For the first time in more than two years, Lance McCullers Jr. gazed in from a pitcher’s mound at a hitter prepared to swing. Surgery and setbacks delayed a step the Houston Astros’ right-hander ...

The next time Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. takes the mound with hitters in the batter’s box, it will mark his first ...

Lance McCullers Jr., who last pitched in the 2022 World Series, is working his way back from arm surgery with a spring ...

There appears to be a light at the end of the rehabilitation tunnel for Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr., who hasn’t thrown a pitch in a big league game since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series. T ...

Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers was pleased with his progress Monday as he threw a 35-pitch bullpen session in his effort to return to the mound. McCullers still hasn't shaken the toll of ...

McCullers (forearm) could make his Grapefruit League debut as soon as Tuesday against the Nationals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. McCullers completed another live batting practice session ...

Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., who missed all of the 2023 and 2024 seasons with injury, is nearing a major step in his return for the reigning American League West champions.

Lance McCullers threw a ball from a slanted board at the net of one of the batting cages. It's been nearly three years since he last threw a pitch in a game, and even then, he wasn't fully healthy.