WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Astros pitcher AJ Blubaugh was one of the first to greet new teammate Tatsuya Imai in the early days of camp last week. Imai, a star pitcher from Japan who signed a three-year deal in January, has been accompanied by a translator everywhere he goes,

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros have had only one father-son combination play for them in the Major Leagues. That came in 2008 when Jose Cruz Jr. -- son of Astros legend Jose Cruz -- ended his career with 38 at-bats in a Houston uniform.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A scrum of reporters huddled around Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.'s locker, eagerly waiting for the right-hander’s first interview of Spring Training. Stuff like this is old hat to McCullers, the son of a big leaguer, a former first-round Draft pick and a veteran who

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The fact that third baseman Isaac Paredes even reported to camp and put on an Astros uniform Sunday morning was a surprise to many. But not to him. Paredes has been the subject of trade rumors all offseason because he’s the most movable piece in

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Hope and love are in the air at Astros camp, where Jeremy Peña is looking to build on the best season of his career with a wedding on the horizon. Peña broke hearts all over Houston when he asked his girlfriend, professional soccer player Julia

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Joey Loperfido was in tears when he found out the Astros, who drafted him in the seventh round out of Duke University in 2021, were dealing him to the Blue Jays at the Trade Deadline in 2024. Loperfido and fellow prospects Jake Bloss and Will

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Just because Astros first baseman Christian Walker, an admitted homebody, stayed holed up in his South Carolina house this offseason with his wife and their baby, it didn’t mean he wasn’t aware of what was going on in the world of baseball. More specifically, Walker’s

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Upon his arrival to camp Monday afternoon, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown was told to put his suitcase down and meet with manager Joe Espada in his office before the pitcher played catch for the first time under the Florida sun. “I was in the building

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Astros closer Josh Hader, who missed the final two months of last season with a left shoulder capsule strain, said Wednesday he’s “a few weeks behind” schedule after being diagnosed with biceps tendinitis about 10 days ago.

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HOUSTON -- Barring injuries or a trade, which remains a possibility, the Astros’ 13-man position-player group appears to be pretty set entering Spring Training next week. Most of the competition will be on the mound, with Houston focusing its efforts this winter on improving its pitching depth. Here’s our first

HOUSTON -- Coming off their first missed trip to the postseason since 2016, the hungry Astros will report to Spring Training next week after having spent much of the offseason adding depth to a starting rotation that was decimated by injuries last year. The Astros have a solid veteran position-player

HOUSTON -- Dickie Thon never hesitated. He didn’t worry about the risks to his own health or how long it would take him to get back on his feet and return to his comfortable life as a retired ballplayer. The only thing that mattered was saving his son, who was

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HOUSTON — The Astros and infielder Isaac Paredes avoided arbitration on Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year deal for 2026 with an option for 2027, the club announced. He had been scheduled to go to an arbitration hearing on Friday. The deal for this season is for $9.35 million, according

HUMBLE, Texas -- Brice Matthews scribbled his name on a pink cast, a few pairs of shoes, a baseball, some Astros jerseys and even across a student’s forehead. He could never have imagined a moment like this a few years ago, especially during his freshman year at Atascocita High School,

HOUSTON -- The Astros acquired right-handed pitcher Kai-Wei Teng in a trade with the Giants in exchange for Minor League catcher Jancel Villarroel on Thursday. Right-hander J.P. France was designated for assignment to make room for Teng on the 40-man roster.

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PALM CITY, Fla. -- There were so many stars at the Floridian National Golf Club on Monday for the inaugural Jim Crane Celebrity Classic charity tournament that even some of them were a bit starstruck. “It’s a little humbling,” Astros Hall of Fame first baseman Jeff Bagwell said. “There’s a

HOUSTON -- All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve has opted not to participate in this year’s World Baseball Classic at the request of the Astros, a source said Monday. The club has not confirmed the news. Altuve said at the team’s annual FanFest on Saturday he would like to play in

HOUSTON -- There’s probably not an Astros player who’s more hyped for the start of Spring Training than Spencer Arrighetti, whose sophomore season in the big leagues was cut short by a pair of injuries. After a promising rookie season in 2024, Arrighetti missed four months last year with a

HOUSTON -- Carlos Correa grew up in Puerto Rico idolizing Carlos Beltrán, but he never could have imagined one day being his teammate. That happened in 2017, when Correa was an up-and-coming star shortstop on an Astros team that won the World Series, and Beltrán was in the final season

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Félix Hernández, one of the most dominant pitchers of his era during his 15 seasons with the Mariners, took a big step toward perhaps getting inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by appearing on 46.1 percent of the ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of

The Mariners on Tuesday reached a deal with right-handed pitcher Bryce Miller on a one-year contract for 2026 with a club option for '27, avoiding arbitration. Miller will earn $2.4375 million in 2026, with a $6.075 million club option for '27 ($15,000 buyout), a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, so