The latest news on the Houston Astros and from around MLB:
The Astros could potentially be without franchise icon Jose Altuve for a while:
Reinforcements are on the way for Houston:
Hunter Brown making progress:
Josh Hader will not be back when first eligible on May 24, but it’s not because of a setback.
Spencer Arrighetti still has faith the Astros can turn season around:
Bryan Abreu getting back on track:
Astros pitching coach Josh Miller on Astros’ league-leading walks totals & how they are trying to get better:
Of course, walks are up everywhere, and it’s no secret why. Jayson Stark on the impact of ABS on the the strike zone, as well as why the NL looks so much better than the AL, the impact of the WBC on MLB team so far and more:
Kai-Wei Teng wasn’t supposed to be the Astros best starting pitching acquisition this offseason, but he’s making his case:
The Astros hit 4 home runs off Jacob deGrom Saturday. Here they are, in case you missed them or just want to bask in the glory again:
In his Sunday Notebook, Bob Nightengale asserts that Astros manager Joe Espada’s job security grows more tenuous by the day:
Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber is racking up HRs:
Mets get another bad break with SP Clay Holmes:
Dodgers SP Blake Snell is the latest casualty of “loose bodies”:
Yankees SP Max Fried will avoid the knife, for now:
No fire sales yet in San Francisco, Flushing:
Unicorns.
You can make a case the Mariners have played without Big Dumper all season long, but…
The White Sox have been the newest version of the Bash Brothers:
The Red Sox might be screwed:
The Stephen F. Austin baseball team got to meet the St. Louis Cardinals #TarpsOff
It helps to know the rules of the field, especially your own field:
After 11 years in the minors, Rodolfo Duran finally got a call up. Saturday, he hit his first MLB HR:
