{"id":826629,"date":"2026-07-27T09:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/826629\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T09:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:11:25","slug":"houston-astros-demote-3-year-mlb-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/826629\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros Demote 3-Year MLB Player"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JULY 23: Manager Joe Espada #19 of the Houston Astros looks on during the eighth inning of the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on July 23, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the Houston Astros<\/a> will conclude their series with the Chicago White Sox<\/a> at Rate Field.<\/p>\n

They are looking to go for the sweep after winning the first two games.<\/p>\n

Most recently, the Astros won by a score of 4-1 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: The Astros lost 12-3.<\/p>\n

Astros Demote 3-Year Player\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyKai-Wei Teng #17 of the Houston Astros walks to the dugout out from the bull pen before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles<\/a> at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 28, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland.<\/p>\n

Ahead of Sunday\u2019s game, the Astros announced<\/a> the news that they had optioned Kai-Wei Teng<\/a> to Triple-A.<\/p>\n

Julia Morales of Space City Home Network wrote:<\/a> \u201cAstros have recalled RHP Miguel Ullola<\/a>, optioning RHP Kai-Wei Teng.\u201d<\/p>\n

Astros have recalled RHP Miguel Ullola, optioning RHP Kai-Wei Teng.<\/p>\n

Looking At Teng\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyKai-Wei Teng #17 of the Houston Astros pitches against the Detroit Tigers<\/a> during the second inning at Comerica Park on June 27, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n

Teng is in the middle of his third MLB<\/a> season (and first with the Astros).<\/p>\n

He is currently 5-6 with a 4.35 ERA in 25 games (10 starts) this season.<\/p>\n

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GettyKai-Wei Teng #17 of the Houston Astros pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> at Daikin Park on May 29, 2026 in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old had spent the first two years of his MLB career with the San Francisco Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was traded<\/a> to Houston over the offseason.<\/p>\n

Over 37 career games (17 starts), Teng has gone 7-10 with a 5.45 ERA.<\/p>\n

Looking At The Astros Right Now\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyYordan Alvarez #44 and Josh Hader<\/a> #71 of the Houston Astros celebrate a win in a game against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on July 25, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n

The Astros are currently the second-place team in the American League West with a 52-54 record in 106 games.<\/p>\n

They have gone 6-4 over their last ten games (and are 26-27 in 53 games on the road).<\/p>\n

Currently, the Astros are just 2.0 games back of the Seattle Mariners<\/a> (who are in first).<\/p>\n

Following the White Sox, the Astros will visit Mike Trout<\/a> and the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> on Monday night in California.<\/p>\n

White Sox Right Now\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettySam Antonacci #17 of the Chicago White Sox flies out in the first inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Rate Field on July 25, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n

The White Sox are the top team in the American League Central with a 54-49 record in 103 games.<\/p>\n

Following the Astros, they will remain at home to host Jazz Chisholm<\/a> and the New York Yankees<\/a> on Monday night.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JULY 23: Manager Joe Espada #19 of the Houston Astros looks on during the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":826630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,591,85],"class_list":["post-826629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/826630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}