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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNLSU baseball star Ethan Frey signs with Astros, won't return to LSULSU baseball star Ethan Frey officially won't be returning to Baton Rouge. Frey signed a contract with the Astros on Wednesday.
Beat writer Matt Kawahara answers a variety of Astros questions in his bi-weekly mailbag, including on injuries and the upcoming trade deadline.
The Houston Astros have been one of the most interesting teams in all of baseball this season, and a large part of that has been due to the absurd number of inj
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Astros manager Joe Espada has so much confidence in his players and his team’s winning process that he had no trouble sitting star second baseman Jose Altuve and hotshot rookie Cam Smith for rest on Wednesday,
If you're going to win baseball games despite having 17 players on the injured list, you're going to have to do the little things right. The Astros didn't do that Thursday night. The A's took advantage of some uncharacteristic mistakes in the field to jump out to an early lead and hold on for a 5-2 win at Daikin Park,
The Houston Astros have had some hiccups over really the entire season in the injury department, however they seem to still just keep on winning.
HOUSTON — With a major-league-high nine position players on the injured list — some of whom are weeks away from a return — the Houston Astros are “prioritizing the bats” before next week’s trade deadline, general manager Dana Brown said Thursday.
Billy Wagner (13) closed out the Astros' six-pitcher no-hitter at Yankee Stadium in 2003 while hitting 101 mph on the radar gun during that series. Brad Lidge (from left), Kirk Saarloos, Octavio Dotel and Pete Munro were the other relievers involved.
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada revealed new information Tuesday that may throw a wrench into the team's plans for the remainder of the season.