The longtime Houston executive will lead business operations for the NHL franchise under its new ownership.

The Houston Astros could be a surprise team to watch in the AL playoff race. Time is running out in the 2026 Major League Baseball regular season. Although the clock is ticking, it sounds like there is star in the American League who could make it back just in time for the postseason.

Houston Astros DH Yordan Alvarez revealed an update ahead of Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Yordan Alvarez has now missed two straight games for the Houston Astros, but there is still a chance the slugger returns Sunday.

The Houston Astros are still in the lead in the AL West Division, but only barely, and there's still work to do.

Houston’s collapse in contact quality and growing strikeout totals have turned an offensive slump into a problem the Astros can no longer ignore.

If the Astros miss the playoffs for the second consecutive year -- something they haven’t done in more than a decade -- they can look back on a nine-game homestand in late August that presented a prime opportunity for them to pad their division lead.

Houston scored three or fewer runs for the 21st time in the past 35 games, failing to come up with timely hits in another low-scoring game against Tampa Bay.

The Astros face a below-average strength of schedule remaining.

The first MLB debut from the Astros' 2024 Draft class was made by a non-drafted signee. Lucas Spence broke into the big leagues July 17 after spending parts of his second full pro season at Triple-A Sugar Land and Double-A Corpus Christi.