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.

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

Astros first baseman Christian Walker was scratched from the lineup prior to Wednesday’s game against the Cardinals with left oblique soreness. He missed more than a month last season with the D-backs due to a strained left oblique.

The Diamondbacks' former Gold Glove winner is dealing with a similar injury to the one that sidelined him in 2024.

Harper's offer to move back to the outfield could come into play in the future, including next offseason, when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hit the market. The Phillies have several core players ( Kyle Schwarber, Ranger Suárez, JT Realmuto, etc.) and a lot of money coming off the books after this year, and could pursue Guerrero.

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 ).

One day after we learned that the Texas Rangers are dealing with a worrisome injury with regards to Adolis Garcia, we're learning that another Seattle Mariners

For years, the first base position has been one of the easiest to draft in fantasy baseball. But now it’s a top-heavy position.

For one of the few times in major league history, we're asking, Who's on First? First base is a position in flux. In 2024, major league first basemen batted .246, their lowest total since 1900. They also posted an OPS of .