Houston Astros 'close' to decision on playing Jose Altuve in the outfield. Cam Smith to get another chance
Two weeks remain until opening day for the Houston Astros to define their outfield. Evaluation there continues for the face ...
Astros’ Jose Altuve Turns Heads With Ugly Spring Training Error
Although Altuve played all nine innings in left field during a 1-1 tie against the St. Louis Cardinals, he nonetheless turned heads for the wrong reasons. Cardinals catcher Iván Herrera drilled a ball ...
Houston Astros pitcher Forrest Whitley sidelined by bruised knee, opening day status uncertain
Houston Astros pitcher Forrest Whitley has a bone bruise in his left knee that will pause his spring ramp-up with two weeks ...
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These 3 Astros arms are sharing food, a card table and wisdom this spring
Astros pitcher Forrest Whitley typically handles grilling, all 6-foot-7 of him. Teammates Hunter Brown and Spencer Arrighetti ...
Rice fires former Owls and Astros player as coach after 10-game skid
José Cruz Jr. will not finish his fourth year as Rice's head baseball coach after starting this year's season with a 2-14 ...
Time Is Running Out for Houston Astros Previous Top Prospect After Latest Injury
The Houston Astros have two of their former top prospects in the rotation right now. Hunter Brown and Spencer Arrighetti look like they are going to anchor the ...
Astros join Rangers, Angels with banned hats
The banned MLB hats have been going viral on Twitter, and now, the Astros have joined the Rangers and Angels in having them ...
Spring Training at the half: Three bold predictions for the Houston Astros
The Astros could use depth in the outfield, but the reality is that Smith has only played 35 games of consequential ...
MLB also pulled the Astros’ and Angels’ New Era Overlap hats after the Rangers’ cap blunder
It's gotten to the point where MLB is pulling several Overlap hats from the team stores. Earlier this week, MLB pulled the ...
Cam Smith’s audition for the Astros’ Opening Day roster moves to right field
Asking Smith to learn a new position while adjusting to life in the majors might be ludicrous, but he has forced the Astros ...
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A look into the world of number assignments at Astros camp
This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart's Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And ...
Astros showing just how desperate they are to fit Cam Smith on the Opening Day roster
Though Isaac Paredes is the top option at Smith's familiar position, third base, Houston is executing an interesting move in ...