Topic: Manager Dusty Baker

The Houston Astros are bringing back manager Dusty Baker on a one-year deal for the 2022 season, the team announced Friday.

The Houston Astros staved off elimination with a 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night at Truist Park in Atlanta.

Three World Series games, NASCAR's playoffs and more than 100 NFL and college football games fill this weekend's sports schedule. A UFC title fight and regular-season NBA, NHL and soccer games also pack the slate.

The Houston Astros shut down the Boston Red Sox and earned a 5-0 win in Friday night's Game 6 of the American League Championship Series to reach the World Series for the second time in the past three years.

All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve homered to ignite a late, eight-run rally and lead the Houston Astros to a series-tying victory against the Boston Red Sox in Game 4 of the 2021 ALCS in Boston.

Two division winners and two Wild Card teams, including the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers, launch the ALCS and NLCS this weekend to determine who will meet in the 2021 World Series.

The Houston Astros used a five-run seventh inning to catapult themselves to a 9-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday at Minute Maid Park, taking a 2-0 lead in their American League Division Series.

Houston Astros veteran outfielder Michael Brantley was placed on the injured list with right knee discomfort, the team announced.

Jose Altuve jumped on a 1-1 curveball and sent it over the left field fence for a 368-foot, three-run walk-off homer to lead the Houston Astros to a dramatic victory and prevent a series sweep by the New York Yankees.

The Houston Astros placed star shortstop Carlos Correa on the injured list Friday because of MLB's health and safety protocols.