Aaron Boone News

Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada, who just finished a six-year, $72 million contract, was among one of the big-name players in Major League Baseball to file for free agency Friday.

With the Astros facing uncertainty on the left side of the infield next season, the club re-signed veteran infielder Geoff Blum on Friday to serve as both a stabilizing presence on the field and in the clubhouse.

Last week, in a post about Felix Hernandez not being nominated by his MLB brethren for the Players Choice Award as outstanding American League pitcher, I typed the following paragraph, which I should have known would come back to bite me: There's only one award I''ll go out on a limb and say is 100 percent certain: Aaron Boone for NL Comeback ...

Aaron Boone perfectly recalls something about the last time the Yankees were in the World Series.

The finalists for the annual Players Choice Awards, which are chosen by the players themselves in conjuction with the Major League Baseball Players Association and Upper Deck, were released today.

With the Houston Astros on the verge of hiring a new manager, the free-agent market will soon heat up upon the conclusion of the World Series.

The off-season has already begun for 26 major league baseball teams.A The off-season is filled with trades, signings, firings, hirings, and sadly retirements.A The New York Yankees have not started their off-season yet, and they don't want to until they're holding up a World Series trophy at a parade in New York.

Although his list of candidates is somewhat set, general manager Ed Wade will check with the Astros' leadership this week before he starts asking other clubs for permission to interview managerial candidates.

Houston Astros' Aaron Boone trots past first after grounding out in the seventh inning of a 4-0 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct.

They were the captain and The Mayor, a scrappy bulldog for an ace and a stingy bullpen behind him.

Did you get your Ivan Rodriguez bobblehead? More than a month after he was traded, the Astros went through with "Pudge" bobblehead day Saturday, just the latest weird episode in a weird season.

A quick recap of last night's events: Joey Votto . 3 for 4 with 3 doubles, 3 runs scored, and an RBI.

Readers of the Dayton Daily News have every reason to feel sad that Hal McCoy is headed to retirement after this season.

Astros rookie Tommy Manzella's eyes opened wide when he saw his name written into the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the Reds.

Through the hum of storytelling and laughing behind him, Tom Browning shared his first Hal McCoy memory.

Wednesday was Hal McCoy night at Great American Ballpark. Houston Astros infielder Aaron Boone was invited to take part in the pre-game ceremony honoring the Dayton Daily News Reds beat writer, who is retiring at the end of this season.

Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy is in his 37th year of covering the Cincinnati Reds, the longest tenure for any active writer covering one team.

Oft-injured Houston Astros pitcher Mike Hampton is already out for next year. Hampton has undergone surgery for a torn left rotator cuff and other damage in his shoulder that will sideline him for the 2010 season, the team said Tuesday.

Aaron Boone, 0-for-6 since being added to the Houston Astros' roster Sept. 1, isn't concerned that his name rarely appears on the lineup card.

Aaron Boone, who returned to the Astros' lineup for the first time since having open-heart surgery five months ago, hustles down the first base line.