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Dusty Baker was the bearer of good news on Sunday when he gave an update on the status of Framber Valdez. The Houston Astros manager said Valdez could return in June, at least, that is the hope. The 27-year-old fractured his ring finger on his left hand, which is his pitching hand, in Spring Training. […] READ MORE
The first month of the 2021 Major League Baseball season has come and gone. It was an up and down month for a lot of baseball, but perhaps no one more so than the 2021 Houston Astros. Houston began the season 6-1, then lost nine of their next ten. They ended the month winning seven […] READ MORE
The Houston Astros rotation success is dependent on the young arms that the world was introduced to during the 2020 season. Their rotation could be among the top tier in the league if they take that next step in their development. One pitcher has certainly taken that step forward. This pitcher is Cristian Javier and […] READ MORE
It’s still very early in the 2021 MLB season, but the Houston Astros are struggling. After a hot start out of the gate, the Astros have found very little success of late. Conclusions about a team should not be drawn after just three weeks of a six-month season. However, Houston looks lost, losing nine of […] READ MORE
Life is slowly getting back to the way it was before the pandemic. Unfortunately, it is not to that point yet. The Houston Astros have received a reminder that things are not yet normal, as five Astros have been placed on the Injured List. Of the Astros placed on the Injured List, four of them […] READ MORE
The Houston Astros are off to a good start in 2021. They are entering an important stretch where they play the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, and Colorado Rockies. While these are all competitive teams, they are very beatable. Beating these teams will go a long way to returning to the top of the AL West. […] READ MORE
It can be really hard to get it going out of the gates for teams at the beginning of the season. Sometimes it takes time to get into a rhythm as a team. However, the Houston Astros were heavily motivated coming into 2021. After Houston’s struggles in the regular season of 2020, particularly against the […] READ MORE
2020 was a weird year for everyone in Major League Baseball, but perhaps weirdest for the Houston Astros. They had to deal with the cloud of the sign-stealing scandal and they never really got on track. They looked as if they had lost their swagger, which reflected their play on the field. Houston finished 29-31, […] READ MORE
Opening Day is upon us and one of the most interesting matchups is the Houston Astros vs. the Oakland Athletics. This first game will be a great one, then they will do it three more times. That’s right, these AL West rivals will play a four game series to start the 2021 MLB season. With […] READ MORE
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Mike Bolsinger had his lawsuit against the Houston Astros dismissed by a judge in California Thursday. Bolsinger filed the lawsuit in February 2020. He filed the case shortly after the Astros sign-stealing scandal came out. In the suit, he said the Astros scandal dealt irreparable damage to his MLB career. He […] READ MORE