HOUSTON -- It was only two weeks ago that left-hander Framber Valdez threw an 83-pitch complete game against the Rays, tying the club record for the fewest pitches by an Astros pitcher in a complete game since pitch-count tracking began in 1988. His path to victory Thursday night at Daikin

HOUSTON -- Wednesday’s 10-2 drubbing of the White Sox was one of the Astros’ best wins of the season, but those kind of dominating performances have been few and far between in 2025. Still, the Astros’ lead in the American League West continues to grow, even when they’ve battled key

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The Nationals still are evaluating 7-8 players for the No. 1 overall pick, a group that consists of most of the consensus upper-tier of talent: two high school shortstops (Ethan Holliday and Eli Willits), the best of the college arms (lefties Kade Anderson of Louisiana State, Jamie Arnold of Florida

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Since the Draft began in 1965, there has never been a more difficult year than 2020. The pandemic shutdown ended the college and high school seasons in the second week of March, and some prepsters never even took the field. During the three months leading up to the Draft, teams

There was plenty of offense to go around with plenty of familiar names coming through at the plate, including a handful of Top 100 talent. Pirates teen sensation Konnor Griffin continued his hot-hitting ways at High-A while a pair of Big Apple youngsters flexed their muscles at Double-A. Out west,

HOUSTON -- As it’s currently constructed, the Astros’ starting rotation has two aces in Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez, a pair of rookies trying to find their way in Colton Gordon and Ryan Gusto and veteran Lance McCullers Jr., who is hoping to regain his ace form after a two-plus

So much has gone wrong for the Astros this year. Three-fifths of their season-opening rotation is on the injured list, and that doesn’t even count two other key starters who haven’t thrown a single pitch in 2025. Jose Altuve has endured a wobbly start to the season, both offensively and

Summer is near and with it comes some sizzling performances from the Minors' best prospects. Last year’s No. 3 overall Draft pick matched a career high at the plate. A trio of Top 100 teenagers put up big numbers at High-A -- including two who made excellent first impressions with

As the baseball season sprints towards summer, the favorites for the Cy Young Award are starting to distance themselves from the field -- at least, that's the case in MLB.com's latest Cy Young Award poll. Paul Skenes takes over the No. 1 spot in the National League from Yoshinobu Yamamoto

CLEVELAND -- Forrest Whitley was the first to admit the Astros gave him a long runway throughout his career to reach the Major Leagues, which he finally did last season more than eight years after the club took him in the first round of the 2016 MLB Draft.

CLEVELAND -- The wins continue to pile up, but nothing is coming easy for the Astros. They have three-fifths of their starting rotation to begin the season on the injured list, have been without slugger Yordan Alvarez for more than a month and were without two of their best high-leverage

Baseball never leaves us wanting for drama. The week of June 9 will have yet more rivalry games -- including a Yankees-Red Sox rematch and an early battle for the NL West -- plus a gut check for a great team down on its luck and a couple of opportunities

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Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. As you examine the 2025 MLB All-Star ballot, it’s easy to point out the surefire locks to start in this year’s Midsummer Classic. Of course, stars such as Aaron Judge, Shohei

CLEVELAND -- Smiling from ear-to-ear, Astros left-hander Colton Gordon grabbed the game ball from his locker and proudly showed it off to reporters after picking up his first Major League win Friday night, even pointing out that the ball had an authentication sticker.

PITTSBURGH -- It turned out to be worth the wait for the Astros on Thursday night into Friday morning. And Jacob Melton wasn’t complaining about having to play past midnight. Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings, Isaac Paredes hit two home runs and Melton keyed a four-run fourth inning with

At the end of every winter, the question gets asked: Who won the offseason? At the time, it’s mostly speculation. But now that we’re more than two months into the 2025 season, we have a clearer idea of which moves are actually making a difference. This weekend’s American League East

All spring, we’ve been talking about how the Nationals are looking at a pretty wide array of players to potentially take with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s Draft. From the get-go, the leader of that group has been Ethan Holliday, son of Matt, brother of Jackson. And

PITTSBURGH -- The tables were turned on Wednesday night. The Astros had thrown a shutout in their previous two games. That helped them move into first place in the American League West.

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