HOUSTON -- Former Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo was interviewing with the Astros for their vacant general manager position, a source told MLB.com. Rizzo arrived in Houston late Monday and was scheduled to meet with Astros owner Jim Crane on Tuesday at Daikin Park. The Astros have cast a wide

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HOUSTON -- Astros outfielder Joey Loperfido underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right hip last week to address a labral injury and hip impingement that were identified shortly after the season ended, the team announced Monday. He won't be ready for the start of the Spring Training. Loperfido, who was reacquired

HOUSTON -- Baseball season is over for the year, but in a few weeks, the Astros will turn the lights back on at Daikin Park for an evening event that has become a staple of the offseason. The 11th Astros “Diamond Dreams Gala” -- an elegant affair that turns the

HOUSTON -- Anyone who spent any time inside Colt Stadium in the mid-1960s as a player, fan or employee will tell stories of the heat and humidity that were impossible to escape, and the mosquitoes that followed as a result. The makeshift ballpark’s history carries significance in that it helped

The 34th annual Arizona Fall League season is underway, and you can watch top prospects from all 30 MLB organizations throughout October and November as AFL matchups are once again streaming for free on both MLB.com (here and on the AFL site) and MLB.TV. All but five games of the

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the team’s latest transactions and any injury updates. As a reminder, players can remain on the 60-day IL through the World Series, after which teams must account for those players on their 40-man roster.

You can only make one first impression. Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their

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HOUSTON -- A chance to get more at-bats in the Arizona Fall League is an opportunity for Astros prospect Nick Monistere to make up for lost time and get his career on track. Monistere, an athletic infielder who was the team’s fourth-round pick out of Southern Mississippi in the 2025

MLB Pipeline's latest Top 100 Prospects list is full of youth. That’s always the case when it comes to Minor League players, but that’s especially true currently. Of the top 25 players ranked, 17 are not legally allowed to drink yet in the United States (under 21) and eight are

HOUSTON -- The Astros’ search for a new manager is underway after the club announced on Wednesday that Joe Espada would not return in 2027. That ended Espada’s three-year tenure at the helm in Houston, where he won a pair of American League West titles. Here are 10 names to

HOUSTON -- Less than two months after they parted ways with general manager Dana Brown, the Astros announced Wednesday they would not renew the contract of manager Joe Espada, who won two American League West titles in three seasons on the job. “We are thankful for Joe’s hard work, his

DETROIT -- Longtime catcher Martin Maldonado, who played for a handful of legendary managers during his 14-year Major League career, is following the path into the coaching profession. Maldonado is joining the Tigers as a quality control coach under A.J. Hinch, for whom he played in Houston, sources told MLB.com

The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, with the winners set to be unveiled on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 1. Each league has three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.

The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that performance and production in the moment isn't necessarily

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HOUSTON -- Coming off a historic season in which he slammed 32 home runs and stole 32 bases as a catcher, Astros prospect Jason Schiavone put himself on the map in 2026, and perhaps on the cusp on the Major Leagues in '27. Schiavone will likely be invited to Major

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The Arizona Fall League presents an opportunity for players who missed significant time due to injury to get more reps. It also provides a chance for teams to look at some of their prospects for six more weeks before deciding whether to add them to their 40-man roster. Organizations have

Last week, MLB Pipeline revealed its selections for Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year and Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year during the 2026 MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network. Brewers corner infielder Andrew Fischer won hitting honors after swatting 48 homers, the most in the Minors since

HOUSTON -- The last team to make the playoffs when they won the American League West title on the final day of the regular season on Sunday, the Astros were the first team to be eliminated from the 2026 postseason. In a game that was emblematic of their season, the

HOUSTON -- It’s been four years since the Astros won the World Series and three years since they won a playoff game, with their historic run of dominance that culminated with seven consecutive trips to the ALCS, four AL pennants and two championships slipping further into the rearview. That’s what