Hey guys, it’s Ari Alexander with the Astros, as they work through 17 straight days with a game.

The Toronto Blue Jays have hired former Astros general manager James Click to be their new vice president of baseball strategy.

Hello to all of you Astros fans who are probably still celebrating the World Series championship!

Houston Astros general manager James Click will not be given a new contract.

The Houston Astros and owner Jim Crane announced Friday that the team has parted ways with General Manager James Click.

The Houston Astros and owner Jim Crane announced Friday that the team has parted ways with General Manager James Click.

Houston Astros general manager James Click hasn't yet agreed to a new contract with the World Series champions.

Houston Astros general manager James Click faces an uncertain future.

The Astros are getting a little break right now but the city is still getting pumped up for the postseason!

Houston Astros’ outfielder Michael Brantley will miss the rest of the 2022 season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

Hey guys, it’s Ari freshly coming out of my trade deadline bunker where I spent the past week or so glued to my phone, texting with a number of MLB sources to try to figure out JUST WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE ASTROS AT THE DEADLINE!?

The Houston Astros have acquired 1B/DH Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles and minor league RHP Jayden Murray from the Tampa Bay Rays in part of a three-team trade. To complete their portion of the deal, the Astros sent OF Jose Siri to the Rays and minor league RHP Chayce McDermott to the Orioles. The announcement was made by Astros General Manager James Click.

Used to the often glacial pace of baseball free agency in recent winters, general managers are treating the threat of a work stoppage next month as not even a speedbump in the sport’s offseason.

The Astros made official their qualifying offers to Carlos Correa and Justin Verlander

Dusty Baker, owner Jim Crane and General Manger James Click spoke about some different wide-ranging Astros topics on Friday during their end-of-the-season press conference.

KPRC 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy just received breaking news in Atlanta that Astros player Jason Castro has been removed from the World Series roster due to COVID-19 protocols. This development comes just over an hour before first pitch.

Framber Valdez will start for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves.

Astros ace Lance McCullers Jr. has been left off the team’s roster for the AL Championship Series against Boston, a huge blow to a team looking to advance to the World Series for the second time in three seasons.

Mayor Sylvester Turner hosted the Houston Astros for a post-season rally on Tuesday to celebrate the AL West Division champions.

The Houston Astros had made two trades earlier this week to shore up their bullpen. They weren’t done adding on.

The Astros have now hit the 85% vaccination threshold, meaning the team will be relaxing their coronavirus protocols, according to general manager James Click.

Houston Astros star second baseman Jose Altuve could possibly start Monday against the Seattle Mariners, Astros General Manager James Click said on the Astros pregame radio show.

It was not known whether the eight pitchers had tested positive for the virus or had come in close contact with someone who had tested positive. Earlier this week, the Astros lost starter Framber Valdez when he suffered a broken left finger while fielding a ball in an exhibition game. They list 23 pitchers on their 40-man roster, plus 16 more nonroster pitchers in camp. Nineteen big league players and six staff have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of spring training, a positive rate of 0.07% among 34,541 tests. All players on 40-man rosters and players with minor league contracts invited to big league training camp are screened.

The Astros have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa, GM James Click announced Saturday. Correa had been the only remaining, unsigned arbitration-eligible player on the Astros roster. Correa helped lead the Astros to an 8-5 record in the postseason, falling just one win shy of a return to the World Series. AdThe now 26-year-old Correa also had his best season defensively in 2020, leading all ML shortstops in fielding pct. Correa and the Astros are set to open Spring Training later this month in West Palm Beach.

HOUSTON – The Houston Astros have tendered contracts to three arbitration-eligible players: shortstop Carlos Correa, infielder Aledmys Díaz, and right-handed pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. Additionally, the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with right-handed pitcher Austin Pruitt. The deadline for Major League Baseball clubs to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players was 7 p.m. Wednesday. Selected by the Astros with the first-overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft, Correa is entering his seventh Major League season with the Astros in 2021. He then made three starts for the Astros during the 2020 postseason, starting Game 1 of the ALDS at OAK, and Games 2 and 7 of the ALCS at TB. Pruitt, 31, was acquired by the Astros from Tampa Bay on Jan. 9, in exchange for two prospects, right-handed pitcher Peyton Battenfield and outfielder Cal Stevenson.

HOUSTON – The baseball offseason is off and running and Sunday the Astros announced their decisions regarding qualifying offers for their free agents. Astros General Manager James Click announced in a statement that they declined the $18.9 set qualifying offer for Josh Reddick, Michael Brantley and Brad Peacock. The Astros did, as expected, make an official offer for outfielder George Springer. Springer is one of the most sought after free agents this winter. The Astros believe they will still make their best run at keeping Springer in Houston, where he has been since 2014 on the big league level.

