Carlos Correa Already Wants Back in the Astros Dugout After Surgery
Carlos Correa came through Monday’s surgery in good spirits, and if you know anything about Carlos Correa, that probably doesn’t surprise you. The Astros shortstop underwent surgery Monday to repair a complete tear of the peroneus brevis…
Mariners Keep Owning the Astros as Houston Falls 10 Games Under .500
The Houston Astros couldn’t solve George Kirby on Monday night, falling 3-1 to the Seattle Mariners at Daikin Park to drop to 16-26—10 games below .500 for the first time since May 2024, and tied with the Los Angeles Angels for the worst record in…
In a League of His Own
Jim Crane was less than twenty seconds into his introduction of Tatsuya Imai when he turned to the front row and thanked a sponsor. “One of the things that made this possible,” the Houston Astros owner said at Daikin Park on January 5,…
René Cárdenas, MLB’s First Full-Time Spanish Broadcaster, Dies at 96
René Cárdenas didn’t just call baseball games. He built the bridge that brought the game to generations of Spanish-speaking fans who might never have found it otherwise. Cárdenas died Sunday at his home in Houston. He was 96. Born in Managua,…
Astros Shut Out by Reds as Houston Offense Continues to Spiral
The Houston Astros scored 10 runs in the series opener in Cincinnati. They scored one over the next 18 innings. That is the story of a series they should have won. Andrew Abbott, entering with a 5.13 ERA, held Houston to two singles over his first five…
The Astros Have the Best Offense in Baseball — and a 16-24 Record
A quarter of the way through the 2026 season, the Houston Astros are somehow both one of the best offensive teams in baseball and one of the worst teams in baseball, period. The lineup has carried a pitching staff ravaged by injuries and disastrous…
Spencer Arrighetti Deserved Better Than What the Astros Gave Him Saturday
Spencer Arrighetti didn’t lose this game—his defense did. Arrighetti held the Cincinnati Reds to one earned run in 5.2 innings Saturday afternoon at Great American Ball Park, striking out five and posting an ERA of 1.88. It wasn’t enough. A…
Spencer Arrighetti Keeps Bailing Out the Astros
Spencer Arrighetti knows what it feels like to watch a season fall apart from the inside. A broken right thumb in 2025, then elbow inflammation, then shutdown: seven starts and a 5.35 ERA in what should have been a breakout year. If anyone on this roster…
Mike Burrows Shoves, Astros Finally Snap Losing Streak in 10-0 Rout of Reds
The Houston Astros needed this one badly. Mike Burrows made sure they got it. Burrows spun seven scoreless innings Friday night at Great American Ball Park, the Astros hit four home runs, and Houston cruised to a 10-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds,…
Astros Call Up Logan VanWey as Bullpen Strain Mounts
The Houston Astros selected the contract of right-hander Logan VanWey from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, adding bullpen depth as the team begins a 13-game, 13-day stretch starting tonight in Cincinnati. VanWey, 28, is an undrafted free agent signed by…