Houston Astros News

A star-studded cast of accomplished baseball legends will be on hand for the first day of the First-Year Player Draft on June 6, as the league welcomes its next crop of top prospects.

California-born right-hander Bud Norris can continue an unusual back and forth run through the early season on Tuesday night when the Houston Astros host the Kansas City Royals in the middle game of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.

Eric Hosmer tallied two hits with two runs scored and the Kansas City Royals used a four-run eighth inning to capture a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros in the middle test of a three-game set.

The Astros outfield/baserunning coach Vince Coleman never played for the Astros but he did play for the Royals, which is why he is the Astros History spotlight for the Royals series.

Those cliches about it being a six-month season are based in reality. But so is this: The Royals, right now, are flat-lining after Monday’s depressing 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Kevin Goldstein joins the podcast to talk about scouting, his hiring with the Astros and updates us on the status of his weird neighbors.

A.J. Burnett tries to put the brakes on a personal two-game losing streak Saturday when the Pittsburgh Pirates continue a three-game series against the Houston Astros at PNC Park.

Think the Cubs are having a rough season? It's nothing compared to what's going on in Houston and Miami.

May 8, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and right fielder Brandon Barnes celebrate defeating the Los Angeles Angels in the ninth inning at Minute Maid Park.

But it's a Ryan nonetheless and one who could signal a much-needed turnaround for an Astros organization that just hasn't been able to get out of its way the past few seasons.

Righty Jeremy Guthrie tries to get back on the winning side of the ledger on Monday night when the Kansas City Royals visit Minute Maid Park to open a three-game series with the Houston Astros.

It was a rough night for the Astros' minor league affiliates as each of the four clubs took losses, but there were some bright spots, such as Thomas Shirley's nine strikeout performance and three hits from Domingo Santana.

The designated hitter turned 40 this season, and while Major League Baseball's part-timers only work for half of its teams, they are protagonists in the eternal debate between the game's progressives and purists.

The Pirates and the Houston Astros saw the dark sides of their bullpen during the first two games of the weekend series.

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jeanmar Gomez suffered through his worst start of the season against, of all teams, the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Matt Dominguez's ground ball in the 11th inning wasn't hit very hard, but it was all the Houston Astros needed.

Robbie Grossman played high school baseball at Cy-Fair High School, about 24 miles northwest of Houston's Minute Maid Park.

With the naming of Reid Ryan earlier today as Houston Astros President of Business Operations and a Letter of Intent agreement for the parent club to purchase the Corpus Christi Hooks from Ryan-Sanders Baseball later this year a long-term future for the Double-A club as an Astros affiliate at Whataburger Field is assured.

MAY 04: Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers looks on from the dugout against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on May 4, 2013 in Houston, Texas.

Jimmy Paredes was charged with an error that allowed the winning run to score with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates slipped past the Houston Astros, 5-4, in the opener of a three-game interleague set at PNC Park.