1952 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Giants hit a home run at the Polo Grounds in his first major league at-bat. He was the winner, too, and pitched 1,070 games in the majors — but never hit another homer.

Denton mentioned multiple MLB greats in which Scott studied in the offseason, including Ichiro Suzuki, Brett Butler, Willie ...

Less than a year later, Bob’s brother Ken of the Houston Astros pitched a no-hitter against Atlanta ... s 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox with a double. 2009 — Ichiro Suzuki makes history as ...

Even with a rocky start to his rookie season, Sasaki has long been on the MLB radar for a reason, and he checks all the boxes ...

San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo is raising awareness by emerging as a "national star" at the beginning of the season.As ...

Former Palm Beach Central and Florida State star Cam Smith has made the Houston Astros' opening day roster. Smith, a natural infielder, impressed the Astros with his hitting in spring training and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Astros manager Joe Espada was among those who enjoyed watching the University of Houston Cougars’ comeback win over Duke in Saturday’s national semifinal game. UH erased a 14 ...

411 with a .726 OPS as a team in the 2024 season. Houston had an 88-73 record overall and a 42-38 record in road games last season. The Astros slugged .418 with a .322 on-base percentage as a team ...

For the Houston Astros, the day devolved from there. The offensive issues that have hounded Houston early this season recurred in a 6-1 loss to Minnesota that hinged on a harrowing fourth inning ...

The Houston Astros have an ace in Framber Valdez, but one former star believes the franchise already has its next ace. During an appearance on the Crush City Podcast hosted by The Athletic’s ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Zach Dezenzo was rehabbing an injury at the Houston Astros’ minor-league facility in Florida last season when he first beheld a bat that he still thinks “looks weird.” ...