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With Tucker gone, Altuve at second (for now) and Yordan Alvarez’s appearances in the field limited, the Astros’ outfield returns Jake Meyers and Chas McCormick along with Mauricio Dubón, who plays anywhere.

On the free agency market, there aren't any players of Tucker's caliber available. However, in some sense, Houston could replace him with Anthony Santander. The switch-hitting outfielder, despite hitting 44 home runs last season, isn't comparable to Tucker in some areas.

Former Houston outfielder and three-time All-Star Kyle Tucker posed for a photograph at a training facility in an unknown location Tuesday, standing next to a player Houston hopes will emerge as its next star at the hot corner.

The Chicago Cubs could swoop into the $200 million Alex Bregman sweepstakes and steal the star infielder from the Houston Astros.

The Houston Astros don't want to invoke a high luxury tax bill. Jose Altuve, their franchise icon, is practically begging their front office to re-sign free age

The Cubs and Kyle Tucker avoid arbitration as they come to an agreement on a contract for the upcoming season.

If Bregman is back in Houston, team sources indicated he would play third base in place of Isaac Paredes, whom the Astros acquired as part of the three-player package for Tucker. In that scenario, both Paredes and Altuve could face a position change.

After the Houston Astros fielded a payroll in 2024 that triggered MLB’s competitive balance tax, incurring the penalty for the first time amid owner Jim Crane’s tenure, Crane was asked if the team would consider overstepping the tax threshold again in 2025.

Houston Astros pitchers Luis Garcia and Lance McCullers Jr. along with J.P. France and Cristian Javier are still making their way back from injuries.

Drafted second overall by the Astros in 2015, Alex Bregman helped the team win World Series titles in 2017 and 2022.

Houston Astros career second baseman Jose Altuve is so eager for former teammate Alex Bregman to potentially return to the squad, the nine-time All-Star is willing to move to left field.