Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. last faced Major League batters in Game 3 of the World Series in November 2022.

The next time Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. takes the mound with hitters in the batter’s box, it will mark his first ...

Former New York Mets general manager Jim Duquette shared his thoughts on Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.'s return ...

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 ...

Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. took another big step Saturday morning in his long march back to the mound following a two ...

Astros manager Joe Espada said Friday that McCullers (forearm) is "really, really close" to pitching in a game, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. McCullers threw another live batting practice ...

Is Cam Smith a realistic option? Is money a factor in roster construction? We ponder those questions and more.

The Astros could use depth in the outfield, but the reality is that Smith has only played 35 games of consequential ...

Neither the Astros nor McCullers expect him on their opening day roster this year ... would likely return with a limited workload. “Lance, we know that there would be some restrictions to ...

The right-hander will not be ready in time for Opening Day, but he hopes to make some Grapefruit League appearances before the schedule runs out. McCullers hasn't appeared in a big-league game ...

He understood the Houston Astros’ transformative offseason, but Lance McCullers Jr. still felt ... He has not made Houston’s Opening Day roster since 2021, a four-year streak that will ...