The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are getting set to kick off a crucial three-game series at Daikin Park that will take both teams to the All-Star break. But

The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays trade is a great sign for the Houston Astros ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

An Astros farm system that has made something of a brand out of discovering and cultivating unheralded prospect gems has flipped the script: the club is reportedly summoning its No. 1 prospect and 2023 first-round pick Brice Matthews to the big leagues in the heat of a summer pennant chase.

The pitchers and reserves for the American League and the National League were released on Sunday, and on the American League side, Jeremy Pena was announced as a reserve shortstop, alongside Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. behind starting shortstop Jacob Wilson of the A's.

Henry Palattella of Climbing Tal's Hill named five players with whom the Astros could cut ties as the trade deadline comes to pass. Those five are all on the roster bubble, and with some additions at the trade deadline, could be moved on from.

The Houston Astros have taken the league by storm in 2025 and have World Series aspirations, but what moves could they make at the deadline?

As spring training opened ahead of the 2025 season, the Astros transitioned Altuve from second base to left field after his defensive metrics dipped in recent seasons. The move was designed to play a more athletic defender in the infield while allowing slugger Yordan Alvarez to assume full-time duties as the team’s designated hitter.

Despite Jeff Passan pointing out the Astros' bad farm system, he makes a suggestion of who the team should trade for at the deadline.

Considering he was replacing franchise icon Alex Bregman at third base and was coming to the Astros as part of the deal that sent star outfielder Kyle Tucker to the Cubs, Isaac Paredes had big expectations placed on him upon his arrival in Houston.