This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/astros as Astros Placing Jake Meyers on Injured List Among Several Roster Moves. The Houston Astros have been ravaged by injuries throughout the 2025 MLB regular season, and they are set to be without another starting player for the foreseeable future.

But over a decade ago, the Astros had considered trading away Altuve for a player from the Kansas City Royals. And on the Crush City Territory podcast with Chandler Rome and Tyler Stafford, former Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow revealed the story behind such trade rumors.

The Rangers and Astros will wear "Together for Texas" t-shirts, featuring both teams' logos, during batting practice Friday.

Prior to Friday's game at Daikin Park, players, coaches and staff from Houston Astros and Texas Rangers will wear special shirts during batting practice to show support for those affected by the devastating flooding in Central Texas during the Fourth of July weekend.

The five players Houston was going to send were Randy Ceser, Abraham Toro, Josh James, JB Bukauskas, and Kent Emanuel. Only Toro has carved out a solid MLB career, as the other four haven't had the career that would've made the Astros regret such a deal.

Luhnow hasn't held a role in MLB since being fired by Astros owner Jim Crane in 2020 following the 2017 sign-stealing scandal.

Beat writer Matt Kawahara answers a variety of Astros questions in his bi-weekly mailbag, including if Houston will add a left-handed bat at the trade deadline.

Preview the July 11 matchup between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Houston hasn't even hosted the 2026 World Baseball Classic yet, but officials are already looking to host the next iteration of the tournament, officials said.