SI:AM | Two More Playoff Spots Clinched The Phillies and Brewers punched their tickets to October. Sports Illustrated · Sep 27, 2023
Mariners' George Kirby Startled By Baseball Thrown At Him From the Stands George Kirby pitched an excellent game for the Mariners on Tuesday night, throwing six scoreless innings against the Astros with both teams batting each other for a playoff spot. Sports Illustrated · Sep 27, 2023
Are Cubs fans too spoiled to throw their hearts into a wild-card-or-bust scenario? The innocent romances of pre-2016 playoff years are relics, but if we can find our inner rubes — they’ve got to be in there somewhere — it might be a lot of fun. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 26, 2023
MLB playoff picture: A look at the spots left to be decided with under 1 week left in the 2023 season The MLB playoff race is heating up! USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 26, 2023
Free-Falling Astros Face ‘Hell Week’ With MLB Playoff Hopes, Dynasty at Stake In just two weeks, a 2.5-game lead atop the AL West has become a 2.5-game deficit for the defending champions. But what’s behind Houston’s collapse? Sports Illustrated · Sep 25, 2023
Rockets rookies Amen Thompson, Cam Whitmore throw out ‘first pitch’ for Astros #Rockets rookies Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore threw out ceremonial first pitches before Friday’s Astros-Royals game at Minute Maid Park. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 23, 2023
Mics picked up umpire Phil Cuzzi’s NSFW comeback before ejecting Astros hitting coach Alex Cintrón So, it's OK when umpires curse at coaches? USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 20, 2023
Hot Mic Catches MLB Ump's NSFW Message to Astros Hitting Coach During Ejection He was not happy. Sports Illustrated · Sep 20, 2023
Five Things Still Left to Be Decided in 2023 MLB Season Some playoff spots have been clinched, but there are still a few big ticket items, such as division races and MVP awards, up in the air with two weeks remaining. Sports Illustrated · Sep 18, 2023
How to Stop the Unstoppable Atlanta Braves in the MLB Postseason After clinching the NL East, Atlanta is gearing up for another October run. But super-teams haven’t had the best luck after taking the regular season by storm. Sports Illustrated · Sep 18, 2023
Rockets, Astros to jointly run ‘Space City Home Network’ for local TV games The 2023-24 #Rockets and 2024 Astros will broadcast regional TV games on the newly branded “Space City Home Network,” according to media reports. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 18, 2023
Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale Plunks Down $2 Million in Latest Bet After placing a $1.9 million bet on Houston back in March, the Texas furniture businessman placed a new $2 million bet on his hometown Astros on Friday to win the 2023 World Series. Sports Illustrated · Sep 15, 2023
Baker Mayfield Sideswipes Astros When Asked About Stealing Vikings’ Signals The veteran had a clever answer to the question. Sports Illustrated · Sep 13, 2023
Why Baker Mayfield would have been a colossal failure with the Houston Texans The Houston Texans were fortunate to not need Baker Mayfield under center at any point from 2021-22. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 13, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Sep 12, 2023 The Mets Are Counting on David Stearns to Save Them The 38-year-old’s work with the Brewers turned them into a perennial contender. Can he do the same as president of baseball operations of the high-budget Mets?
Sports Illustrated · Sep 11, 2023 The 2023 Padres Are a Failure of Epic Proportion San Diego had all of the individual talent needed to keep hopes of a playoff run alive but couldn’t put together a team effort worthy of one.
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Ex-teammates – but not always friends – Scherzer and Verlander to face each other for first time Three-time Cy Young Award winners Max Scherzer of Texas and Justin Verlander of Houston are set to pitch against each other for the first time
Sports Illustrated · Sep 6, 2023 Jose Altuve Made Some Wild MLB History With Home Run Outburst No one in MLB history has done this before.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 4, 2023 MLB Fan’s Elite In-Game Interview Had Social Media Crying With Laughter Even though he gave the Astros an automatic out, fans couldn’t help but love the guy.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 4, 2023 Astros fan who interfered with fly ball that was interference vs. Yankees gave an epic interview "Houston loves me and I love Houston, and that cannot stop me from supporting the Asteroids."
Sports Illustrated · Sep 2, 2023 Aaron Judge Sets MLB Record on 250th Career Home Run, a 426-Foot Bomb Against Astros The Yankees star and reigning AL MVP added another impressive accolade to his name against Astros ace Justin Verlander on Friday night.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 31, 2023 Astros closer Ryan Pressly ended the game with an absolutely unfair curveball to Connor Wong MLB's best spin rate, and it shows.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 31, 2023 Astros' Ryan Pressly Threw the Coolest Curveball of the MLB Season This was a beautiful way to end a game.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 30, 2023 Yankees Calling Up Top Prospect for Astros Series, per Report “The Martian” is expected to join the team for their series vs. the Astros, which begins on Friday.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 29, 2023 Jose Altuve Enters MLB Record Books After Hitting For Cycle Against Red Sox The two-time World Series champion and eight-time All-Star achieved one of the sport’s rarest feats at Fenway Park.