Brian McTaggart

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Stephanie Mock Grubbs bounces around the back fields at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches each morning with boundless energy. That might be the first thing you notice about the Astros’ newest assistant strength and conditioning coach, but her knowledge and passion for her craft

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Astros pitcher Forrest Whitley typically handles grilling, all 6-foot-7 of him. Teammates Hunter Brown and Spencer Arrighetti prepare the side dishes, and rumor has it that Brown makes some killer mashed potatoes. C.J. Stubbs, a catcher in the Nationals' system, handles the salads.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The next time Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. takes the mound with hitters in the batter’s box, it will mark his first game action since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series in Philadelphia -- a span of about 28 months. Sure, it will be

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Astros received some good news on first baseman Christian Walker, as an MRI on his sore left oblique showed no strain, manager Joe Espada said Friday. Walker was scheduled to fly back to Florida on Friday with the hope that he would be eased

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Considering veteran first baseman Christian Walker has dealt with some oblique injuries in the past, the Astros decided to send him back to Houston on Thursday night to undergo an MRI to determine the extent of the left oblique injury he suffered Wednesday. "This is

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. took another big step Saturday morning in his long march back to the mound following a two-year absence, throwing batting practice to three of his teammates on a back field at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A handful of curious fans, and even a couple of reporters, hugged the railing atop the left field wall at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on a sunny Friday afternoon, eager for a front-row seat to Astros legend Jose Altuve’s first Grapefruit League game

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Jose Altuve will make his long-awaited debut in left field in a Grapefruit League game on Friday against the Cardinals. The Astros All-Star second baseman is making the transition to the outfield this year and has spent the majority of his time this spring learning

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- It didn’t take long for Cam Smith, the Astros’ top-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline (No. 59 overall in '25), to show his stuff in Grapefruit League play on Tuesday. Smith walloped a pair of opposite-field home runs in his only two at-bats in the Astros’

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- It didn’t take long for Cam Smith, the Astros’ top-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline (No. 59 overall in '25), to show his stuff in Grapefruit League play on Tuesday. Smith walloped a pair of opposite-field home runs in his only two at-bats in the Astros’