Houston Astros News

Roy Oswalt pitched two hitless innings and Houston newcomer Jose Valverde also started out well Friday as the Astros beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3. Former AL MVP Miguel Tejada went 0-for-2 in his first spring training game for the Astros. He also made an error at shortstop. The Astros rallied for two runs in the […]

Roger Clemens was a no-show when Houston Astros minor leaguers went through their usual drills at spring training on Friday. The Rocket flew home to Houston instead of working with the young prospects for a third straight day, said his oldest son, Koby, a catcher in the Astros’ system. Clemens departed the day after the […]

Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane will honor Roger Clemens’ 10-year personal services contract despite an FBI decision to investigate whether the star pitcher lied under oath about his denials of steroid use. McLane said Friday that reports that he was reconsidering Clemens’ contract because of his legal issues were “overstated.” “All the legal troubles, does […]

The FBI took up the Roger Clemens case Thursday, told by the Justice Department to investigate whether the star pitcher lied when he testified to Congress he never took performance-enhancing drugs. The FBI’s involvement was announced one day after the leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee told Attorney General Michael Mukasey they […]

The air was chilled, though it didn’t have the same sting as October to the Cleveland Indians. In atypical Florida weather, the Indians returned to the field for the first time since losing Game 7 of the AL championship series in Boston and opened their final Grapefruit League season with a 12-2 thumping of the […]

Roger Clemens’ 10-year personal services contract with the Houston Astros could be affected by the FBI’s investigation into whether he lied to Congress about using steroids. Astros owner Drayton McLane said Thursday he might re-evaluate the deal — which kicks in when the star pitcher officially retires — in light of Clemens’ legal issues.

The FBI has begun investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied taking steroids, officials said Thursday in the case of another baseball star snared in a long-running inquiry into drug use by professional athletes. Clemens, the All-Star pitcher and seven-time Cy Young Award winner, maintains he has never used steroids or other […]

The Houston Astros on Thursday signed lefthander Wandy Rodriguez and righthander Fernando Nieve to one-year contracts.

Roger Clemens’ 10-year personal services contract with the Houston Astros could be affected by a possible perjury investigation into whether he lied to Congress about using steroids. Astros owner Drayton McLane said Thursday he might reconsider the deal — which kicks in when the star pitcher officially retires — in light of Clemens’ legal issues.

The greatest pitcher of a generation instead could be remembered for leaning on a presidential pardon to avoid jail time.