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The Houston Astros finished the 2023 season as runner up for the American League (AL) pennant behind the defending World Series champions Texas Rangers.The Astros entered the offseason with uncertainty at the managerial position as Dusty Baker had completed the last year of his contract and had expressed to multiple people inside and outside the organization that 2023 was to be his last year ...
On July 29, 2024, Wagner, Joey Loperfido, and Jake Bloss were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. [7] In seven games for the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons, he batted .400/.516/.600 with one home run and two RBI. On August 12, Wagner was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first ...
On June 19, 2024, Salazar drove in 2 runs with two hits for his first career multi-hit game in the majors to key a 4–1 win over the Chicago White Sox. [12] In 2024, he played 12 games for the Astros, batting .320/.387/.400 in 32 plate appearances, with 2 doubles, 5 runs scored and 8 RBI. He played 10 games as catcher. [13]
Overall in 2021, Sheets appeared in 54 games, posting a .250 batting average, while hitting 11 home runs and driving in 34 runs. [20] Sheets was added to the postseason roster that same year. He made his postseason debut in game 1 against the Houston Astros, going 0-for-4.
Whitcomb began the 2024 campaign with Triple–A Sugar Land, hitting .293/.378/.530 with 25 home runs, 91 RBI, and 26 stolen bases. On August 16, 2024, Whitcomb was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [9]
Josh Gibson has the highest career batting average in major league history with .372. In baseball, the batting average (BA) is defined by the number of hits divided by at bats. It is usually reported to three decimal places and pronounced as if it were multiplied by 1,000: a player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three-hundred."
[16] [17] The Astros advanced to the World Series and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to give Hensley his first career World Series title. [18] In 2023, Hensley played in 30 games for the Astros, batting .119/.213/.167 with one home run and three RBI. [19] Hensley was optioned to Triple–A Sugar Land to begin the 2024 season. [20]
Grossman played in 103 games for the Astros in 2014, hitting for a .233 batting average, six home runs and 37 runs batted in (RBI). [8] After spending much of the 2015 season in the minors, while in the majors in 49 at bats hitting .143/.222/.245, he was released by the Astros after the 2015 season. [12]