Greg Rajan

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Senior Sports Editor at Chron

Senior Sports Editor at Houston Chronicle

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Space City Home Network to air 26 Houston Astros games in Spanish

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Greg Rajan

The trio of (from left) Danny Gonzalez, Gene Flores and Enrique Vasquez return to call Astros games in Spanish for Space City Home Network's alternate channel. Submitted photoSpace City Home Network, the Houston Astros' regional television carrier, will televise 26 games in Spanish this season, starting with the June 24 game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
White Sox have Houston Astros' number again

2 weeks ago | tylerpaper.com | Greg Rajan

HOUSTON — The Chicago White Sox came to town with the fewest wins, 22, in the American League. But matching up with the Houston Astros hasn't been a problem this season. Chicago made it three wins in four games against Houston this season, beating the Astros 4-2 on Tuesday night at Daikin Park in the opener of a six-game homestand. The Astros outhit the White Sox 9-4 but got an uneven start from Lance McCullers Jr. and found timely hits elusive, going 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. describes his latest start as 'weird'

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Greg Rajan

Some two-out trouble Tuesday added up to a loss for Lance McCullers Jr. and the Astros against the White sox. Jason Fochtman/Houston ChronicleHouston Astros Jake Meyers (6) reacts after popping up to end the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game in Houston, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Jason Fochtman/Houston ChronicleHouston Astros relief pitcher Kaleb Ort (63) delivers in the ninth inning of an MLB baseball game in Houston, Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
White Sox have Houston Astros' number again

2 weeks ago | victoriaadvocate.com | Greg Rajan

HOUSTON — The Chicago White Sox came to town with the fewest wins, 22, in the American League. But matching up with the Houston Astros hasn’t been a problem this season. Chicago made it three wins in four games against Houston this season, beating the Astros 4-2 on Tuesday night at Daikin Park in the opener of a six-game homestand. The Astros outhit the White Sox 9-4 but got an uneven start from Lance McCullers Jr. and found timely hits elusive, going 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
\White Sox have Houston Astros' number again, beat Lance McCullers Jr.

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Greg Rajan

Houston Astros Jake Meyers (6) reacts after popping up to end the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game in Houston, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Jason Fochtman/Houston ChronicleHouston Astros Jeremy Peña (3) scores on Yainer Diaz’s sac-RBI in the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game in Houston, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Jason Fochtman/Houston ChronicleHouston Astros Yainer Diaz (21) hits a sac-RBI in the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game in Houston, Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
Astros' Yordan Alvarez 'feeling better,' but hasn't started swinging a bat yet

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Greg Rajan

Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, out with a fracture in his right hand, is "feeling better" but not to the point of swinging a bat yet in his recovery. Jason Fochtman/Houston ChronicleInjured Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is “feeling better” but has not progressed to swinging a bat again, manager Joe Espada said Tuesday.
Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox: How to watch

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Greg Rajan

After a 4-2 road trip, the Houston Astros return home to face the Chicago White Sox in the first of a six-game homestand. Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1, 4.44 ERA) gets the start on an extra day's rest. Shane Smith (2-3, 2.45) starts for Chicago. When: 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, Daikin ParkTV: Space City Home NetworkRadio: 790 AM, 93.3 FMSpeed and good fortune help Houston Astros' Jeremy Peña pile up infield hits
Anchor Will Kunkel no longer at Fox 26 as station eliminates sports department

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Greg Rajan

Will Kunkel joined KRIV as its sports director in 2023 after five years in Charlotte, N.C.FOX 26 HoustonThe Houston television market has one fewer station covering the city’s busy sports scene. Fox 26 (KRIV) sports director Will Kunkel announced Thursday he is no longer at the station as his department has been eliminated. “Wednesday was my last day at FOX 26 Houston,” Kunkel wrote in a social media post. “The station made the decision to cut the sports department — something I never saw coming.
Dusty Baker says he went against wishes of Astros' brass to win World Series

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Greg Rajan

Dusty Baker led the Astros to the 2022 World Series championship. In a new book, he said the team's baseball operations department challenged some of his lineup decisions during the postseason. Brett Coomer/Staff photographerDusty Baker finally won the championship that had long eluded him as a manager with the Houston Astros in 2022. In a new book, he reveals he made moves during the 2022 playoffs that went against the wishes of the team’s baseball operations department.
Several Houston-area athletes on Texas Sports Hall of Fame's 2026 ballot

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Greg Rajan

Cy-Fair and WNBA standouts Nneka Ogwumike (left) and sister Chiney Ogwumike, pictured in 2014, are among the athletes with Houston ties on the Texas Sports Hall of Fame's ballot for the 2026 induction class. Jessica Hill/Associated PressThe Texas Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced the names on its ballot for the 2026 class, with a host of athletes with Houston ties up for election.

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14 Jun 25

They were a No. 6 seed, did not play well down the stretch and played four stout opponents. It was improbable.

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@GregRajan Improbable? They were the defending champions!

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14 Jun 25

30 years ago today, the Rockets made NBA history with an improbable title run that remains unmatched (and Michael Jordan did play that postseason). https://t.co/zM637nNlZs

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13 Jun 25

Nine years and four days after they drafted him in the first round, the Astros traded Forrest Whitley for the baseball equivalent of peanuts. https://t.co/3OEn31SMfs