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How to watch the Houston Astros in 2025: Schedule, broadcast info and blackout rules
Apr 10 · Steven Louis GoldsteinThis article may be behind a paywall
$Baseball is back in Crush City — or Clutch City — and here is your explainer on RSNs, streaming and blackout rules.
commentsAstros pitcher Hunter Brown has a backbend, flexibility and is throwing harder than ever
Apr 10 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$Backbends are a sign of Brown's six-year transformation into one of baseball’s brightest young starting pitchers.
Players:Why I kept Octavio Dotel’s baseball card in my wallet: Meisel
Apr 10 · Zack MeiselThis article may be behind a paywall
$One of the beautiful things about sports is that sometimes, we develop connections to random athletes for reasons we can't predict.
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Astros star prospect Cam Smith on working through hitting struggles: ‘It’s a process’
Apr 9 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$“Obviously it’s not productive,” Smith said of his at-bats.
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Check out recent episodes for the Cubs. Octavio Dotel — the pitcher everybody wanted — left a legacy of strikeouts and smiles
Apr 9 · Tyler KepnerThis article may be behind a paywall
$Dotel, who played for 13 teams in his major-league career, died Tuesday after a roof collapse at a club in his native Dominican Republic.
Players:Astros trade reliever Rafael Montero to Braves
Apr 9 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$The Astros tried to offload Montero this winter, but found no takers for a 34-year-old reliever with one standout major-league season.
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MLB Power Rankings: Braves with a big drop; How about that NL West?
Apr 8 · Levi Weaver, Chad Jennings, Grant BrisbeeThis article may be behind a paywall
$For this week's rankings, we look at one name that’s having an outsized impact on either present performance or our future expectations.
Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti suffers broken thumb after being struck in batting practice
Apr 8 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$Losing Arrighetti for any length is a crippling blow to a Houston rotation without much established depth.
Players:Astros takeaways: Building bullpen depth, balancing the roster and bringing Cam Smith along
Apr 7 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$Relievers are the most volatile players on any roster, and sustaining this level of dominance seems far-fetched.
Players:Jose Altuve’s left-field experience hinges on better exchanges
Apr 6 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$Altuve is an infielder in his fourth month of full-time outfield play.
Players:Five MLB numbers that matter, even in the first week of the season
Apr 4 · Eno SarrisThis article may be behind a paywall
$Let's dive into some of the stats that can already tell us something about players who could be on their way to big years.
Players:How Brendan Rodgers’ first Astros team flight helped him handle ‘pressure’ of being the new guy
Apr 4 · Chandler RomeThis article may be behind a paywall
$After seeing how the Astros interact with each other on a flight to Minnesota, Rodgers relaxed a bit and went 3-for-4 against the Twins.
Jose Altuve’s career-high 5 strikeouts spark Twins crowd in home opener loss to Astros
Apr 4 · Dan HayesThis article may be behind a paywall
$The Astros star's ninth-inning strikeout completed one of his worst career days — and finally gave Twins fans something to cheer about.
Players:How to watch the Astros at Twins series: Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa share field again in AL clash
Apr 3 · Steven Louis GoldsteinThis article may be behind a paywall
$The Astros and Twins play an early-season three-game series in Minneapolis.
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