The Houston Astros have released first baseman Jose Abreu of Cienfuegos, Cuba on Friday according to Dayn Perry of CBS Sports. The release comes at a time when Abreu had a horrible start to the 2024 Major League Baseball season. The three-time All-Star, former American League Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player winner was batting a horrendous .124 this season. Abreu is … [Read more...] about Astros release slugger Jose Abreu
Astros starting pitchers Cristian Javier and Jose Urquidy gone for the season with elbow injuries
The Houston Astros will not have two starting pitchers for the rest of the 2024 Major League Baseball regular season. According to Mike Axisa of CBS Sports on Wednesday, Cristian Javier of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Jose Urquidy of Mazatlan, Mexico will have season ending elbow surgeries. According to Chandler Rome of the Athletic, Javier will have Tommy John … [Read more...] about Astros starting pitchers Cristian Javier and Jose Urquidy gone for the season with elbow injuries
Astros beat Rockies in two games in Mexico City
Major League Baseball regular season games continued outside the United States and Canada this past weekend with two games played at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu in Mexico City, Mexico. The Houston Astros defeated the Colorado Rockies by scores of 12-4 and 8-2. These were the 14th and 15th MLB regular season games played in Mexico. The Rockies previously played on April 4, 1999 … [Read more...] about Astros beat Rockies in two games in Mexico City
Marlins trade shortstop Jacob Amaya to the Astros
The Miami Marlins traded shortstop Jacob Amaya of El Monte, California to the Houston Astros for cash considerations and minor league right handed pitcher Vallente Bellozo of Mexicali, Mexico according to Nick Deeds of mlbtraderumors.com. Amaya is joining his second Major League Baseball team after playing his first four Major League Baseball games last season with the Miami … [Read more...] about Marlins trade shortstop Jacob Amaya to the Astros
Astros make three key base running errors in loss to Blue Jays
We all know about the Houston Astros’s no-hitter on Monday in their 10-0 romp over the Toronto Blue Jays. Then on Tuesday, the Astros prevented the Blue Jays from scoring a run during the first eight innings of play, before Blue Jays outfielder Davis Schneider of Berlin, New Jersey hit a dramatic two-run shot that scored pinch runner Daulton Varsho of Marshfield, Wisconsin en … [Read more...] about Astros make three key base running errors in loss to Blue Jays