Jose Cruz News

Kerry Wood retired late last weekafter a 13-year major league career. When I first saw the blurb on ESPN.com my first reaction was: 'That's nice, he gets to retire on basically his terms and get a nice ovation from his home town fans one last time.

For Game No. 38, we're going to look back at one of just three players to play in exactly 38 career games in Houston.

Former Rice and major league player Jose Cruz Jr. will join ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning next week as a baseball studio analyst.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman laughs with former Houston Astros player and coach Jose Cruz during batting practice before facing the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Friday, May 4, 2012, in Houston.

As part of the Astros' 50th anniversary, the weekly "Game to Remember" series features a former Astros/Colt .45s great discussing his favorite game while playing for the Houston franchise.

Let's see...50th anniversary season. 25th game. Why not talk about the 25th anniversary season, way back in 1987? Back then, Houston was coming off a massively exciting season in '86, but one that ended on a pretty bleak note.