Topic: Jose Altuve

Jose Altuve reached nearly a quarter-mile's worth of home run distance through his first three at-bats, continuing a hot streak and leading the Houston Astros to blow out the Texas Rangers.

Kyle Tucker hit an absolute laser, crushing his wooden bat into a 100-mph fastball for a 107-mph, go-ahead grand slam to right center to lead the Houston Astros to a comeback win over the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore.

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve underwent surgery on his broken right thumb and isn't expected to resume baseball activities for at least two months, general manager Dana Brown told reporters.

Manager Dusty Baker and Houston Astros players will try to become the first MLB team in 23 years to repeat as champions in 2023. They say chemistry and an ability to replace star players are key attributes for success.

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals claimed respective American League and National League MVP Awards, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced.

Jeremy Pena homered and drove in two runs and Jose Altuve scored twice to lead the Houston Astros past the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 in Game 5 of the World Series on Thursday in Philadelphia.

Starter Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros bullpen teamed up to throw the first combined no-hitter in World Series history and fueled a 5-0 Game 4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in Philadelphia.

Framber Valdez allowed just four hits and one run over 6 1/3 innings to carry the Houston Astros past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday in Houston. The series is now tied 1-1.

Jeremy Pena hit a three-run homer and the Houston Astros bullpen protected a late lead to secure an ALCS sweep of the New York Yankees and claim a spot in the 2022 World Series.

A league-high six players will represent the New York Yankees in the 2022 All-Star Game, MLB announced.