Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted ...

Yordan Alvarez’s right hand muscle strain is “better,” but the Houston Astros slugger has yet to resume swinging a bat, manager Joe Espada said Friday. Alvarez was placed on the 10-day ...

The Houston Astros have started a bit sluggish this season. To begin the 2025 campaign, the Astros hold a 4-5 record and have struggled to get things going. Despite the slow start, there is no ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros season starting back up is a big financial boost for the Downtown Houston area. One industry especially excited to be back is pedicab businesses. You will often see ...

The Houston Astros performed major reconstructive surgery on their lineup this offseason. With less than a week to go before the regular season begins, they don’t appear to know what the ...

Earlier this offseason the Houston ... get a look at the logo as they fly in. Daikin will be third corporate sponsor of the park. When the park first opened in 2000 and the Astros moved from ...

The retractable-roof home of the Houston Astros will have a new name next season. What we've called Minute Maid Park since 2002 will now become Daikin Park beginning in the 2025 season ...

The Houston Astros have not only clinched their seventh American League West title in the past eight years but they've also locked up the No. 3 seed in the American League playoffs. That means ...

The Houston Astros are a professional baseball franchise located in Houston, Texas, competing in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the American League (AL) West division. Established in 1962 ...

The Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas, were founded in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45s. The team underwent a rebranding in 1965 and changed their name to the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Seattle Mariners rocked Astros ace Framber Valdez with eight hits and three earned runs, but Alex Bregman, Jason Heyward, and Kyle Tucker launched home runs to do away ...

The METRO Red Line will operate as long as possible. A special train will be wrapped with the Astros logo. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said hundreds of officers from several agencies will be ...