Right-handed pitcher DJ Herz made his first start of the spring, giving up a 2-run home run to Yanier Diaz in the first inning ... the Nationals' arms kept the Astros' bats quiet.

with the promising Yanier Diaz looking poised to join the league's elite at catcher. As the Astros hope for boom years from that trio and ace pitcher Framber Valdez, it is Alvarez who projects as ...

Despite being one of the best offenses from last season and adding Juan Soto, the overall roster ratings are not very good.

Arenado gets the fifth spot on reputation, but there's a strong case for putting him behind the likes of Yanier Diaz, who is an ascendant talent and an important part of what the Astros hope is a ...

Diaz (illness) is out of the Astros ' lineup for a second straight day Thursday but will go through a full workout, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. It sounds like Diaz should be ready ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Pitch framing may soon be frivolous, but the Houston Astros can’t count on such a scenario. It is a focus across these six weeks in South Florida. Only two qualified ...

Brandon Sproat and Edwin Diaz got touched up for two runs each, and the Mets' bats were held in check in a 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Thursday night in Port St. Lucie. - Sproat surrendered ...

The St. Louis Cardinals very nearly traded Nolan Arenado to the Houston Astros back at the Winter Meetings, but the former All-Star balked at the final buzzer. Arenado, equipped with a full no ...

The Tampa Bay Rays exercised their $12 million team option on first baseman Yandy Diaz for the 2026 season. The Rays also ...

The Mets closer recorded one out in 19 pitches and was charged with two runs on two hits and a walk in a third of an inning during a 5-1 loss to the Astros at Clover Park. Five of the first six ...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have picked up their $12 million team option on Yandy Díaz for the 2026 season. The Rays announced Friday that they had added a vesting option for 2027, ...