Astros pitcher Framber Valdez enters final season before free agency and is open to a contract extension to stay in Houston.

After the Houston Astros fielded a payroll in 2024 that triggered MLB’s competitive balance tax, incurring the penalty for the first time amid owner Jim Crane’s tenure, Crane was asked if the ...

Since the league suspended luxury tax payments for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, 2024 technically marked the first time the Astros exceeded the Competitive Balance Tax threshold. Houston’s ...

James C. “Jim” Crane, 88, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was reunited with his loving wife. Nancy Jo Sherrill Crane when he entered heavens gates on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Born to the late Fred M.

Former Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman still has to sign a deal to play in the 2025 season during his free agency period. Bregman had previously seen interest from the Houston Astros ...

All winter, sources have indicated Astros owner Jim Crane is unwilling to pay the tax for a second consecutive season. Shipping $8.5 million of Pressly’s salary to Chicago leaves the Astros less ...

Astros owner Jim Crane is reportedly prepared to spend significantly to keep Bregman, underscoring the player's importance to the team. Astros' owner Jim Crane to spend $100,000,000 plus to re ...

James C. “Jim” Crane, 88, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was reunited with his loving wife. Nancy Jo Sherrill Crane when he entered heavens gates on Sunday, February 2, 2025.