MEXICO CITY -- The biggest reason the Astros have struggled in April is the health of their pitching staff. Six starters have already spent time on the injured list this season, including five at the same time. That forced Houston to call up some young arms who weren’t quite ready,

MEXICO CITY -- Joey Loperfido, the hot-hitting prospect who slugged his Minor League-leading 13th homer of the season on Sunday for Triple-A Sugar Land, will join the Astros on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Loperfido said Space Cowboys manager Mickey Storey informed the team in a meeting following Sunday’s 10-5

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MEXICO CITY -- The colors, sights and sounds of a bustling city and the welcoming culture, and tantalizing food that surrounded them in the day-plus leading up to the start of the Mexico City Series allowed the Astros some time to put their woes behind them, while offering some hope

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Pedro León was already having the best season of his Minor League career for Triple-A Sugar Land, but one swing of the bat has made his hot start much more impressive. The Astros’ No. 27 prospect needed to see just two pitches in his at-bat in the top of the

MEXICO CITY -- Just hours after landing in Mexico City and with a busy schedule ahead of them -- MLB’s Play Ball event and the first game of the Mexico City Series are scheduled for Saturday at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú -- the Rockies’ Elias Díaz and Nolan Jones, along

As Single-A Fayetteville assembled for its series opener with Down East on Tuesday, an additional jersey was prepared for the game. This uniform top was never meant to be worn that day, though. It didn't serve a purpose to identify any player on the field; it was an opportunity to

CHICAGO -- Everybody loves a good comeback story. Nobody would love one more than the Astros, who have stumbled out of the gate to start the season and have dug themselves such a hole that the word frustration doesn’t even begin to describe the mood in the clubhouse these days.

CHICAGO -- Astros third baseman Alex Bregman became the 14th player in club history to reach 1,000 hits with a bloop single to right field in the sixth inning of Thursday’s 3-1 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Bregman, who began the day hitting .202, was two hits shy

Baseball Digest is honored to present its fourth annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Dusty Baker, who retired following the 2023 season after 56 years in Major League Baseball as a player, coach and manager. “Receiving this award is a tremendous honor,” the 74-year-old Baker said. “I never thought that I’d

CHICAGO -- In a perfect world, Spencer Arrighetti would have settled into the Triple-A rotation to start the season and slowly and steadily built his case to make it to Houston at some point this summer. The Astros, with their starting rotation riddled with injuries, didn’t have that luxury. Arrighetti,

Since 2013, only two batters in Triple-A have started the season loaded with power, launching 12 home runs between March and April, and both hail from the same organization -- Yordan Alvarez and now Joey Loperfido. The Astros’ No. 6 prospect reached the dozen dinger mark after going yard twice

WASHINGTON -- Many around baseball were eager to see what Justin Verlander had left in the tank when he made his delayed first start of the 2024 season on April 19. The 41-year-old had missed the first few weeks with shoulder inflammation and while they say time is undefeated, both

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

CHICAGO -- The only player on the Astros roster who was in the lineup in the club’s previous game at Wrigley Field, which came 11 years earlier, was Jose Altuve. That was June 23, 2013, when a rebuilding Astros team was on its way to a franchise-worst 111 losses in

WASHINGTON -- It’s been a cold April for the Astros, whose most trying start in years continued Sunday when their bats went silent in a 6-0 rubber-game loss to the Nationals in the nation’s capital. On a day that began with news of yet another injury to its starting rotation,

There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

WASHINGTON -- Justin Verlander said he felt “great” Friday night after he won his season debut. Framber Valdez threw a bullpen session Saturday morning that went well. A comeback win appeared all but secured Saturday afternoon when the Astros took a late lead at Nationals Park. But their progress was

This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart’s Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. HOUSTON -- While the Astros have already shuffled three pitchers from Triple-A Sugar Land to Houston to make their Major League debut this year

WASHINGTON -- Justin Verlander walked to the mound at Nationals Park on Friday night and leaned over to pick up the baseball. He warmed up under cloudy skies and in front of a sparse crowd. The 41-year-old loosened his potent right arm to make his season debut and career start

HOUSTON -- Jeremy Peña removed his helmet with two hands after he hit into a game-ending double play on Wednesday afternoon and slammed it to the ground. Alex Bregman sat in the dugout for a few minutes after the final out and stared out at the field. Disbelief and frustration

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