The first day of the 2026 MLB Draft took place in Philadelphia, and the Astros had a busy Day 1 with five picks including four in the top 100. They also had an extra first round pick at No. 28 thanks to Hunter Brown finishing in the top three of Cy Young voting last season.

A year after taking high school shortstop Xavier Neyens in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Astros went up the middle for a two more shortstops with two of their first six picks on Saturday,

It will be a busy afternoon for the Astros as they will get to make a trio of selections before the second round comes to a close.

On Sunday afternoon, the Milwaukee Brewers will finish their series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Brewers will look to avoid getting swept after losing each of the first two games. MLB World Reacts To Brewers Announcing Deal With Astros Ahead of Sunday’s game,

The American League is wide open entering the All-Star break, which means the Astros – who have been below .500 for most of the season – are in the thick of the race in the AL West, standing three games behind the first-place Rangers with 64 games remaining.

The MLB draft opened Saturday, with the Astros making six picks on the first day, including two in the first 28 selections.

Keon Johnson, a Vanderbilt baseball shortstop signee, was selected in the third round by the Houston Astros in the 2026 MLB Draft.

James Tronstein, a Vanderbilt baseball signee, was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 15th round of the 2026 MLB Draft.

The Astros' Yordan Alvarez got the typical Philadelphia treatment from the fans, but then got a big inning started at the All-Star Game when he singled in his first at-bat.