Astros Turn to Kai-Wei Teng as Rotation Crisis Forces Bold Move
For the better part of a month, Kai-Wei Teng has been one of the few reliable arms in a Houston Astros bullpen under siege. On Tuesday in Baltimore, he gets a different assignment. Teng will start the series opener against the Orioles, manager Joe Espada…
Astros’ $54M Arm Takes Next Step: Imai Set for Rehab Start Tuesday
Houston Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai is set to make a rehab start Tuesday for Double-A Corpus Christi against the Frisco Roughriders, the Texas Rangers’ Double-A affiliate, manager Joe Espada announced Sunday. Imai has been on the 15-day…
Astros Get Rare Good News: Hader Nears Rehab, Imai Set for Next Step
In the middle of a difficult start to the season, the Houston Astros got some encouraging injury news Saturday. Closer Josh Hader threw 25 pitches in a live batting practice session at Daikin Park before Saturday’s game, facing Astros hitters…
Astros Eye Rotation Move for Surging Kai-Wei Teng
When the Houston Astros acquired Kai-Wei Teng from the San Francisco Giants in January, the expectation was that he would serve as a swingman—a long reliever capable of eating innings when the rotation needed help. Nobody anticipated he would become one…
Astros Pitching Is Evolving—They Just Can’t Stay Healthy
The most important trend in pitching right now has nothing to do with velocity. It has to do with shapes. As Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci recently detailed, pitchers across baseball are adding weapons to their arsenals at an unprecedented…
Yordan Alvarez Is Carrying the Astros—and Crushing the League in the Process
Through the first three-plus weeks of the 2026 season, the Houston Astros have been a team searching for answers. The rotation has been decimated by injuries, the bullpen has been overworked, and the offense has gone cold at the worst possible times. In…
Astros Shake Up Roster: Shewmake Acquired, Loperfido to IL
The Houston Astros made a flurry of roster moves Sunday, acquiring infielder Braden Shewmake from the New York Yankees in exchange for minor league right-hander Wilmy Sanchez, officially activating outfielder Dustin Harris, and placing Joey Loperfido on…
Astros Place Cody Bolton on IL, Recall Spencer Arrighetti
The Houston Astros have placed right-hander Cody Bolton on the 15-day injured list with mid-back inflammation, retroactive to April 13, the club announced Wednesday. Bolton, who had been pressed into rotation duty amid a wave of injuries, was struck in…
Tatsuya Imai Points to American Lifestyle in Explaining Arm Fatigue
Tatsuya Imai has had an explanation for just about everything. The mound in Seattle was too hard. The weather was too cold. The baseball felt different. And now, the meal schedule. Since arriving in Houston on a three-year, $54 million contract, the…
Kai-Wei Teng Emerging as Astros Bullpen Bright Spot
In a season already defined by injury and misfortune, the Houston Astros have found a reliable arm in Kai-Wei Teng. The 27-year-old Taiwanese right-hander has been one of the few reliable arms in an otherwise battered bullpen, posting a 2-0 record with…