HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros owner Jim Crane expects to hire a new manager by Feb. 3.
The Astros need a new manager and general manager after AJ Hinch and Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday,...
HOUSTON (AP) — Anthony Rendon vividly remembers his one visit to the Astrodome as a child to see the Houston Astros and his beloved Killer B's.
HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers got a lot of longball help, not that he needed much.
McCullers threw seven sharp innings, Jose Altuve had four hits and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 11-0 Saturday night.
Altuve hit a towering home run that left the ballpark and doubled. It was Altuve's 26th career four-hit game, tying Jeff Bagwell for second most in franchise history, eight behind Craig Biggio.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — After winning American League MVP last season with another great performance in a stellar young career, many wonder what Jose Altuve will do for an encore.
The Astros aren't among those with questions.
"We joke with him that he's going to be good because he's Jose Altuve," manager A.J. Hinch said.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — "Pudge" Rodriguez stared out at his father, wiping away tears as he spoke.
"I love you with all of my heart," Rodriguez said. "If I'm a Hall of Famer, you're a Hall of Famer — double."
Those words punctuated Rodriguez's speech as he was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines, along with former commissioner Bud Selig and front-office guru John Schuerholz also were enshrined on a picture-perfect summer day in front of over 27,000 fans.
COOPERSTOWN, New York (AP) — "Pudge" Rodriguez stared out at his father, wiping away tears as he spoke.
"I love you with all of my heart," Rodriguez said. "If I'm a Hall of Famer, you're a Hall of Famer — double."
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Fans are making their way to the Baseball Hall of Fame inductions outside Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown.
Former stars Tim Raines, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, and Jeff Bagwell, longtime baseball executive John Schuerholz, and former commissioner Bud Selig are being inducted.
Fans are basking in ideal weather conditions under blue skies with a few puffy white clouds. Temperatures are expected to be around 80 degrees.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Fresh from a thunderous ovation in the city where he became a star, Tim Raines settled into a director's chair in the quiet of the Plaque Gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame and only one word came to mind.
"Wow!" Raines said Wednesday after a walking tour of baseball's Mecca. "This is a day I've been waiting for for a long time. It's kind of unbelievable."
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Four months away from the big day, Jeff Bagwell studied the 300 bronze images of the greatest names in baseball history that surrounded him.
"Surreal," he said.
The former Houston Astros first baseman found that he kept repeating himself Tuesday morning as he sat in the Baseball Hall of Fame's Plaque Gallery.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Yuli Gurriel has a special guest instructor this week to help him get more familiar with playing first base: newly elected Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.
"It's an honor to work with him," Gurriel said. "It's a player that I've watched growing up even as a little kid in Cuba."
A former third baseman, Bagwell himself made the transition across the diamond. He has offered positioning suggestions, footwork tips and recommendations regarding mental approach.