Lance McCullers is scheduled to play long toss Sunday. If that goes well, the plan is for to throw from a mound on Monday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Houston Astros manager Joe Espada opened his pregame media session Friday by sending well wishes to a ...

Starting with Hunter Brown and ending with Bennett Sousa, the Astros got vital contributions to take a series-opening victory ...

Astros manager Joe Espada has positive news to share about right-handed pitcher Cristian Javier, who has yet to debut this ...

Angels general manager Perry Minasian announced Friday that Ron Washington will step away from his managerial duties ...

McCullers (foot) played catch Saturday and is scheduled to do so again Sunday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a ...

Victor Caratini hasn’t been with the Astros all that long, but the veteran catcher has made enough late-inning magic that it ...

Smith is "playing his best baseball right now," Joe Espada said. "But for us to maintain that, we have to be careful how much ...

This time last year, we were lamenting the horrific start to the season and questioning the bona fides of new manager Joe ...

which led to a strong reaction from manager Joe Espada. McCullers has made his return to the mound this season after not having pitched in an MLB game since the 2022 campaign. While his return was ...

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada argues with home plate umpire Nick Mahrley after he was ejected during the third inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Field on Sunday, May 18, 2025.