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Yahoo
11 hours ago
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Astros rookie outfielder Jacob Melton sidelined with a sprained ankle
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros placed rookie outfielder Jacob Melton on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a sprained right ankle. Melton was injured playing defense in Friday night's win over Minnesota. The 24-year-old Melton hit .241 with a triple and six RBIs in 11 games this season. Advertisement The Astros also optioned utility player Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday. Houston selected the contracts of outfielder Cooper Hummel and infielder Luis Guillorme from Sugar Land to take their spots on the roster. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Astros transferred right-hander Spencer Arrighetti to the 60-day injured list. Arrighetti is recovering from fracturing his right thumb in a batting practice mishap on April 7. ___ AP MLB: Kristie Rieken, The Associated Press
New York Times
a day ago
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- New York Times
The Astros are rolling, but injuries are testing Houston's depth
HOUSTON — Still in a dirt-stained uniform, Jacob Melton trudged across an almost empty clubhouse on Friday night. He bore almost no weight on a sprained right ankle that dimmed the delight of his first big league extra-base hit — a perfect personification of the Houston Astros' predicament. A deluge of injuries is overshadowing Houston's most dominant stretch of the season. The club has opened a four-game lead in the American League West with a skeleton roster in desperate need of some reinforcements. Advertisement Yordan Alvarez's right hand fracture has crippled an already top-heavy lineup. Isaac Paredes' straining his left hamstring on Thursday night only furthered the problem. Friday brought a 'pretty good sprain' of Melton's ankle, forcing the Astros further into the most vulnerable piece of their organization. Position player depth is almost nonexistent, part of why Houston signed a slew of veterans to minor-league deals prior to spring training. One of them, Luis Guillorme, will be summoned from Triple-A Sugar Land before Saturday's game against the Minnesota Twins, two league sources told The Athletic on Friday night. Guillorme will likely take Melton's spot on the 26-man roster, though no final decision had been finalized as of Friday night. Postgame comments from manager Joe Espada all but confirmed a prolonged absence for Melton, the team's most touted position player prospect who chased home three runs during Houston's 10-3 mauling of Minnesota on Friday. 'It's a pretty good sprain,' Espada said. 'It doesn't look like he'll be playing for a couple days, but we're going to get some tests tomorrow and see where we go from there.' Melton could barely walk across Houston's clubhouse on Friday night without assistance. He leaned on a chair throughout a two-minute postgame interview that began not with his 111.3 mph triple but the explanation of another injury in a season full of them. First extra base hit for the rookie!#BuiltForThis — Houston Astros (@astros) June 14, 2025 A back injury impacted Melton throughout spring training before a groin issue cropped up at the beginning of his Triple-A season. On Friday, during his 11th major-league game, Melton turned toward the Crawford Boxes to track Willi Castro's solo home run. 'When I realized I wasn't going to have a play on it, tried to back off the wall and get turned around and get squared up with where I thought it was going to hit, I just rolled (my ankle) and landed on it a bit awkward,' Melton said. 'Not ideal by any stretch of the imagination, but I'll play the cards I'm dealt.' Advertisement Paredes' prognosis appears more favorable. Imaging revealed a 'small' strain of his hamstring, Paredes said through an interpreter. Espada called his third baseman 'day to day' and seemed optimistic he would avoid the injured list. 'I feel a lot better than yesterday,' Paredes said through an interpreter. 'I think every day is getting better. I think we're close to being 100 percent, being able to play every day, which is what I want to do.' Hamstring injuries are always fickle, so cautious optimism is prudent. That Paredes is so vital to Houston's success only reinforces the thought of being measured in bringing him back. Paredes has hit a team-leading 15 home runs, part of a standout season from a surefire American League All-Star candidate. Long coveted from afar and finally acquired this winter as part of the Kyle Tucker trade, Paredes has exceeded almost every expectation since his arrival. His 131 OPS+ and .378 on-base percentage trail only resurgent shortstop Jeremy Peña for the team lead. Mauricio Dubón replaced Paredes following his injury on Thursday and started at third base in his absence on Friday, but adding Guillorme to the active roster could spell more time in left field for the former American League utility Gold Glover. Dubón took over for Melton in left field on Friday following his injury. Guillorme is a far more sure-handed defender than Shay Whitcomb, the club's backup utility infielder who played the final four innings of Friday's game at third base. Guillorme bats left-handed, too, bringing more balance to a roster that will lose some if the left-handed hitting Melton hits the injured list. (Photo of Paredes after he suffered his leg injury: Alex Slitz / Getty Images)
Reuters
13-02-2025
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- Reuters
Astros bring veteran INF Luis Guillorme to big league camp
February 13 - The Houston Astros signed veteran infielder Luis Guillorme on Thursday to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league spring training. Guillorme, 30, could figure into the Astros' plans after free agent third baseman Alex Bregman reportedly signed a three-year contract with the Boston Red Sox after spending his nine-year career in Houston. The Astros traded for third baseman Isaac Paredes earlier this offseason in anticipation of not being able to re-sign Bregman, a two-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner last season. Guillorme played for three teams last season, batting a combined .205 with nine doubles and 10 RBIs in 161 at-bats over 77 games with the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks, who granted him free agency on Sept. 24. The New York Mets selected him in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB Draft and he played for the big league club from 2018-23. Guillorme is a career .251 hitter with five home runs and 48 RBIs in 411 games. He has played 202 games at second base, 101 at third base, 51 at shortstop and six pitching in relief.
