The Houston Astros are not having a great season, and it didn’t get any better when it was announced that Carlos Correa needed season-ending ankle surgery.
Houston Astros infielder Carlos Correa sustained a devastating injury in batting practice last week before the Astros took on the Los Angeles Dodgers. While taking practice swings in the batting cages, Correa felt a pop in his left ankle.
While the Houston Astros wait for injured players to return, they haven’t been tempted to trade Yordan Alvarez. The good news is the Astros got intriguing injury updates for Josh Hader and Hunter Brown amid the team’s dreadful start to 2026.
When the Houston Astros traded Kyle Tucker, one of the key pieces of multiple World Series-contending teams, it was a devastating and disappointing blow.
Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.
The White Sox brought outfielder Dustin Harris back on a minor league deal, the team announced. He’s headed to Triple-A Charlotte. Harris was with the South Siders earlier this season but went to the Astros on waivers last month.
Dusty Baker infamously refused to play Yainer Diaz at catcher more than once or twice a week during his first full season in the big leagues in 2023. The reasoning was that he wasn’t ready for the rigors of everyday catching.
If you have been following our coverage of the Houston Astros and read the latest piece on Yordan Alvarez, you already know where this conversation is headed.
When the Houston Astros traded for Carlos Correa last July, the hope was that they would get significant production out of him. His ankle injury will limit what Houston can get out of him and how long the Astros can keep him, which is dependent upon how he produces after he returns.
To say the Houston Astros have dealt with injuries this season would simply be diminishing the reality of what has gone on for this ballclub in 2026. No aspect of this roster has been safe, and that includes the starting rotation.
Houston Astros’ Yordan Alvarez is quickly becoming one of the most valuable players in the sport. A hot surge in 2026 with a poor Astros team is starting to form a lot of trade rumors for the left-handed slugger.
Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.
The 2026 Major League Baseball has been a struggle for the Houston Astros, to say the least. Houston is 16-24 on the season and the hits have come hard so far this season with the most notable and most recent being the club losing infielder Carlos Correa for the season.
It's not a return of the entire opening-day starting rotation for the Houston Astros. But it is a start. Per Chandler Rome of The Athletic on X (formerly Twitter), the Astros will activate and start Tatsuya Imai on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners.
The Houston Astros have been one of the biggest stunners in baseball so far this season, and not in a good way. Houston is 16-23 on the season and is just one game ahead of the Los Angeles Angels for last place in the American League West.
The Houston Astros placed left-hander Bennett Sousa on the 15-day injured list Saturday and recalled right-hander Jayden Murray from Triple-A Sugar Land.
The Houston Astros badly need good news right now, and the latest injury update surrounding Jeremy Pena finally gave fans something to hold onto. According to Houston Chronicle reporter Matt Kawahara, Astros manager Joe Espada said Pena will “hopefully” run bases in Cincinnati either Saturday or Sunday.
Zach Cole hit a three-run homer during a five-run ninth inning and the visiting Houston Astros beat Cincinnati 10-0 on Friday, sending the Reds to their eighth straight defeat.
The Astros announced Friday that outfielder Dustin Harris, whom they designated for assignment earlier in the week, cleared waivers and rejected an outright assignment to Triple-A Sugar Land.
The Houston Astros missed the playoffs last season for the first time in almost a decade after losing most of their established superstars. Their chances for this season are looking slim, even at this early stage, with a host of injuries to key players.
Astros reliever Logan VanWey is meeting the team in Cincinnati for their weekend series with the Reds, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Houston has an open spot on the pitching staff after optioning Jason Alexander during Thursday’s off day.
Jose Altuve is a nine-time All-Star and a member of two World Series-winning teams with the Houston Astros. Altuve has become a popular name in the city of Houston, and the Houston Zoo is now paying tribute to Altuve in a unique way.
The Houston Astros have one of the worst minor league systems in baseball, and it’s been that way for a few years now. They have no Top 100 prospects and very few players who look to be potential MLB pieces.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have struggled to consistently string wins together lately, but that was certainly not the case in Wednesday's 12-2 win over the Houston Astros.
In 2025, 22-year-old Cam Smith posted a .670 OPS in his 493 plate appearances as a rookie. ln 2026, he’s currently rocking a .676 OPS in 144 plate appearances.
At 14-21, very little has gone right for the Houston Astros to start 2026, giving new meaning to the term “Houston, we have a problem”. Was this supposed to be the same team that formed quite the American League dynasty in recent years?