Welcome to the real baseball season.
After 161 games of exhibitions, the baseball season is starting today.
For some fanbases, just getting to the postseason is the benchmark of a good regular season. Forty percent of modern baseball teams reach the playoffs, but for Houston (and Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York) there is no such thing as a successful season without a World Series victory.
Houston Astros News
Hinch returns to site of past playoff glory with new goal
Tarik Skubal is exactly who Detroit Tigers need on mound in Game 1 of AL wild card series (Detroit Free Press)
‘He wants the ball’: Valdez aims to regain past playoff form
Astros gained a sneaky advantage ahead of tough Tigers series with Game 162 canceled (CTH)
American League Wild Card Preview: Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros (FG)
Astros 2024: The Wild Card matchup (Chipalatta)
Here’s what it’s like to be the team doctor for the Houston Astros (Houston Chronicle)
AL West News
A’s: There’s No ‘A’ in Coliseum (FG)
M’s: 3 Mariners who definitely won’t be back with the team in 2025 (Sodo Mojo)
Rangers: Who should Texas Rangers fans root for in 2024 MLB playoffs? (kagstv)
Halos: Anthony Rendon might not be guaranteed a roster spot in 2025 (NY Times)
MLB News
All-time hits leader Pete Rose dies at 83
Fill out your postseason bracket now
12 teams left, and any can win it all. Here’s how
The Race to 121 (FG)
Can Data Sharing Solve the Pitcher Injury Epidemic? (FG)
Giants Fire Farhan Zaidi, Name Buster Posey President Of Baseball Operations (MLBTR)
Chaim Bloom To Replace John Mozeliak As Cardinals President Of Baseball Operations After 2025 (MLBTR)
Houston Astros Birthdays
RHP Cy Sneed (32)
IF Colin Moran (32)
IF Chris Johnson (40)
3B Narbe Cruz (24)