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

Midway through the season, how one GM reflected on the Kyle Tucker offseason trade from the Astros to the Cubs.

Joe Espada discusses the Astros' need to move on quickly and keep playing with intensity following the four-game sweep by the ...

Jeremy Peña faced live pitching in recovery from fractured rib as well as continuing to take ground balls and run the bases.

Spencer Arrighetti will make at least one more rehab start after good showing at Corpus Christi. Cristian Javier expects at ...

Jose Altuve is a veteran of 15 Major League seasons. Cam Smith is a rookie in his first. But both understand that a 162-game schedule will bring ups and downs.

The Astros capped another week of variance on Sunday by losing the finale of a four-game series against the Athletics 7-1, which sent Houston to its ninth loss in its last 10 home games.

Inside the Houston Astros' home dugout, the opposite scene unfolds: Joe Espada, alone, earbuds in, with his eyes intermittently closed. The Astros' 2025 season so far feels like a storm, with a flood ...

Brandon Walter was another overlooked pi tcher who became an important part of the Houston Astros ’ rotation this season.

When asked about the recent skid, Astros manager Joe Espada focused more on the positives regarding the team, according to ...

Plenty of teams have reason to act — though the Padres, Mets and Yankees should be particularly motivated to get some deals ...

Joe Espada took a leave of absence as bench coach of the Houston Astros last year to spend time with his father when he fell ill with heart complications. “I almost lost him while I was there ...