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HOUSTON -- The Astros announced they had reached deals with all eight of their arbitration-eligible players Thursday, highlighted by All-Star left-hander Framber Valdez agreeing to an $18 million contract for 2025, according to a source.

The Astros on Wednesday acquired right-handed pitching prospect Matthew Linskey from the Diamondbacks in exchange for infielder Grae Kessinger. Linskey, 22, appeared in 22 games across three levels in the Diamondbacks' Minor League system in 2024, going 1-1 with a 2.78 ERA. The 22-year-old also recorded 51 strikeouts, a .180

In its new series "Hidden Classics," MLB is digging into its archives and dusting off big games you might have forgotten about from your favorite stars of yesteryear. Stay tuned to MLB.com/HiddenClassics and MLB's YouTube channel for more Hidden Classic games.

In the final installment of the MLB Pipeline Executives Poll, we’re pulling back from the granular and taking a more organizational perspective. After exploring individual players and tools, we’re using a wider lens to see what front offices think about … each other’s operations. All of the questions in Part

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Let’s keep drilling down, shall we? In the first two parts of our MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices about who they thought will be the 2025 Rookies of the Year, who the top prospects are and, of course, some Roki Sasaki questions. In Part III, we asked

This roster moves and injury updates page will be updated throughout the offseason as news happens.

This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart’s Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. HOUSTON -- Kyle Tucker will be manning right field at Wrigley Field, and the future for free agents Alex Bregman and Justin Verlander remains

Our 2025 MLB Pipeline Poll kicked off with a look at Rookie of the Year favorites. In Part II, we take a deeper dive into what executives across all 30 MLB organizations think about the top prospects in the game. Who do executives think is the best overall prospect in

With the calendar flipping to 2025, we can say that Spring Training begins next month. While this offseason has featured plenty of activity, there is still work to be done and questions to be answered for many clubs before they arrive in Arizona and Florida. Here are each team's biggest

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When a baseball player reaches the pinnacle of the sport, a place in Cooperstown, his Hall of Fame plaque does not discriminate. If that player spent 20 seasons with a team, it gets listed under his name; if a player spent 20 games with a team, it also gets listed.

As the calendar flips to the new year, it's a time for everyone to set new goals and make predictions for the months ahead -- and MLB teams are no different. With that in mind, each of our beat reporters was asked to make one prediction for their respective team

Every year as the calendar flips, we at MLB Pipeline gaze into crystal balls and turn our collective attention to potential breakout prospects for the coming season. Last year in this space, we listed Josue De Paula (Dodgers), Bryce Eldridge (Giants), Kevin McGonigle (Tigers), Jacob Melton (Astros), Lazaro Montes (Mariners),

HOUSTON – Season tickets, group tickets and premium tickets for the 2025 Astros season are now on sale, with the club playing at renamed Daikin Park next season. To purchase tickets, click here. Tickets to individual games will go on sale early next year.

Each Major League season is a stage for players to raise their game to previously unseen heights. Perhaps a blossoming star becomes unquestionably elite. Or perhaps a big league newcomer makes the most of his opportunity. Regardless, these types of breakout seasons can help turn an under-the-radar club into a

We’ve officially turned over the calendar to 2025 this week. Of course in baseball, it feels like we began to flip the calendar the moment Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler struck out Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo in Game 5 to end the World Series on Oct. 30. Here at MLB Pipeline,

A new season brings new opportunities for every player in a team’s system. This is especially true for a team’s Minor League prospects, who look to build on the previous season’s accomplishments and continue to make a name for themselves as they forge a path to the Majors. Here’s a

At this point in the offseason, every team could still use some help -- and plenty of top free agents remain available. But taking into account age, position, skill set and projected cost, who is the perfect fit for each club? To answer that question, we enlisted the help of

MLB's reporters chronicled the 2024 baseball season from start to finish. But a picture is worth 1,000 words -- and they snapped plenty of those, too. From Spring Training through the World Series, on and off the field, our reporters were able to capture photos of so many unique baseball

As we bid adieu to 2024, there are certain games from this past season that we’ll never forget. There are, of course, the slugfests, the back-and-forth contests with several lead changes and games that treated us to epic finishes. And then there are the ones that were so crazy, we

Part of what makes baseball the best are the feats and amazing stats accruing left and right, every single day. We chronicle them throughout the year, but there’s no better time than before the calendar flips to take a look back. It’s hard to pick just one per team after

HOUSTON – There’s a lot that Christian Walker likes about Houston. He’s admittedly intrigued by the barbecue scene, is tantalized by the short porch at what will be Daikin Park in 2025 and is thrilled at the chance to play for a team that’s been to the playoffs eight years