Hunter Brown's story is still very incomplete. The story of his 2024 season with the Houston Astros was his resurgent ...

Joe Espada discusses Framber Valdez's six-strikeout spring start, Jeremy Peña's grand slam and more following the Astros' 6-4 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros manager Joe Espada wants his major-league players to take advantage of their limited exposure to the automated ball-strike challenge system being tested ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After the type of long offseason to which this franchise is not accustomed, the Houston Astros convened as a full squad for the first time in 2025 on Tuesday. “This is ...

Per manager Joe Espada, the date of Altuve's first appearance this spring has yet to be determined. But when Altuve does make his spring debut, it won't come on the right side of Houston's infield.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Meeting with his team before its first full-squad workout, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada addressed the elephant in the room. Or, more accurately, the elephants not in ...

Astros manager Joe Espada said Friday that McCullers (forearm) will make his Grapefruit League debut Tuesday against the Nationals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. The right-hander ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Houston Astros are planning to play Jose Altuve mostly in left field this season, manager Joe Espada told the Houston Chronicle on Monday. A nine-time All-Star ...

A handful of players have made the jump over the years. Manager Joe Espada has seen the comments about this being a bad move, but he does not agree, via a recent airing of "Foul Territory".

Houston Astros fans are used to seeing Jose Altuve playing at second base, but the plan is for him to play most of his games in left field this season, as confirmed by his manager, Joe Espada ...

So many external expectations have enveloped Cam Smith that manager Joe Espada sought to simplify his first stint in major-league spring training. On Thursday, Smith will start one of the Houston ...