The 2025 campaign wasn't bad by any means for the Houston Astros, as they finished with 87 wins. However, hitting several bumps along the way to the finish line, the Astros fell short of the AL West ...

HOUSTON -- A pair of 2025 All-Stars -- shortstop Jeremy Peña and right-hander Hunter Brown -- headlined the list of Astros players who agreed to contracts for the ’26 season on Thursday, avoiding ...

When Imai debuts in March, he will be the fourth Japanese player in franchise history. Alex Slitz / Getty Images HOUSTON — Last summer, Jim Crane took a contingent of his Houston Astros employees to ...

The Astros officially introduced Tatsuya Imai at Daikin Park this morning. The surprising three-year deal continues what has been a pitching-focused offseason for a Houston team losing Framber Valdez ...

The first major signing of 2026 broke on New Year’s Day as the Houston Astros landed Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai on a three-year contract. Imai, who gets an opt-out every year of the deal, will be ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tatsuya Imai, a right-handed pitcher from Japan ...

The Houston Astros retained general manager Dana Brown and manager Joe Espada for the 2026 season, but both men’s status beyond that is uncertain. Astros owner Jim Crane said Monday the team has not ...

Tatsuya Imai was a player on the Chicago Cubs' radar before he agreed to a deal with the Houston Astros, but they were only willing to go so far for the NPB star. Per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and ...

HOUSTON -- The success the Dodgers have had in the past few years with Japanese players didn’t go unnoticed by Astros owner Jim Crane. The arrival of Shohei Ohtani in Los Angeles prior to the 2024 ...

The Astros finalized their three-year, $54MM deal with Tatsuya Imai this afternoon. It came as a surprise that the Japanese righty ended up in Houston — not because the Astros didn’t need a starter, ...