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The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston.The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL).
In 2017, the Astros won their first World Series title. The next year they won more than 100 games again, becoming the first team with consecutive 100+ win seasons. They went 107–55 in 2019 and advanced to the World Series on a home run in Game 6 of the 2019 American League Championship Series by Jose Altuve.
The team was established as an expansion franchise in 1962, one of eight teams that was created in the decade. The team's first winning season was in 1972. In 1980, the Astros made their first postseason appearance. From 1997 to 2005, the team made postseason appearances in six out of nine seasons.
The Astros did something more rare than a no-hitter twice in a single game. Astros become 1st team in MLB history to throw 2 immaculate innings in same game Skip to main content
The frozen first-base market finally started to thaw Friday, with reports that Christian Walker has agreed to a three-year, $60 million deal with the Houston Astros.While Pete Alonso remains the ...
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Houston Astros National League franchise (1965–2012) and current American League franchise (2013–present), also known previously as the Houston Colt .45's (1962–1964).