HOUSTON – Astros pitcher Josh James underwent hip surgery and will need six to eight months to recover. Houston general manager James Click said Saturday that James had a labral tear of his left hip repaired Friday. James initially injured his hip Aug. 20 in a game at Colorado and went on the injured list. When the right-hander returned, he had a 1.35 ERA over 6 2-3 innings in his final six appearances of the regular season. For the regular season, James was 1-0 with a 7.27 ERA in 13 appearances (two starts) with 21 strikeouts.

HOUSTON – Greetings from the Xfinity Sports Desk and KPRC Channel 2 Sports. Here is what’s happening on the sports scene across Houston this week and the days ahead. Top candidates include Jeff Van Gundy who coached the Rockets from 2003 through the 2007 season along with John Lucas. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLThe regular season is flying by after getting off to a late start. That’s it from the Xfinity Sports Desk and KPRC Channel 2 Sports!

HOUSTON – The Houston Astros will face the Tampa Bay Rays in the playoffs for the second year in a row, but this time in reversed roles. No big names of offenseDespite the headline, the Rays hit better than the Astros in the regular season (109 OPS+ to 96 OPS+). The Rays had a 2019 All-Star in Austin Meadows, but Meadows hit just .205 in 2020 with an 86 OPS+. He helped put together a team that almost took down a 107-win Houston Astros team in the ALDS. “On a scale of 0 to weird, (it’s) pretty weird,” Click said, as he planned on beating his former team.

HOUSTON Dusty Baker isnt going anywhere. The Houston Astros announced Tuesday that it has exercised the 2021 contract option for Baker. Were excited to see him in an Astros uniform again next year.The Astros did the same for pitching coach Brent Strom and third base coach Gary Pettis. Strommie and Gary have had a tremendous impact on the recent success of the Houston Astros, Click said. Pettis has been with Houston since 2014, where the outfield has combined to post the highest fielding pct.

HOUSTON Manager Dusty Baker doesnt expect reliever Joe Smith to play for the Houston Astros this season. Smith has not reported to camp because of what general manager James Click called concerns for the safety of his family. Smith was placed on the restricted list Tuesday night, but he has not said publicly if he is opting out of the season, which starts for the Astros on July 24. The 36-year-old Smith has spent the last two seasons with the Astros and signed a two-year, $8 million contract to stay with the team this off-season. He missed part of last season recovering from an Achilles tendon injury, but returned to appear in 28 games with a 1.80 ERA.

The Houston Astros cancelled workouts at Minute Maid Park Saturday, General Manager James Click announced in a statement, citing concerns that a staff member was potentially exposed to someone outside the organization who contracted COVID-19. Click said the move was a precautionary measure. As part of MLBs testing and reporting plan, we were alerted that a staff member was potentially exposed to a COVID-positive individual outside the organization, Click said in a statement. Out of an abundance of caution, we have cancelled todays workout. We are working closely with MLB and our team physicians to follow the established testing and cleaning protocols so that we can safely bring our players and staff back to the field as soon as possible.Earlier in the week, the Astros canceled Mondays workout at Minute Maid Park after they failed to receive the teams COVID-19 test results.

The Houston Astros have canceled its Monday workouts at Minute Maid Park and the University of Houston due to delayed COVID-19 test results, the team said Monday. The safety of our players and staff remains our top priority at the Astros, General Manager James Click said. The team is still awaiting results from COVID-19 tests taken on Friday. So far, the MLB reports 31 players and several staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 among 19 teams. [RELATED: 31 MLB players, 7 staff test positive for COVID-19]Players and staff continue to participate fully in the screening and testing protocols while we await these results, Click is quoted as saying in a news release.

HOUSTON A Houston Astros player has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Astros complex in West Palm Beach, Florida, Channel 2 Sports confirmed Friday. That player experienced minor symptoms and is recovering well the team said. The Astros informed Major League Baseball and implemented all health and safety protocols. The safety of our staff and players remains our top priority, General Manager James Click said. We were fortunate to be able to take swift action once we learned of the player testing positive and we are pleased that there were no other players that tested positive.So far, no player working out in the Houston area has tested positive.

HOUSTON Minor league players in the Astros farm system will be paid at least through August 31, officials said Friday. With the uncertainty that our minor league players are facing currently, this decision provides our players with the assurance that they will receive a paycheck through August, said Astros owner Jim Crane. We believe that this is the right thing to do.Having a farm system of talented minor league players is a key aspect of the success of the Astros franchise, said Astros General Manager James Click. We hope that continuing the stipend for our players will provide them support in these challenging times.However, many other MLB teams announced this week that they were cutting minor league players amid the COVID-19 pandemic. So did the Chicago Cubs, who announced they were cutting 30 minor league players, according to NBC Sports Chicago.