Houston Astros MLB Youth Academy

MLB welcomes the MLB Youth Academy Youth of the Year Award winners at Game 2 of the World Series

The Commissioner's Cup Opening Ceremonies kick off All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles with an emotional reflection on what it has accomplished

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Houston Astros Foundation RBI standout Turiya Coleman wasn’t going to let a couple of tough earlier at-bats stand in the way of her team’s title chances in the 2021 RBI World Series. Coleman -- playing her last game at the travel-ball level -- rapped a two-out,...

James Loney joins Hot Stove to discuss the Celebrity Golf Invitational to benefit the MLB Youth Foundation and his thoughts on Shohei Ohtani

MLB Opening Day presented by Chevrolet

Though fans are not in the stands for the start of the historic 2020 postseason, MLB has managed to cut out space to honor some of its most special supporters. At the four ballparks hosting Division Series games -- Globe Life Field, Minute Maid Park, Petco Park and Dodger Stadium...

Jonathan Mayo is joined by Chip Lawrence, Steve Williams, Jaron Madison, Deron Johnson and James Merriweather to discuss race in baseball

The United States continues to grapple with the systemic racism that has come more to the fore after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police, and, more recently, the shooting of Jacob Blake. As the country tries to find ways to address these injustices, one of its...

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum houses many vital elements of baseball’s past. But just a few steps from the museum is a place that features baseball’s present and future. The Kansas City Urban Youth Academy (UYA) opened in 2018 in the historic 18th and Vine District, just outside the museum...

HOUSTON -- Cameron Lavergne was 11 when she walked into the Astros Youth Academy shortly after it opened in 2010. In recent years, she has made the transition from participant to coach and mentor for the next generation. In that way, she represents everything the Astros envision for the facility....

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- The Houston Astros RBI softball team used both forms of the home run in Thursday morning’s championship game. Tauryn Cummings swatted a solo long ball and Turiya Coleman stroked a three-run inside-the-park homer to send Houston to a 10-3 win over RBI of Greater Harrisburg in...

Before the season began, Major League Baseball released the 2019 slogan to its worldwide fan base: "Let the Kids Play." But that rally cry wasn't targeting only the players wearing Major League uniforms -- it was meant to be inclusive to everyone, including young people from all over who enjoy...

It's not long after dawn on Monday, April 29, when the 13-U and 12-U travel teams from the Major League Baseball Youth Academy in New Orleans return home, fresh off a National Youth Baseball Championships qualifier tournament in Grapevine, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Both teams fared well in their...

Astros RBI softball player Kayla Robinson has been named a winner of the Jackie Robinson "Breaking Barriers" Essay Contest, Major League Baseball announced on Monday. Robinson's win marks the second consecutive year that a member of the Astros RBI program has been selected as a winner of the contest."Kayla is...

We should remember Jackie Robinson not just for his starring role in the integration of American professional sports but for all that came after: the outspokenness against racism and injustice that lasted long after he notched his last hit for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In writing hundreds of op-ed pieces in...

In the three years since Commissioner Rob Manfred announced an enhanced and elaborate commitment to attracting young people to the game of baseball, he has relied on an army of staffers to implement myriad projects.At the forefront of the efforts was Tony Reagins, who was promoted to executive vice president...

HOUSTON -- Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers gave pitching tips in the bullpen. Carlos Correa showed proper fielding techniques in the infield, with Josh Reddick doing the same in the outfield. World Series Most Valuable Player George Springer encouraged kids to hit the ball hard and up the middle.Talk about...

HOUSTON -- There was no Houston Astros Youth Academy in this space the last time the local Major League Baseball team hosted World Series games back in 2005. On a bright and breezy Saturday morning, it was the center of attention as legends and top baseball executives gathered with about...

The Astros' Urban Youth Academy will host several top high school Draft prospects as the second Prospect Development Pipeline event gets underway in Houston on Saturday.The PDP, a joint venture between Major League Baseball and USA Baseball, provides top-level instruction and generates exposure for up-and-coming players free of charge.Saturday's invitation-only...

HOUSTON -- The questions came in hot and heavy for George Springer, Carlos Correa and Lance McCullers on Wednesday afternoon. A group of teenage players at the Urban Youth Academy peppered the Astros stars about their routines, nutrition, what pitches they hate to face and more as part of the...