Jose Altuve and Lance McCullers Jr., the lone remaining members of the Astros’ 2017 World Series championship team, turned back the clock Thursday night at Daikin Park. McCullers flashed his best stuff of the season,

A couple of franchise icons almost swapped places in a baseball trade that never was. During an appearance on the “Diggin’ Deep” show with former big leaguers Eric Hosmer and Peter Moylan, ex-Royals general manager Dayton Moore revealed he had the opportunity to pull the trigger on a deal that would’ve altered the American League for years.

It was hard to ignore what Jeremy Pena did for the Houston Astros when he debuted in 2022. He was solid during his rookie year with an OPS+ that was two points

After splitting the four-game series against rivals the Texas Rangers, the Houston Astros fell to a series defeat against the Tampa Bay Rays this week, despite winning the series opener.

Although Soto said he was ready for the homecoming, he was shell-shocked by the time Sunday night rolled around. Three sell-out crowds broke him. With only one hit in the Subway Series, Soto couldn’t have picked a worse time to slump. The army of Yankees loyalists crowned him as the new Jose Altuve.

If the Astros do pursue a corner outfielder, Athletics left fielder Miguel Andujar makes perfect sense—so long as the A’s don’t mind trading in the division. Andujar owns a .314 average, three homers, 19 RBI, and a .779 OPS for the A’s, who have lost seven of 10 and could sell at the deadline.

With a hole in left field, Houston elected to try and move their All-Star second baseman, Jose Altuve, to the position. Due to some declining defensive skills, moving Altuve was something that might have been considered even before Tucker was traded, but opening up a spot in left field allowed them to try it.