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These are the 10 greatest moments at Daikin Park

@brianmctaggart
January 18, 2026

HOUSTON -- When a team makes the postseason eight years in a row, winning four American League pennants and two World Series titles, there's going to be no shortage of memorable moments played in the home ballpark.

From thrilling World Series wins to unforgettable accomplishments by some of the best players

Here are the Astros' 5 best players not in Cooperstown

@brianmctaggart
January 18, 2026

HOUSTON -- It wasn’t until Craig Biggio was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 that the Astros had their first player enshrined who had an Astros cap on his plaque. Jeff Bagwell followed two years later and Billy Wagner in 2025.

Biggio and Bagwell are undoubtedly the

The 5 best seasons in Astros history

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

HOUSTON – The Astros’ run of success in the mid-to-late 2010s rewrote the club’s record books. The Astros posted their two highest single-season wins totals in back-to-back years (2018-19), including a club-record 107 wins in ’19 when they came within a game of winning their second World Series in three

Top 5 Draft picks in Astros history

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

HOUSTON -- Only two players in Astros history were drafted and developed by the club and made the Hall of Fame wearing an Astros cap on their plaque: Craig Biggio and Billy Wagner.

Biggio is clearly the best homegrown MLB Draft pick in club history, having set the franchise record for

The Astros' top Draft pick from every season

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

HOUSTON -- The Astros, like all teams, have had their share of hits and misses in the MLB Draft. Among the picks they nailed were Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman, Billy Wagner and J.R. Richard, but taking Mark Appel with the No. 1 overall pick in 2013, as well as selecting

The 5 best seasons by an Astros pitcher

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

HOUSTON -- Perhaps no team in the expansion era can brag about top-flight starting pitching as much as the Astros, whose history includes four Cy Young winners -- Mike Scott in 1986, Roger Clemens in 2004, Dallas Keuchel in '15 and Justin Verlander in '19 -- and dominating seasons by

Astros' Top 5 relief pitchers: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top 5 relief pitchers in Astros history:

Astros' All-Time Team: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | <a

Astros' Top 5 lefty starters: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the Top 5 left-handed starting pitchers in Astros history:

Astros' All-Time Team: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF |

Astros' Top 5 right-handers: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top 5 right-handed starting pitchers in Astros history:

Astros' All-Time Team: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF |

Astros' Top 5 right fielders: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top 5 right fielders in Astros history:

Astros' All-Time Team: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | DH | <a

Astros' Top 5 center fielders: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top 5 center fielders in Astros history:

Astros' All-Time Team: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | RF | DH | <a

Astros' Top 5 left fielders: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top 5 left fielders in Astros history:

Astros' All-Time Team: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | CF | RF | DH | <a

Astros' all-time Top 5 DHs: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 17, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top 5 designated hitters in Astros history:

Here are the best general managers in Astros history

@brianmctaggart
January 15, 2026

HOUSTON -- Bill Wood pulled off one of the best trades in Astros history by acquiring future Hall of Fame slugger Jeff Bagwell from the Red Sox in exchange for veteran pitcher Larry Andersen in 1990. Bob Watson became the first African American general manager in baseball history when the

Best shortstops in Astros history: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 15, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top shortstops in Astros history:

Best Astros third basemen: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 15, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top third basemen in Astros history:

Best second basemen in Astros history: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 14, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top five second basemen in Astros history:

Best first basemen in Astros history: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 14, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top five first basemen in Astros history:

5 best catchers in Astros history: McTaggart's take

@brianmctaggart
January 14, 2026

Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top five catchers in Astros history:

Astros' best single-game hitting displays

@brianmctaggart
January 14, 2026

HOUSTON -- The Astros, in their long history, have never had a player hit four home runs in a game. Perhaps nobody has come closer, though, than Vinny Castilla, who slugged three homers on July 28, 2001, in the first game of a doubleheader at Pittsburgh.

Best Astros player to wear each uni number

@brianmctaggart
January 14, 2026

HOUSTON -- What’s in a number? Well, quite a lot when they’re worn by baseball players. The wearing of a particular jersey number is something most players take very seriously, while some are just glad to have any kind of number below their name on a big league uniform.

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Led by Imai, a look at Astros players to hail from Asia

@brianmctaggart
January 10, 2026

HOUSTON -- The signing of Japanese star pitcher Tatsuya Imai earlier this week represented a huge shift in how the Astros will approach the Pacific Rim in future years. The Astros, at the behest of owner Jim Crane, have planted scouts in Tokyo, Taiwan and South Korea with

Quirky Tal’s Hill made Astros' home park unique for 17 seasons

@brianmctaggart
December 27, 2025

HOUSTON -- It was one of the most recognizable features of any of the newer generation of ballparks, and it recalled some of the memorable characteristics of baseball’s classic parks, such as Yankee Stadium's monuments, Fenway Park's Green Monster and Wrigley Field's ivy-covered wall.

Unlike those enduring elements, Tal’s Hill didn’t

Richard, Cole headline the Astros' top performances in an MLB debut

@brianmctaggart
December 26, 2025

HOUSTON -- For some, it was the best moment of their brief career. For others, it was the springboard to stardom. From historic swings to lights-out pitching, here are the Top 10 Major League debuts in Astros history.

1. J.R. Richard (Sept. 5, 1971)
One of the most

'I just won a bulldozer': Oswalt dug deep to deliver ... and Astros repaid the favor

@brianmctaggart
December 26, 2025

HOUSTON -- Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt was sitting quietly at his locker at old Busch Stadium in St. Louis before one of the biggest starts in his career -- Game 6 of the 2005 National League Championship Series against the Cardinals. The weight of the world was on his shoulders.

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