WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- What a luxury it was for Astros manager Joe Espada to be able to write Carlos Correa's name into the lineup at shortstop in Monday’s 10-3 win over the Cardinals at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. With All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña likely to begin

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- It was his sophomore year at Sam Houston State when catcher Walker Janek began to rapidly lose weight. He dropped about 25 pounds in a month and knew immediately something wasn’t right with his body. So what does any college student with a problem do?

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Spend any time around Astros camp this year and you can’t help but notice two players seemingly doing everything together. They arrive at the park at the same time, they play catch together, do their strength and conditioning work together and even have lockers next

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Veteran catcher Christian Vázquez, who was a part of the Astros' World Series championship team in 2022, is returning to the club on a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training. Vázquez will join the Astros after he’s done playing for Puerto Rico

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A dejected Jeremy Peña strolled into the Astros’ clubhouse on Friday morning, sitting in a corner and talking quietly with Yordan Alvarez and Jose Altuve. A few other teammates came over to wish him the best, knowing Peña’s disappointment of not being able to play

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña will be sidelined for at least two weeks after suffering a fracture to the tip of his right ring finger in an exhibition game Wednesday between the Dominican Republic and the Detroit Tigers in Santo Domingo, D.R., the team announced

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros have another slugging Alvarez in their system -- top prospect Kevin Alvarez, who will begin the year as the club’s No. 1-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline and will headline the team’s prospects who will participate in this year’s Spring Breakout game.

Welcome to Whataburger Field, which sits in the shadow of the Harbor Bridge along Corpus Christi Bay. The breeze, the beach, the humidity -- it all makes a unique and fun backdrop to watch Astros stars of tomorrow try to make their way up the coast to Houston. Get ready

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- There probably isn’t a team in the World Baseball Classic with more to prove than Venezuela, which has never played in a championship game and lost to the United States in the quarterfinals three years ago after going 4-0 in pool play. While the U.S.,

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- The memories came pouring out of Dusty Baker, as clear as they were when he lived them in vivid Dodger Blue decades earlier. After all, he spent some of the best years of his life right here -- under the sun and surrounded by stars. It’s

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Astros are about halfway through their stay in Florida for Spring Training and still have three weeks’ worth of Grapefruit League games remaining to decide on the composition of their 26-man roster for Opening Day. Here’s a look at where some of their key

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A five-plus-hour flight from Florida to San Francisco, followed by a 12-plus-hour flight from there to Osaka, Japan, were what awaited Astros infielder Shay Whitcomb on Thursday morning. He’s the first of three Astros players who will head to the World Baseball Classic in the

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- With World Baseball Classic veterans Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve staying with the Astros throughout the spring, a pair of first-time WBC participants played their final Grapefruit League game on Saturday before heading off to their respective camps. All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña is headed to

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Jose Altuve made the familiar jog from the dugout to second base for his Grapefruit League debut in the Astros' 4-4 tie vs. the Nats on Friday night, a route he’s taken hundreds of times before. If there was an extra pep in his step

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The mound is 60 feet and six inches from home plate and the bases are 90 feet apart, but that doesn’t mean Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai isn’t having to make some adjustments on the field in his first year in the Majors. In addition to

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros have been working with hitters this spring to have a better approach at the plate, which means cutting down on strikeouts and taking more walks. The very early results in Grapefruit League action have been promising, with Houston drawing 29 walks through its

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Astros pitcher Colton Gordon needs your help, and he’s willing to make it worth your while. Gordon hopes to acquire his Topps Rookie Debut Patch Autograph baseball card for his own keeping, putting out a message on his Instagram account on Jan. 21 asking for

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Ask Astros manager Joe Espada what he likes about pitcher Mike Burrows and he’ll mention his arsenal of pitches, his work ethic and the fact that he’s got five more years of team control. There’s another trait Espada enjoys in the right-hander as much as

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros’ single-season home run record of 47 was set by Hall of Fame first baseman Jeff Bagwell 26 years ago -- the first year Houston moved into its downtown ballpark. Lance Berkman made a run at Bagwell’s record six years later, but he finished

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros open Grapefruit League play Saturday against the Nationals at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, with lefty Colton Gordon taking the mound in front of a lineup that includes top prospect Brice Matthews (second base), rookie Zach Cole (center field), Joey Loperfido (left

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- All eyes were on Tatsuya Imai on Friday afternoon when he faced hitters for the first time since signing with the Astros in January. And it wasn’t just any hitters that the Japanese star would be staring down on Field 2 at CACTI Ballpark of

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- After the Astros suffered their third consecutive shutout loss while they were in Detroit last August, veteran Carlos Correa spoke in a team meeting and challenged his teammates to play better. That came only three weeks after Correa had been traded back to the Astros