Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a ...

Heading into Sunday, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada mentioned a 'strong possibility' of Yordan Alvarez returning early ...

Christian Walker can’t pinpoint an exact moment from earlier in the season, but the Houston slugger said he wasn’t performing ...

That player is outfielder Jake Meyers. Matt Kawahara of The Houston Chronicle answered a question in a recent mailbag about ...

Nine-time All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel is back in the bigs after signing a deal with the Astros on Friday. In other moves, ...

The Houston Astros have been hit incredibly hard by injuries throughout the 2025 MLB regular season, but have consistently ...

Bryan Abreu's 58th appearance of the season, coming a day after throwing more than one inning, is a symbol of the Astros' ...

Out since May 2 with a fracteured hand, Yordan Alvarez has one more rehab start in Corpus Christi and could be back in ...

Yordan Alvarez was set to play left field Friday night in Corpus Christi, his first time in the field since being injured in ...

The nine-time All-Star closer is preparing to play for his ninth team. "It's a tremendous ballclub with a lot of talent," ...

On Sunday, an update surfaced on Alvarez’s potential return after he began his rehab assignment earlier this week. Manager ...

It looks like the Astros will be getting some reinforcements as they look to hold off the Seattle Mariners in the AL West.