Houston Astros

Abreu will report to West Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday for what amounts to a final attempt at salvaging a calamitous contract.

Through 22 games, Abreu is batting .099 with just seven hits and 18 strikeouts.

Teams and players have made their first impressions. What are the April baseball anomalies, and what early results will have staying power.

The Padres, Diamondbacks and Rays all lost major ground this week, while the Guardians find themselves knocking on our top 5.

The Astros hope Loperfido, who leads all of professional baseball with 13 home runs, can provide a spark after a disappointing start.

Plus: A powerful story about a father's love.

Bregman is no stranger to slow starts, but his early numbers are more noticeable with the Astros winning just seven of their first 26 games.

The season may be only a month old but there are plenty of lowlights to choose from. Here are the 10 biggest disappointments so far.

“I would like production out of that position. Whichever way we can get that, we are going to do that,” manager Joe Espada said.

Losing 7-2 at Wrigley Field on Tuesday turned Houston into the 159th team since 1901 to drop 17 of its first 24 regular-season games.

This week, we’re hunting for statistics that might mean more than your typical April numbers and what they say about where teams are headed.

Here's what we've learned about Jeremy Peña, Yainer Diaz and the Astros' untenable first-base situation.

Everyone loves a comeback story. Here are 15 candidates who could be in the running to win the comeback player awards this season.

Javier will be the sixth Houston starter to spend time on the IL this season and will join four projected starters of the team’s rotation.

The last time the Astros' record was this bad through 20 games was 2016. These 10 stats help show how they got here.