The Houston Astros season came to a close this week after a 2-0 sweep in the best-of-three Wild Card round against the Detroit Tigers. It was the earliest an Astros season has ended since they missed the playoffs in 2016 and brings to an end a run of seven consecutive ALCS appearances.

Houston Astros' third baseman will become a free agent this offseason. He took to X after Wednesday's AL wild card Game 2 loss to post a cryptic message.

A day after the Houston Astros’ franchise player urged the team to re-sign third baseman Alex Bregman this offseason, manager Joe Espada voiced his own desire for that outcome. Bregman, a cornerstone of the Astros’ run of eight consecutive playoff appearances,