Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a ...

When I walked into work Monday, the first person I saw asked, “Are you going to talk about the planetary parade?” I asked what he knew about it. He said, “We’ll be able to see all the ...

at an Astros World Series championship parade. “Together, we became champions — on and off the field. Eight playoff appearances, seven ALCS appearances, four World Series appearances ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker was scratched from the lineup for a spring training game Wednesday because of soreness in his left oblique.