March 17, 2020 Astros ace Justin Verlander has surgery on groin Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander had surgery on his right groin Tuesday and is expected to be out about six weeks.
March 10, 2020 Verlander has lat strain, unlikely to be ready for opener Houston ace Justin Verlander has a mild strain of a back muscle and said it would “probably take a miracle” for him to pitch on opening day at home against the Los Angeles Angels on March 26.
March 7, 2020 McHugh regrets not trying to stop Astros' sign stealing Pitcher Collin McHugh says he regrets he didn't do more to stop the Houston Astros from breaking sign stealing rules in 2017 and 2018.
March 5, 2020 MLB wants to ban in-game video, union would allow Major League Baseball has proposed banning player access to video during games, according to New York Yankees pitcher Zack Britton, but the union wants to allow it with protections that would prevent catchers' signs from being visible.
March 5, 2020 Reds' Bauer says tipping pitches for Dodgers all in fun Trevor Bauer thinks his decision to tip pitches for a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during a spring training game and the resulting attention are good for baseball.
March 4, 2020 Alex Rodriguez slams Astros for lack of remorse: 'You’ve earned whatever comes your way' Alex Rodriguez is no stranger to controversy and it’s his experience with that which gives the former New York Yankees third baseman authority to say that the Houston Astros are getting exactly what they deserve following the sign-stealing scandal.
February 29, 2020 Joe Concha: Mainstream media's blame game with Trump hurting important coronavirus reporting The media's willingness to blame President Trump -- in addition to recent blatant criticism from Democratic lawmakers -- is negatively affecting important aspects of reporting on the deadly coronavirus, The Hill's media reporter Joe Concha said Saturday.
February 27, 2020 Bregman becomes 7th Astros player hit by pitch in 5 games Houston's Alex Bregman was hit on the back by a breaking ball from St. Louis reliever Ramon Santos on Wednesday, the seventh Astros player plunked in five spring training games.
February 25, 2020 Altuve nicked by pitch, Astros stars booed on road vs Tigers José Altuve insisted he tuned out the hecklers. He couldn't avoid a pitch that grazed him.
February 24, 2020 Jeter says Astros scandal is a 'black eye' for baseball Derek Jeter wishes baseball could change the subject.