2020 Houston Astros season
2020 Houston Astros | ||
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Division | AL West Division | |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park | |
City | Houston, Texas | |
Owners | Jim Crane | |
Managers | Dusty Baker | |
Television | AT&T SportsNet Southwest (Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum) | |
Radio | KTRH 740 Weekday Night Games Sportstalk 790 Houston Astros Radio Network (Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Geoff Blum) KLAT (Spanish) (Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 2020 Houston Astros season will be the 59th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 56th as the Astros, eighth in the AL West division, and 21st at Minute Maid Park. The team will enter the season as the defending champions of the American League.
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than fifty people for eight weeks.[2] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players will report to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 23 or 24 Opening Day.[3]
Roster moves
Coaching staff
- On December 7, 2019, first base coach Don Kelly departed for the position of bench coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates, joining the coaching staff of newly-hired manager Derek Shelton.[4] The first base coach position went to Omar Lopez, a long-time manager in the Astros' minor league system.[5]
- On January 13, Astros owner Jim Crane fired Jeff Luhnow and A. J. Hinch, after both were implicated in MLB's investigation into the Houston Astros' sign stealing scandal.[6][7] Crane temporarily assumed control of baseball operations while a search was ongoing for new personnel.[8]
- On January 29, the Astros hired Dusty Baker as the new manager for the 2020 season with an option for 2021.[9]
Releases and departures
- On December 18, 2019, the New York Yankees announced they had signed RHP Gerrit Cole to a 9-year contract, which was rumored to be worth $324 million, the fourth-richest contract in MLB history.[10][11][12] Cole had elected free agency at the conclusion of the 2019 season, and had rejected a $17.8 million qualifying offer from the Astros to return for 2020.[13]
Signings
- Astros signed C Dustin Garneau to a 1-year contract
- Astros re-signed RHP Joe Smith to a 2-year contract
- Astros re-signed C Martín Maldonado to a 2-year contract
- Astros signed RHP Jared Hughes to a minor league contract
Season standings
American League West
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 36 | 24 | .600 | — | 22–10 | 14–14 |
Houston Astros | 29 | 31 | .483 | 7 | 20–9 | 9–22 |
Seattle Mariners | 27 | 33 | .450 | 9 | 14–10 | 13–23 |
Los Angeles Angels | 26 | 34 | .433 | 10 | 16–15 | 10–19 |
Texas Rangers | 22 | 38 | .367 | 14 | 16–14 | 6–24 |
American League Wild Card
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Tampa Bay Rays | 40 | 20 | .667 |
Oakland Athletics | 36 | 24 | .600 |
Minnesota Twins | 36 | 24 | .600 |
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Cleveland Indians | 35 | 25 | .583 |
New York Yankees | 33 | 27 | .550 |
Houston Astros | 29 | 31 | .483 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Chicago White Sox | 35 | 25 | .583 | +3 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 32 | 28 | .533 | — |
Seattle Mariners | 27 | 33 | .450 | 5 |
Los Angeles Angels | 26 | 34 | .433 | 6 |
Kansas City Royals | 26 | 34 | .433 | 6 |
Baltimore Orioles | 25 | 35 | .417 | 7 |
Boston Red Sox | 24 | 36 | .400 | 8 |
Detroit Tigers | 23 | 35 | .397 | 8 |
Texas Rangers | 22 | 38 | .367 | 10 |
Record against opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020 |
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Team | HOU | LAA | OAK | SEA | TEX | NL | |||||||||||||
Houston | — | 4–6 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 10–10 | |||||||||||||
Los Angeles | 6–4 | — | 4–6 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 7–13 | |||||||||||||
Oakland | 7–3 | 6–4 | — | 6–4 | 7–3 | 10–10 | |||||||||||||
Seattle | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | — | 8–2 | 7–13 | |||||||||||||
Texas | 5–5 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 2–8 | — | 6–14 |
Roster
Farm system
Charitable efforts during Coronavirus pandemic
As of mid-April 2020, Astro teammates Carlos Correa and Martin Maldonado, along with fellow Major Leaguers such as Francisco Lindor and Eddie Rosario, as well as musical stars, have already shipped 26 pallets of medical supplies to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Astros owner Jim Crane has waived all shipping and logistic charges through his company Crane Worldwide Logistics.[14]
See also
References
- ^ Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/pirates/press-release/press-release-don-kelly-named-pirates-bench-coach?t=pirates-press-releases
- ^ https://climbingtalshill.com/2019/12/24/astros-omar-lopez-promoted-first-base-coach/
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-sign-stealing-penalty
- ^ https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/cglrhmlrwwbkacty27l7.pdf
- ^ https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2871181-astros-fire-aj-hinch-jeff-luhnow-for-cheating-joe-espada-to-be-interim-manager
- ^ "Astros sign Baker, emphasize 'respect' factor". ESPN.com. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/yankees/press-release/press-release-yankees-sign-gerrit-cole-to-nine-year-contract
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/gerrit-cole-yankees-deal
- ^ https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/where-gerrit-coles-historic-324-million-deal-ranks-among-richest-contracts-in-mlb-history-for-a-pitcher/
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/gerrit-cole-rejects-astros-qualifying-offer
- ^ Carlos Correa, Martin Maldonado Helping Aid Puerto Rico, Real GM Wiretap, April 15, 2020.
External links
- Houston Astros season official site
- 2020 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference