It is hard to ignore what the Houston Astros are doing at the plate right now, and Alvarez is leading the charge as one of the top players in the AL.

Jose Altuve, a noted free swinger, is taking more pitches and that approach is being followed by the rest of Houston's batting order.

The Astros on Wednesday set their 26-man Opening Day roster prior to Thursday’s opener against the Angels at Daikin Park, which includes All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña, who broke the tip of his right ring finger three weeks ago but has recovered in time for the season.

Following a forgettable Opening Day for the Astros, All-Star shortstop Jeremy Pena is back in the lineup after suffering an injury during spring training.

With that all in mind, the Astros announced their opening day 26-man roster on Wednesday morning. Here it is, with a few thoughts on it below: There are definitely some interesting storylines with these decisions. Let’s take a look:

Today, the Houston Astros finalized their 26-man Opening Day Roster. The roster includes 13 pitchers and 13 position players. To finalize the Opening Day roster, the Astros made several roster moves official this morning: Following today’s roster moves,

HOUSTON (AP) — Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez was scratched from Boston’s finale with Houston on Wednesday for an undisclosed reason. Narváez was removed from the lineup about 2 ½ hours before first pitch and replaced behind the plate by Connor Wong.

HOUSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora removed catcher Carlos Narváez from the lineup Wednesday for the series finale against the Astros but declined to say why.

The Houston Astros are looking for a bounce-back season. After not making the postseason for the first time since 2016 last year, the Astros needed to