Zach Dezenzo gets his first start in right field as Cam Smith sits after two games. Manager Joe Espada says it's a work in ...

Cam Smith and his mom: Astros manager Joe Espada said it wasn’t easy convincing Smith’s mom, Stephanie Hocza, to come to the ...

On Tuesday night, the Houston Astros signaled a fresh chapter in their franchise history as they revealed that top prospect Cam Smith would make his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut. The announcement ...

Houston hopes Paredes' plate discipline is contagious, a reliever is gaining Joe Espada's trust, plus more observations on ...

What exactly is the torpedo bat? Houston will get an up-close look at MLB's newest innovation sooner than later.

Cam Smith brought three dozen Shipley's glazed donuts to his Houston Astros teammates Thursday morning before his major league debut. Then he really delivered, with an opposite-field single on the ...

a-grounded out for Torrens in the 8th. E_Acuña (1). LOB_New York 10, Houston 9. 2B_Torrens (1). RBIs_Lindor (1), Meyers (1), Diaz (1). SF_Lindor. S_McCormick. Runners left in scoring position_New ...

Matt Kawahara covers the Astros for the Houston Chronicle. He can be reached at [email protected]. He joined ...

The Astros announced he’d make the big league roster earlier this week, with manager Joe Espada inviting Smith's mother into the clubhouse to deliver the news.