2026 MLB All-Star Rosters Revealed: Yordan Alvarez Named AL Starter
The full rosters for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game were announced Saturday, with Yordan Alvarez set to start at designated hitter for the American League on July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Alvarez is the Astros’ lone representative,…
Yordan Alvarez Headlines Astros’ All-Star Class of One
Yordan Alvarez will start the All-Star Game for the American League—and given what he has done this season, it would have been difficult to argue otherwise. MLB announced Friday that Alvarez was voted the AL’s starting designated hitter for the…
Astros Bullpen Helped Save the Season—Now It Could Cost Houston AJ Blubaugh
Through May 14, the Houston Astros’ bullpen was the worst in baseball. A 5.86 ERA. A rotation in crisis. A team that looked, on many nights, like it was playing out the string. Since May 15, the same bullpen has posted the lowest ERA in the…
Astros’ Kevin Alvarez Earns All-Star Futures Game Selection
The Houston Astros will have representation at this year’s All-Star Futures Game in Philadelphia, with outfield prospect Kevin Alvarez earning a spot on the American League roster. Alvarez, 18, is the organization’s top-ranked prospect by MLB…
Tatsuya Imai’s Jekyll-and-Hyde Season Is Testing the Astros’ Patience
The Houston Astros did not commit $54 million to Tatsuya Imai hoping the right version would show up every fifth day. They signed him to stabilize the middle of their rotation. Twelve starts into his Major League Baseball career, that stability remains…
How One Adjustment Has Fueled Isaac Paredes’ Turnaround
Isaac Paredes has built his career on pulling the baseball. No qualified hitter in baseball had a higher pull rate than the Astros third baseman last season. All 102 of his career home runs have gone to his pull side. It is, by design and by instinct,…
Jeremy Pena Placed on Injured List with Calf Strain
The Houston Astros placed shortstop Jeremy Peña on the injured list Monday with a mild left calf strain. Peña arrived at Daikin Park with what manager Joe Espada described as “a little leg discomfort” and was held out of the lineup before the…
Yordan Alvarez Needs Your Vote to Start the All-Star Game
Phase 2 of All-Star voting is underway, and Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez is in it. He advanced as one of two finalists at designated hitter in the American League and is now going head-to-head with Toronto’s George Springer for…
Christian Walker’s Value Goes Beyond the Box Score
The Houston Astros have won five consecutive series. They have staged comeback after comeback in Detroit. They have gotten timely contributions from Raynel Delgado, Joey Loperfido, and Taylor Trammell—players who were not supposed to be the story.…
Astros Option Kai-Wei Teng, Call Up Miguel Ullola
The Houston Astros optioned right-hander Kai-Wei Teng to Triple-A Sugar Land following Saturday’s win over the Tigers, calling up pitching prospect Miguel Ullola in a corresponding move. Teng acknowledged after Saturday’s game that he has…