HOUSTON -- With free agency set to begin Monday and the General Managers Meetings scheduled for the following week in Las Vegas, the Astros’ search for their new general manager could be entering its final days. The name at the top of their list, as first reported Thursday by The

HOUSTON -- You won’t find right-hander Joey Dixon’s name on any of the Astros’ top prospects lists, which isn’t a surprise considering he’ll pitch next season at 25 years old and has logged only 6 1/3 professional innings since he was taken out of Stanford in the seventh round of

HOUSTON -- Right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai, who was the Astros’ biggest offseason addition a year ago before struggling in his Major League debut, has chosen to not opt out of his deal with club and will return next year at a salary of $18 million. The move comes as no

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 -- 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

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 21. 1) Whitey Ford (1928) Known as the “Chairman of the Board,” the lefty played his entire 16-year

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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

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

After spending most of the past decade with the Astros, could Joe Espada be headed to one of Houston’s American League West rivals? A source told MLB.com on Tuesday that Espada will meet with the Mariners regarding Seattle’s managerial vacancy. A potential match with the Mariners gained more traction on

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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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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

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 -- The legend of Astros second baseman Jose Altuve as one of baseball's greatest postseason performers of all time continues to grow.

HOUSTON -- The Astros must find a way to snap their home playoff losing streak if they want to keep their season alive. The White Sox are looking to celebrate their first playoff series victory since a World Series win over the Astros in 2005 at the same ballpark. Much

HOUSTON -- Astros manager Joe Espada said Wednesday he understood the frustration of fans who showered his team with loud boos at different points in Tuesday’s 6-3 loss to the White Sox in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series, which was Houston’s eighth consecutive postseason loss at

HOUSTON -- The urgency to win in the final days of the regular season forced the Astros to dig deep into their pitching depth, leaving no stone unturned en route to clinching the American League West division title. The strategy worked, with Houston returning to the postseason for the ninth

The Astros, who roared back from an early-season deficit to win their eighth American League West title in 10 seasons Sunday, return to the playoffs following a one-year absence to face the upstart White Sox, who led the AL Central for much of the season before settling for the final

HOUSTON -- Half of the 26 players the Astros are carrying on their 26-man roster for the American League Wild Card Series will have no postseason experience, including five position players and eight pitchers.

HOUSTON -- The Astros will turn to rookie right-hander AJ Blubaugh to start Tuesday’s Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series against the White Sox at Daikin Park. Blubaugh -- who threw 15 pitches in relief Friday against the A’s, allowing one run in two-thirds of an inning