The Houston Astros have shut down right-hander Luis Garcia after he felt discomfort in his surgically repaired elbow.

McCullers touched 93 mph on the stadium radar gun and threw his entire five-pitch arsenal. A couple of four-seam fastballs ...

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada has high hopes for starter Lance McCullers Jr after his impressive return to the mound.

McCullers (forearm) could make his Grapefruit League debut as soon as Tuesday against the Nationals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. McCullers completed another live batting practice session ...

For the first time in more than two years, Lance McCullers Jr. gazed in from a pitcher ... General manager Dana Brown and senior advisor to ownership Jeff Bagwell were among those watching ...

Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers was pleased with his progress Monday as he threw a 35-pitch bullpen session in his effort to return to the mound. McCullers still hasn't shaken the toll of ...

Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., who missed all of the 2023 and 2024 seasons with injury, is nearing a major step in his return for the reigning American League West champions.

Astros manager Joe Espada said Friday that McCullers (forearm) will make his Grapefruit League debut Tuesday against the Nationals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. The right-hander ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Lance McCullers hasn't thrown in any kind of game since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series, but he appears to be close to taking the mound in a Grapefruit League game.

Lance McCullers threw a ball from a slanted board at the net of one of the batting cages. It's been nearly three years since he last threw a pitch in a game, and even then, he wasn't fully healthy.