Astros Injury Update: Several Returns Getting Closer
Several Houston Astros players are trending toward returns from the injured list, with the club receiving encouraging news on multiple fronts Friday. Lance McCullers Jr. faced live hitters for the first time since being sidelined, throwing 25 pitches in…
Kurtz Ends His Silence, Jump Does the Rest in 5-0 Athletics Win
For two games, the Houston Astros had kept Nick Kurtz quiet. Sunday afternoon, they paid for the mistake. With a runner on first in the third inning, Kurtz turned on a Mike Burrows fastball and sent it into the Astros bullpen for a two-run homer that…
Astros Finish Off Cubs Sweep as Christian Walker Stays Red Hot
The Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Sunday at Wrigley Field, rallying from a 3-2 deficit with a five-run fifth inning to win 8-5. Houston improved to 23-31. The Cubs dropped their eighth straight. It was the…
Jeremy Peña to Undergo Imaging After Knee Tightness
Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña left Saturday night’s 8-7 loss in Seattle in the fourth inning with right posterior knee tightness and will undergo imaging Sunday, the team announced. Peña said he felt the tightness during Friday’s series opener…
Jeremy Peña Injury Suddenly Expands Nick Allen’s Role With Astros
The Houston Astros’ roster math shifted a little Wednesday morning, and Nick Allen suddenly sits much closer to the center of it. When the Astros acquired Allen from the Atlanta Braves in November, sending utility man Mauricio Dubón the other way, the…
Astros Trade Two-Time Gold Glove Winner Mauricio Dubón to Braves
HOUSTON, TX – November 20, 2025 – The Houston Astros traded two-time Gold Glove Award-winning utility player Mauricio Dubón to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night in exchange for shortstop Nick Allen, marking the departure of one of the…