Astros general manager Dana Brown provides some crucial updates to key pitchers Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia.

Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports that Alvarez will begin a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Double-A Corpus Christi. He’ll serve as a designated hitter in his first rehab game back, and the club plans to have him down for “a few games” before he can be activated off the injured list.

HOUSTON — It was a big stage for anyone, much less a rookie pitcher. But Astros starter Luis Garcia had the outing of his career with the brightest spotlight to date on him. Garcia pitched 5 2/3 ...

Luis Garcia #77 of the Houston Astros looks on against the Minnesota Twins in the fourth inning of the game at Target Field on April 8, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

At the MLB trade deadline, the Houston Astros made a couple of interesting deals. The biggest of the three they swung was re-acquiring Carlos Correa. They also brought in Jesus Sanchez to be a left-handed bat, as well as adding Ramon Urias for infield depth.