As the Houston Astros try to regain their place as the American League’s most dominant team in 2025, they suffered what could be, according to the Houston Chronicle, “a major blow” to that goal on Wednesday when the biggest free agent acquisition of their offseason went down with an injury — one that he’d suffered

Christian Walker smacked 26 home runs in just 130 games last season, with the Houston Astros' new first baseman missing a large chunk of his 2024 campaign due to a strained left oblique. Walker suffered an unfortunate dose of déjà vu Wednesday morning.

The Astros can’t afford to lose Walker, who signed a three-year, $60 million contract in December. The three-time Gold Glove winner averaged 32 home runs, 94 RBI, and a .813 OPS for the Arizona Diamondbacks the last three years.

Here are three things we’ll be watching for around baseball today: Christian Walker was removed from the Astros’ spring training matchup against the Cardinals on Wednesday with soreness in his left oblique (per Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle ).

The patience Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker showed at the plate in their first spring at-bats was music to Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown's ears.

Athlon Sports dissects everything you need to know about the club ahead of the upcoming Major League Baseball season.

The Houston Astros seemed close to getting third baseman Nolan Arenado in a trade from the Cardinals in December, but he reportedly nixed the trade. Months later, Joe Espada was asked if he ever talked to Arenado prior to him nixing the trade.

HOUSTON – The 2025 offseason was one of the biggest shakeups for the Houston Astros in recent memory. Gone are franchise cornerstones Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker and Justin Verlander, and a number of new players enter the fold, hoping to continue the Astros 8-year playoff run.