Astros release Josรฉ Abreu with $30.8 million remaining on his contract
The Houston Astros have released Josรฉ Abreu, cutting ties with the former AL MVP less than halfway through a three-year, $58.5 million contract.
Astros to option slumping 2020 AL MVP Josรฉ Abreu to their spring training facility in Florida
The Houston Astros will option slumping first baseman Josรฉ Abreu to their spring training facility to try and help the 2020 AL MVP get back on track.
Abreu, Alvarez and Altuve help Astros pull even in ALCS with 10-3 win over Rangers in Game 4
Josรฉ Abreu hit a three-run homer right after Yordan Alvarezโs tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Houston Astros pulled even in the AL Championship Series with a 10-3 victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 4.
Josรฉ Abreu homers again to power the Astros past the Twins 3-2 and into their 7th straight ALCS
Josรฉ Abreu homered for the third time in two games for the Houston Astros in a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins.
Astros pound 4 homers, with a pair by Abreu, to rout Twins 9-1 and take 2-1 ALDS lead
Josรฉ Abreu hit a three-run homer for Houston in a four-run first inning against Sonny Gray and piled on with a two-run shot in the ninth to power the Astros past the Minnesota Twins 9-1.
Mullins hits 3-run homer in 9th to lift Orioles to 8-7 win over Astros
Cedric Mullins hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Baltimore Orioles past the Houston Astros 8-7 in a matchup of American League division leaders.
Astros slug their way to the top of the AL West with 16 homers in 3 games to sweep Rangers
The Houston Astros made quite a powerful statement while slugging themselves back to the top of the AL West.
Dubรณn and Altuve go back-to-back twice, Astros hit 5 homers in 13-6 win over Rangers
Mauricio Dubรณn and Jose Altuve twice hit back-to-back home runs, rookie catcher Yainer Diaz had a three-run shot to cap Houstonโs big seventh inning, and the Astros beat the struggling Texas Rangers 13-6.
Jose Altuve hits 2-run HR to complete 1st cycle of his career, Astros crush Red Sox 13-5
Jose Altuve completed the first cycle of his career with a two-run homer over the Green Monster in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros rolled past the Boston Red Sox 13-5.
Astros' Singleton ponders what career could have been if minor league marijuana testing ended sooner
Slugger Jon Singleton is back in the majors for the first time since 2015 after his career was derailed by several failed tests for marijuana.
Shohei Ohtani allows 4 earned runs, takes the loss in the Astros' 7-5 win over the spiraling Angels
Shohei Ohtani allowed four earned runs on five hits and left the mound in the sixth inning shortly before Mauricio Dubonโs tiebreaking two-run single in the Houston Astrosโ 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Nats' manager Martinez uses photo evidence to demand baseline rule fix
Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez is demanding that Major League Baseball change its basepath rule after catcher Keibert Ruizโs ninth-inning throw hit runner Jake Meyers, resulting in a throwing error that gave the Houston Astros a 5-4 win.
Astros celebrate, Cubs-Cardinals in London mark schedule
Baseball's 2023 season begins with another celebration for the Houston Astros, and Jacob deGrom returns to New York on another big day on this year's major league schedule.
White Sox take advantage of error, score 2 in 8th of 4-2 win
Left fielder Robbie Grossman dropped Luis Robertโs short fly with two outs in the eighth to end his record errorless streak at 440 games and set up two unearned Chicago runs that snapped a tie, lifting the White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.
LEADING OFF: Astros vs Yanks, Musgrove returns to face Phils
American League powerhouses square off when Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees host Yordan รlvarez and the Houston Astros in the opener of a highly anticipated four-game series Thursday night.
Judge homers twice, Yankees come back to beat Rays 5-4
Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 26th and 27th home runs, Jose Trevino delivered a two-run shot that put New York ahead in the eighth inning and the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4.
Trout HR, Lorenzen, Angels hold off Chisox; DH Ohtani exits
Mike Trout homered, doubled and scored three runs, Michael Lorenzen pitched into the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels held off the Chicago White Sox 6-5 for their seventh win in eight games.
