was out of the lineup for the second consecutive game Saturday, when Houston dropped a 3-2 contest to the Rays at Tropicana

ST. PETERSBURG -- Carlos Correa, who made the move from shortstop to third base last season when he was reacquired by the Astros in a trade with the Twins, could see time at second base if he returns from an ankle injury in the final weeks of the regular season.

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

Mason Miller, Jacob Misiorowski and Josh Hader have a whole lot in common. We can start with the fact that they are three of the best pitchers in baseball, elite flamethrowers whose names are synonymous with this era of unprecedented power pitching. Lowest expected ERA, 2026 Min. 50 balls in

PHILADELPHIA -- The stakes weren’t nearly as high as the last time he toed the rubber at Citizens Bank Park, but Cristian Javier looked as comfortable Thursday as he did during his combined no-hitter against the Phillies here in the 2022 World Series. Making his first start in Philadelphia since

PHILADELPHIA -- Jose Altuve has put together quite the résumé over his 16-year career with the Astros. American League MVP in 2017. Two-time World Series champion. Nine-time All-Star. Seven-time Silver Slugger. Gold Glove winner. ALCS MVP in '19.