Carlos Correa took a swing in batting practice, heard a pop, and his 2026 season was over. Peroneus brevis tendon repair. Six to eight months. Done.

Also this week: Seattle beat Houston for the ninth consecutive time, setting a franchise record. Tatsuya Imai returned from the IL and posted a 9.24 ERA. Ethan Peco is at Sugar Land with a 1.04 ERA and nobody is talking about it. And René Cárdenas, the first Spanish-language broadcaster in Major League Baseball history, passed away at 96 right here in Houston.

On the farm, Jason Schiavone — the $150,000 eleventh round pick — now leads all of Minor League Baseball in home runs. And down in Fayetteville, Joey Dixon struck out 14 batters in his first 6.1 professional innings after two years in a training room.

Prospect Spotlight: Joey Dixon — the Stanford right-hander who pitched through a partially torn UCL in college, missed two years of professional baseball, and came back throwing 96 with 14 strikeouts in his first six innings.

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Batting practice. Not a game. Not a dive for a grounder. Batting practice put Carlos Correa and Yainer Diaz on the injured list in a 24-hour stretch. The Astros are 14-22 and held together with roster tape and spite.

Then Tuesday happened. Peter Lambert — released from his minor league deal in March, re-signed two days later, option number eight in a rotation that ran out of options — threw seven shutout innings against Shohei Ohtani and the defending champions. Brayden Shumake, only in the lineup because Correa got hurt warming up, hit Ohtani's first home run allowed all season. Final score 2-1. Best win of the year.

Also this week: Josh Hader pitches in a real game for the first time since August, Yordan Alvarez wins AL Player of the Month, and all four affiliates check in with developing prospects worth watching.

Prospect Spotlight: Jason Schiavone — the 11th round pick who cost $150,000 and leads the entire Astros organization with 11 home runs before May.

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Spencer Arrigetti walked into a Yankees series with a battered rotation behind him and delivered seven innings, eight strikeouts, and ended an eight-game New York winning streak. Three starts, three wins, 2.45 ERA. The AAA callup nobody was talking about in March is the most reliable arm on this staff.

Also this week: Kai-Wei Teng gets the first rotation start of his Astros career, Hunter Brown's return gets pushed to late May at the earliest, Bennett Sosa's comeback debut goes sideways in spectacular fashion, and Yordan Alvarez is leading the majors in hits, OBP, OPS, total bases, and extra base hits through 26 games.

On the farm, the Fayetteville Woodpeckers complete the first six-game sweep in franchise history with Kevin Alvarez delivering the walk-off single. The Corpus Christi Hooks watch Bryce Mayer strike out 15 batters in his last two starts combined.

Prospect Spotlight: Bryce Mayer — the 16th round pick who cost $175,000 and is currently the best pitching prospect in the Houston Astros system.

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