Ward, Ohtani homer to back 3-hitter, Angels top ChiSox 5-1
Taylor Ward and Shohei Ohtani hit first-inning solo home runs off Lucas Giolito and the Los Angeles Angels rode a combined three-hitter to their sixth straight win, 5-1 over the Chicago White Sox.
Back from suspension, Anderson helps White Sox rout Tigers
Tim Anderson swung right back into action after serving a suspension stemming from an incident last season, hitting two doubles and a single as the Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 10-1.
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Gallo homers twice, Judge goes deep again, Yanks top ChiSox
Joey Gallo hit a two-run shot in the 10th inning for his second homer of the game, Aaron Judge went deep again and had four RBIs, and the New York Yankees outlasted the Chicago White Sox 7-5 in another back-and-forth thriller.
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Abreu, Dozier collide, Royals and Chisox split doubleheader
Rookie Andrew Vaughn, starting the nightcap at first base after AL MVP Jose Abreu was injured in a frightening collision in the first game, homered to send the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals 3-1 for a doubleheader split.
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Abreu, Dozier hurt in collision, leave White Sox-Royals game
Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu and Kansas City third baseman Hunter Dozier were injured after colliding hard on the first base line in the opener of a doubleheader Friday.
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Will wonders never Cease? Chisox pitcher's bat, arm top Reds
Dylan Cease pitched one-hit ball for six innings, struck out 11 and amazingly got three hits in his first pro plate appearances as the Chicago White Sox routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-0.
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Jose Abreu tests positive for virus; Miller says he had it
Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn adjusts his face covering as he watches players during baseball spring training Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Phoenix. When he walks in the door, itโs going to be a huge moment for the 2021 White Sox. The guys canโt wait to see him, and he canโt wait to see them.โAdAbreu helped the White Sox return to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. In the first batch of results disclosed by the league last Friday, 13 positive tests were found among 4,336 samples. It will be the first time since last spring training that they played in front of fans.
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Braves' Freeman wins NL MVP, White Sox slugger Abreu gets AL
Freeman easily won the NL MVP award Thursday, Nov. 12, topping off a trying year that saw him become so ill with COVID-19 he prayed please dont take me. Betts was bidding to join Frank Robinson as the only players to win the MVP award in both leagues. Cleveland third baseman Josรฉ Ramรญrez finished second in the AL MVP voting and Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu was third. He became the fourth different White Sox player to win the AL MVP, joining Frank Thomas (1993-94), Dick Allen (1972) and Nellie Fox (1959). A three-time AL MVP, Trout had finished in the top four every season since he was AL Rookie of the Year in 2012.
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LEADING OFF: NL race down to final day โ and maybe Monday
If St. Louis loses and San Francisco wins, the Cardinals would make up two games against Detroit on Monday that were postponed this season due to St. Louis' coronavirus outbreak. If the Giants and Brewers win, San Francisco needs St. Louis to lose both games against the Tigers on Monday. The 37-year-old Pence helped San Francisco to World Series championships in 2012 and 2014. A career .279 hitter, he had 244 home runs and 942 RBIs for Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Texas. โHe had a tremendous career, did a ton for the community in San Francisco and obviously for the San Francisco Giants,โ Kapler said.
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White Sox beat Twins 4-3 to clinch playoff spot
Chicago White Sox's Jose Abreu (79) and Eloy Jimenez celebrate the team's 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in baseball game Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Chicago. The White Sox clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)CHICAGO โ After clinching a postseason berth for the first time since 2008, the Chicago White Sox were low key during their on-field celebration. The White Sox assured themselves of no worse than a wild-card berth. White Sox: RHP Jonathan Stiever (0-0, 2.45 ERA) starts the opener of a three-game series Friday night at Cincinnati.
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Yanks' Severino needs Tommy John surgery, will miss season.
Left-hander James Paxton already was projected to miss the first two months of the season following back surgery on Feb. 5. The usual recovery time for Tommy John surgery is a year or more. John Means struck out three in the start for the Orioles, but gave up two earned runs on three hits. Kendall Graveman worked two innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, giving up a hit and a walk. Jesus Luzardo gave up a hit and struck out two over two innings of his start for the A's.