But the Astros have stuck with the idea, giving him countless reps in camp before they trotted him out there in game settings ...

Jose Altuve has played seven of his eight games in the outfield this spring as Houston decides if the All-Star second baseman ...

Altuve hadn't gotten many chances at his new position heading into Thursday. Then he faced a long fly ball and did not handle ...

The Houston Astros reassigned infield prospect Brice Matthews to their minor-league camp Thursday, but with perhaps a better ...

Forrest Whitley's opening-day status is uncertain after a bone bruise in his left knee sidelined the former Astros top ...

The Astros could use depth in the outfield, but the reality is that Smith has only played 35 games of consequential ...

Asking Smith to learn a new position while adjusting to life in the majors might be ludicrous, but he has forced the Astros ...

Manager Joe Espada says the Astros' plan is for Jose Altuve to spend the "majority" of his time in left field. Read more at ...

Astros manager Joe Espada discusses competition within the team, César Salazar's walk-off home run in Spring Training and ...

The Astros plan to rarely use Alvarez in left field this season, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Astros manager Joe Espada said Thursday that Altuve has done "enough for me to feel good about playing (him in) left field," Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Altuve had a misplay at the left-field ...

With Jose Altuve playing in left field, Houston's looking to Brendan Rodgers, Luis Guillorme and Shay Whitcomb to battle it ...