Astros All-Star Pitcher From 1970s J.R. Richard Passes Away At 71
"Today is a sad day for the Houston Astros as we mourn the loss of one of our franchise icons, J.R. Richard," the Astros said in a statement.
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"Today is a sad day for the Houston Astros as we mourn the loss of one of our franchise icons, J.R. Richard," the Astros said in a statement.
After the Rangers loaded the bases with an intentional walk to Alex Bregman that brought up Chas McCormick, reliever Brett Martin uncorked a 1-2 pitch that bounced away, and Straw raced home from third.
The Houston Astros exercised an option on left-hander Brooks Raley on Sunday, a deal calling for a $2 million salary in the major leagues and a $250,000 salary in the minors.
The Tampa Bay Rays are headed to Globe Life Field in Arlington for the World Series after defeating the Houston Astros in Game 7.
The Astros are one win away from their third World Series in four seasons and joining the 2004 Boston Red Sox as the only teams to rally from a 3-0 deficit to win a seven-game series.
Correa drove a pitch from Nick Anderson to straightaway center field, watched the ball for a few steps and then flung his bat.
Joe Morgan, a Texas native and baseball Hall of Fame second baseman, has died.
Carlos Correa hit a go-ahead, three-run homer after Michael Brantley's two-run shot in the fourth inning, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6 to clinch their home-run heavy AL Division Series in four games.
Carlos Correa hit a two-out, tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning for Houston, who produced another stifling pitching performance and swept Minnesota with a 3-1 victory Wednesday.
Manager Dusty Baker's Astros became the first team in major league history to win a game after reaching the postseason with a losing record.
The 37-year-old Pence wrote on his Twitter page: "Nothing can really prepare you for this part of your career when you have to say: I am retiring from baseball. Forever thankful and Gr8ful."
Things continue to go downhill for the Texas Rangers, as the Houston Astros are on the verge of clinching the American League's last playoff spot.
Pitcher Kyle Gibson threw a four-hitter and Joey Gallo hit a ground-rule RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Texas Rangers over the Houston Astros 1-0.
Lance Lynn hadn't given up more than three earned runs in a game this season but was tagged for four runs in the first inning on Thursday afternoon.
Things were all shook up in Houston as a guy named Elvis hit a game-tying homer off a dude named Pressly.
First COVID-19, now Hurricane Laura... the storm approaching the Texas Gulf Coast has caused the postponement of the Houston Astros' game against the Los Angeles Angels.
Kelly was suspended after throwing a fastball near the head of Houston's Alex Bregman and mockingly taunting Astros star Carlos Correa.
Benches cleared during the Dodgers' 5-2 victory over the Astros in the first game between the teams since it was revealed that Houston stole signs en route to a 2017 World Series championship.
Manager Dusty Baker denied a report that said the injury would end Verlander's season. He said Verlander would be evaluated after two weeks.
A new order from Texas Governor Greg Abbott will soon allow outdoor pro sports events to have spectators, but the numbers will be strictly limited.
The Texas Rangers are among at least nine major league franchises that have told minor leaguers they will continue to provide allowances after the May 31 expiration of Major League Baseball's policy guarantying those players $400 per week.
Wynn was nicknamed "The Toy Cannon" because of the power he produced despite his small size. He was a three-time All-Star outfielder in the 1960s and '70s.
Fans hoping to heckle the sign-stealing Houston Astros at their spring opener were met with quite the coincidence: They got their signs stolen.
The Astros knew they were going to be in for a hard time on social media from opposing players and fans, but some of the rhetoric may be going too far.
Little League teams around the U.S. are dropping their Astros name in an effort to distance themselves from the controversy surrounding the Houston MLB team in the wake of a cheating scandal.
