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

Heading into Sunday, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada mentioned a 'strong possibility' of Yordan Alvarez returning early ...

On Sunday, an update surfaced on Alvarez’s potential return after he began his rehab assignment earlier this week. Manager ...

Bryan Abreu's 58th appearance of the season, coming a day after throwing more than one inning, is a symbol of the Astros' ...

Out since May 2 with a fracteured hand, Yordan Alvarez has one more rehab start in Corpus Christi and could be back in ...

The Houston Astros' bullpen has suffered some tough blows thanks to injuries, and the team will be without one reliever for ...

Yordan Alvarez was set to play left field Friday night in Corpus Christi, his first time in the field since being injured in ...

The Houston Astros lost Taylor Trammel to the injured list, but took the opportunity to give a top prospect a chance in the ...

After the injury announcement, Astros manager Joe Espada, in a post from Chandler Rome of The Athletic, revealed his thoughts ...

The nine-time All-Star closer is preparing to play for his ninth team. "It's a tremendous ballclub with a lot of talent," ...