Framber Valdez will start opening day for the Houston Astros, manager Joe Espada announced Sunday, a foregone outcome for the ...

When players reported to Spring Training more than a month ago, Astros manager Joe Espada was very direct with his messaging ...

On Friday, Houston Astros' manager Joe Espada announced that the veteran right-hander will make his first start of Grapefruit League play on Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals.

"This guy can be an ace in any rotation and we expect him to be an ace in this rotation for years to come," Astros manager Joe Espada said ... two of the American League Wild Card Series.

Astros manager Joe Espada said Tuesday that Smith will play right field in a Grapefruit League game soon, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Yordan Alvarez and Jeremy Peña are scheduled to make their Grapefruit League debuts for the Houston Astros on Thursday against the Mets in Port St. Lucie, manager Joe Espada said Tuesday.

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 ...

Many initially took that with a heavy dose of skepticism; Altuve, after all, has played all of six major league innings at ... Both manager Joe Espada and GM Dana Brown spoke about wanting to ...

manager Joe Espada told the Houston Chronicle on Monday. A nine-time All-Star, three-time batting champion and the 2017 AL MVP, Altuve has played all but two of his 1,767 major league games at ...

Astros manager Joe Espada said Tuesday that Altuve will make his Grapefruit League debut in left field later this week, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Altuve's workouts so far in camp have ...