The Houston Astros, based in Houston, Texas, participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Astros were founded as the Houston Colt .45's in 1962.
02/17/10 7:39 PM EST Houston's Wandy Rodriguez will soon find out his salary for 2010. The left-handed pitcher has gone to a salary arbitration hearing against the Astros, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. Rodriguez, 31, is asking for $7 million for 2010 while the team is offering $5 million. Arbitrators Richard Bloch, Elizabeth Neumeier [...]
02/16/10 6:16 PM EST HOUSTON — There are still more than three days before Astros pitchers and catchers work out for the first time Saturday morning in Kissimmee, Fla., but the club's Spring Training complex at Osceola County Stadium is already bustling with activity. Houston manager Brad Mills arrived at the complex Friday and has [...]
02/15/10 12:00 AM EST HOUSTON — They'll come from different corners of the United States — from California to Georgia — and even different points of the globe — from Japan, the Dominican Republic and Panama. All baseball players by trade and all trying to show they're good enough to play the game at the [...]
02/12/10 4:40 PM EST HOUSTON — The process of packing up an 18-wheeler with everything a Major League Baseball team needs for six weeks of Spring Training actually began not long after the regular season ended last year. Long-time Astros equipment manager Dennis Liborio, assistant equipment manager Carl Schneider and visiting clubhouse manager Steve Perry [...]
02/11/10 1:15 PM EST HOUSTON — The nuance of the hit-and-run. The art of knowing on which count to steal a base. The science of defensive positioning in the outfield. Astros right fielder Hunter Pence would rather talk about any of those things, and many others, than himself. He's not really unique in that way, [...]
02/10/10 3:32 PM EST The Astros will load up an equipment truck this week and start rolling toward Kissimmee, Fla., for Spring Training, which begins when pitchers and catchers work out on Feb. 20. New Astros manager Brad Mills will leave Friday to get a lay of the land, and general manager Ed Wade and [...]
02/09/10 6:26 PM EST HOUSTON — Astros general manager Ed Wade said Tuesday relief pitcher Brandon Lyon had a small cyst in his right shoulder drained and will be a little behind schedule when he reports to camp next week. But the Astros' injury concerns don't stop there. Minor League infielder Jose Vallejo, who was [...]
02/08/10 8:59 PM EST HOUSTON — The sight of grown men crying and strangers hugging one another in the middle of the dingy streets served as an inspiring reminder for Astros shortstop Tommy Manzella of how a professional sports team can bring a city together. Manzella, born and raised in the New Orleans area, was [...]
02/05/10 1:00 AM EST HOUSTON — Bud Norris strolls into a bustling restaurant in a popular part of town on a chilly February day, oozing California cool. He has eschewed long sleeves in favor of a printed shirt, and he has name-brand surfer sunglasses perched atop his head. Born and raised in Marin County, just [...]
02/03/10 12:15 PM EST HOUSTON — Someday, Brad Mills hopes to move to Houston permanently. For now, he's still getting his lay of the land and learning his way around the city that became his adopted hometown after he was named the manager of the Astros in October. Mills recently had plenty of time to [...]