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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

HOUSTON -- When a team makes the postseason eight years in a row, winning four American League pennants and two World Series titles, there's going to be no shortage of memorable moments played in the home ballpark. From thrilling World Series wins to unforgettable accomplishments by some of the best

HOUSTON -- It wasn’t until Craig Biggio was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 that the Astros had their first player enshrined who had an Astros cap on his plaque. Jeff Bagwell followed two years later and Billy Wagner in 2025. Biggio and Bagwell are undoubtedly

HOUSTON – The Astros’ run of success in the mid-to-late 2010s rewrote the club’s record books. The Astros posted their two highest single-season wins totals in back-to-back years (2018-19), including a club-record 107 wins in ’19 when they came within a game of winning their second World Series in three

HOUSTON -- Only two players in Astros history were drafted and developed by the club and made the Hall of Fame wearing an Astros cap on their plaque: Craig Biggio and Billy Wagner. Biggio is clearly the best homegrown MLB Draft pick in club history, having set the franchise record

HOUSTON -- The Astros, like all teams, have had their share of hits and misses in the MLB Draft. Among the picks they nailed were Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman, Billy Wagner and J.R. Richard, but taking Mark Appel with the No. 1 overall pick in 2013, as well as selecting

HOUSTON -- Perhaps no team in the expansion era can brag about top-flight starting pitching as much as the Astros, whose history includes four Cy Young winners -- Mike Scott in 1986, Roger Clemens in 2004, Dallas Keuchel in '15 and Justin Verlander in '19 -- and dominating seasons by

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top 5 relief pitchers in Astros history: • Astros' All-Time Team: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | DH | LHP | RHP

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the Top 5 left-handed starting pitchers in Astros history: • Astros' All-Time Team: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | DH | RHP | Relievers

HOUSTON -- Ryan Pressly, a two-time All-Star with the Astros whose 14 career postseason saves rank fifth-most in Major League history, announced his retirement on Saturday following a 13-year career. Pressly, 37, began his career by pitching for the Twins for six seasons before a midseason trade to the Astros