Six members of the 2024 Sugar Land Space Cowboys have been named Pacific Coast League All-Stars as announced by Minor League Baseball on Wednesday. They include outfielder Pedro León, designated hitter Shay Whitcomb, starting pitcher AJ Blubaugh, starting pitcher Colton Gordon, starting pitcher Ryan Gusto and reliever Wander Suero. León

Triple-A baseball. The final hurdle on the road to the Majors. A blend of up-and-coming prospects and veteran players looking for one last shot at glory in the bigs. There isn't another step on the ladder ... the next stop is the promised land. The blend of old and young

Just think of some of the big numbers put up in the Minors this year -- 40 homers, 104 stolen bases, 202 strikeouts -- and they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Terrific performances came in a variety of shapes and sizes during the 2024 Minor League season. To celebrate

LAS VEGAS -- Shay Whitcomb was not the first to celebrate his birthday in Las Vegas. But he was the first to do so while winning Triple-A National Championship MVP honors. “It's the best birthday I've ever had, winning a championship," he said. "I mean, come on." The Astros’ No.

For the first time in franchise history, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (96-59) are Triple-A National Champions as they defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers (91-61) in the winner-takes-all Triple-A National Championship game on Saturday night at Las Vegas Ballpark by a score of 13-6. The Space Cowboys were the first

Thanks to a record-breaking home run, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (74-40, 24-14) came back to beat the Tacoma Rainiers (65-50, 22-18) with a score of 6-5 on Tuesday afternoon at Cheney Stadium. The Space Cowboys struck first in the top of the second when Jesús Bastidas led off the

A pair of runs scored in the first two innings were all the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (70-38, 21-12) needed as they topped the El Paso Chihuahuas (44-65, 13-21) with a 2-1 win on Tuesday night at Constellation Field. The Space Cowboys got cooking in the bottom of the first

A dominant pitching performance and a red-hot infielder were no match for the Round Rock Express (52-54, 15-17) as the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (69-38, 20-12) took the final game against the Express 4-1 on Sunday night at Dell Diamond. The Space Cowboys could only manage three hits off the

A five-run fifth inning vaulted the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (68-38, 19-12) to a 7-4 victory over the Round Rock Express (52-53, 15-16) on Saturday night at Dell Diamond, securing the Space Cowboys 13th series victory of the season. Round Rock struck first in the bottom of the first inning.

An explosive second and sixth inning propelled the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (67-38, 18-12) to a grand win against the Round Rock Express (52-52, 15-15) as they took Friday night’s contest 11-6 at Dell Diamond. A lead-off walk in the bottom of the first from Justin Foscue proved to be

Despite starting off strong with a run in the first, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (66-38, 17-12) were unable to spark a comeback against the Round Rock Express (52-51, 15-14), as they dropped Thursday night’s contest 5-2 at Dell Diamond. The Space Cowboys struck first after Jesús Bastidas led off

After losing the lead in the third, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (66-37, 17-11) fought back with a four-run eighth inning to come back and win it 7-4 against the Round Rock Express (51-51, 14-14) on Wednesday night at Dell Diamond. With RHP Tyler Mahle on the mound for Round

After taking the lead in the first, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (65-37, 16-11) never looked back as they took the first of six games in the final series against the Round Rock Express (51-50, 14-13) with a 7-1 win on Tuesday night at Dell Diamond. The Space Cowboys got

After finding themselves in a three-run hole after two and a half frames, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (62-34, 13-8) rallied back in grand fashion to take the first of six games against the Sacramento River Cats (52-45, 8-14) with a 7-3 win at Constellation Field on Tuesday night. The

Thanks to a trio of tenth-inning runs, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (61-34, 12-8) completed a three-set sweep of the El Paso Chihuahuas (40-56, 9-12) with a 6-4 win at Southwest University Park on Sunday night. LHP Eric Lauer retired six of the first seven batters he faced before issuing

In a game that looked like it was over on a strikeout with two outs in the ninth, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (59-34, 10-8) stayed alive and rallied back against the El Paso Chihuahuas (40-54, 9-10) with a 7-5 win on Friday night at Southwest University Park. Trailing 4-2

A night after dropping a tight 1-0 contest, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (54-30, 5-4) offense bounced back and took the series finale against the Round Rock Express (42-41, 5-4) in a 4-3 win on Wednesday night at Dell Diamond. The Space Cowboys struck first in the second inning when

INF Shay Whitcomb has been selected as the Houston Astros Upper-Level Minor League Player of the Month for June, the Houston Astros announced on Tuesday. Whitcomb continued his torrid season with a remarkable June, slashing .347/.414/.653/1.067 (35-for-101) in 26 games with four doubles, nine home runs, 29 RBI, 20 runs

Powered by a six-run resurgence late in the game, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (51-27, 2-1) stormed back against the Tacoma Rainiers (44-34, 1-2) to take the contest 9-6 at Constellation Field on Thursday night. The Space Cowboys started their comeback in the eighth inning in a 6-3 hole when

Thanks to a couple of solo blasts and great defensive gems, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (49-26) closed out the first half and secured their ninth series win against the El Paso Chihuahuas (31-44) by taking Sunday night’s contest 6-2 at Southwest University Park. For the second time in as

Despite getting off to a three-run lead after the second inning and making a late push in the ninth, the Space Cowboys (47-26) could not keep up with the pace of the El Paso Chihuahuas (31-42) and dropped Saturday night’s contest 9-7 at Southwest University Park. The night started off

Nine unanswered runs capped off by a grand slam in the seventh inning propelled the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (45-23) over the Oklahoma City Baseball Club (37-31) in a 14-5 victory on Saturday night at Constellation Field. For the second-straight game, the Space Cowboys started with a two-spot in the

Facing a 2-1 deficit until the eighth, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (42-22) rallied back for a five-run frame against the Oklahoma City Baseball Club (37-28) for a 6-2 victory at Constellation Field on Wednesday night. The Space Cowboys made their comeback in the eighth inning after being down one

In a battle that included four lead changes and three ties, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (41-22) powered over the Salt Lake Bees (25-37) in the last third of the contest, 8-4, to complete the six-game sweep at Smith’s Ballpark on Sunday afternoon. LHP Colton Gordon gave up the first

An explosion of four homers and seven runs in the first three innings was all the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (39-22) would need against the Salt Lake Bees (25-35) in a 7-1 victory at Smith’s Ballpark on Friday night. Thanks to two straight doubles from Grae Kessinger and Joey Loperfido