“You Can’t Cry About It”: Dana Brown On Houston’s Relentless Injury Wave
CLEVELAND — Nine players placed on the injured list in 17 days. Seventeen players dealing with injuries overall, an MLB high. And the season is not yet four weeks old. The Houston Astros have been here before. In 2025, 26 players spent time on the…
Astros Pitching Crisis: 10 Starters in 21 Games
What was supposed to be the Astros’ biggest strength has become a nightly scramble. Three weeks into the 2026 season, injuries have torn through Houston’s pitching staff, forcing the club to piece together games with call-ups, short starts, and an…
Astros Injuries Mount as Peña, Imai Join Brown, Javier on IL
Before Monday’s game against the Seattle Mariners, the Houston Astros were already short two starting pitchers. Then things got worse. The club placed right-hander Tatsuya Imai on the 15-day IL with right arm fatigue, meaning three-fifths of…
Four Starters in Eight Days: The Astros Have a Real Pitching Problem
At some point, bad luck stops being an explanation. The Houston Astros arrived in Colorado on April 6 with a rotation that appeared functional. Hunter Brown was already on the injured list with a Grade 2 right shoulder strain. That was one injury,…
The Houston Astros Have a Pitching Problem. “We’ll Figure It Out” Isn’t a Plan.
Fourteen games into the 2026 season, the Houston Astros are 6-8, losers of five straight, and are dealing with a pitching situation that has gone from concerning to alarming in the span of one week. Manager Joe Espada is staying positive.…
Astros Injury Avalanche Rekindles 2025 Nightmare
This was supposed to be the year the Houston Astros stayed healthy. After watching their 2025 rotation collapse in slow motion—seven pitchers on the injured list, 15 different starters used, only two pitching more than 100 innings all season—the refrain…
Astros Hit Hard by Injuries: Javier, Meyers Exit as Correa Sits Again
DENVER — The Houston Astros’ injury situation went from bad to worse Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field, as starting pitcher Cristian Javier and center fielder Jake Meyers both exited the team’s 9-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies within minutes…
Spencer Arrighetti Welcomes Twins as Astros Call-Up Nears
Spencer Arrighetti is already having a big 2026. On Tuesday, it got a little bigger. The Houston Astros right-hander and his wife, Zaxlee, welcomed twin boys, Luca and Nico, adding to what has already been a promising start to the season for the…
Astros Ace Hunter Brown Shut Down for Weeks With Shoulder Injury
The Houston Astros received discouraging news Tuesday on ace Hunter Brown, who has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 right shoulder strain and will refrain from throwing for a few weeks. Brown was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday after feeling…
Astros Turn to Cody Bolton as Injuries Open Opportunity in Bullpen
When the Houston Astros selected Cody Bolton’s contract on March 30, it was the kind of transaction that barely registers: a 27-year-old reliever with a journeyman résumé, added to the roster as long relief depth. For Bolton, it was something else…