The Houston Astros (76-63) have a big September ahead, and although they usually find a way through tough times, they cannot afford to sleep-walk through the end of the regular season in a tricky ...

The Houston Astros diamond was ablaze with tension, leaving everyone speechless. An unexpected pitch from one of their star pitchers, Framber Valdez, to his own catcher has sparked a wave of ...

Miami — Put it on a T-shirt. Like an old-timey “Wanted” poster: Dillon Dingler’s mugshot with the inscription, Strike Bandit, underneath. The man steals strikes, plain and simple. “One of our quiet ...

HOUSTON — Houston starter Framber Valdez said he apologized to catcher César Salazar after hitting him in the chest with a pitch Tuesday night, but he insisted that he didn’t hit his teammate on ...

First in a series on the Houston Astros' 2025 season, which ended one win short of the playoffs Two winters ago, the Houston Astros charted a new course at catcher. Yainer Diaz was anointed the ...

Cade Arrambide often found himself catching Anthony Eyanson for a reason. Eyanson threw strikes, consistently located his pitches and his precision helped Arrambide focus on his technique at catcher.