Despite a slow start to the season, a star Houston Astros slugger has still been predicted to make the American League All-Star starting lineup.

Of course, sometimes, it's those silly marketing ploys to attract casual fans to Daikin Park that help unite the crowd. Therefore, going into the 2025 season, we surveyed the Chron staff, consisting of dedicated and casual fans, about which themes stood out to them.

The Astros will try to win their fifth consecutive division title after trading their best player and losing an icon via free agency.

The Houston Astros have been a model of consistency since 2015, making the playoffs in nine of their 11 seasons since, while winning two titles during that span. The Astros are well positioned to ...

Historically, Framber Valdez has been an extremely valuable pitcher for the Astros, accumulating 16.4 fWAR since his breakout in 2020. At his best, Valdez performs as an ace-level pitcher. However, at his worst,

Jeremy Peña doesn't just look good in Spring Training; he looks like the best Houston Astros player at the plate. While batting second behind Jose Altuve on Friday, the shortstop clubbed his fourth home run of Spring Training off St. Louis Cardinals' pitcher Sonny Gray.

Wilmer Flores continued his comeback campaign. Landen Roupp struck out a career-high eight batters. Luis Matos and LaMonte Wade Jr. contribute solo homers. And San Francisco completed its sweep of the Houston Astros (2-4) with a 6-3 win on Wednesday afternoon at Daikin Park.

Verlander isn't sure about his future plaque in Cooperstown: "You don’t know how things will play out with me and Detroit in the future."

Giants ace Logan Webb was a four-pitch guy in San Francisco's win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday, and he bordered on five pitches.