COOPER HUMMEL #16 - LEFT FIELDER - HOUSTON ASTROS
3  HR  •
7  RBI  •
.170  AVG 
#16 - LEFT FIELDER - HOUSTON ASTROS
3 HR
7 RBI
.170 AVG
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Going to NPB The Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball signed Hummel to a one-year contract with a club option for 2027 on Monday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
Impact Hummel has collected a lowly .163/.268/.275 batting line across 340 plate appearances covering parts of four major-league seasons. The 31-year-old will now try his luck overseas.
DECEMBER 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Signs minor-league deal with Tampa Hummel and the Rays agreed on a minor-league contract Sunday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Impact Hummel elected free agency after being designated for assignment by the Astros earlier this week, but he has quickly found another opportunity with Tampa Bay. The outfielder will likely report to Triple-A Durham, and it's possible that he could earn a promotion to the major-league roster later this year. Hummel has played in 37 games between the Orioles and Astros this year, producing a disappointing .170 average with three home runs, seven RBI, 10 runs scored and a stolen base over 88 at-bats.
AUGUST 18, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Signs minor-league deal with Tampa Hummel and the Rays agreed on a minor-league contract Sunday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Impact Hummel elected free agency after being designated for assignment by the Astros earlier this week, but he has quickly found another opportunity with Tampa Bay. The outfielder will likely report to Triple-A Durham, and it's possible that he could earn a promotion to the major-league roster later this year. Hummel has played in 37 games with the Orioles and Astros this year, producing a disappointing .170 average with three home runs, seven RBI, 10 runs scored and a stolen base over 88 at-bats.
AUGUST 18, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Hits open market Hummel cleared waivers and elected free agency Friday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Impact Houston dropped Hummel from the 40-man roster earlier this week, and he'll become a free agent rather than report to Triple-A Sugar Land. The outfielder has played in 37 games between the Orioles and Astros this season and has a .571 OPS in 105 plate appearances.
AUGUST 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Astros DFA outfielder to make room for Cristian Javier on 40-man roster | Sporting News The Houston Astros designated outfielder Cooper Hummel for assignment on Monday to make room for Cristian Javier on the 40-man roster.
AUGUST 11, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Dropped from 40-man roster The Astros designated Hummel for assignment Monday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Impact With Houston needing to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Cristian Javier (elbow) to return from the 60-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Monday versus Boston, Hummel ended up being the casualty. The 30-year-old had been seeing steady playing time in the corner outfield coming out of the All-Star break, but his opportunities dried up once the Astros added Jesus Sanchez, Carlos Correa and Ramon Urias ahead of the trade deadline. Over 104 plate appearances on the season with Houston, Hummel slashed .172/.301/.276 with three home runs, one stolen base, seven RBI and 10 runs.
AUGUST 11, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Losing out on at-bats Hummel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Impact Hummel had started five of the Astros' six games to close out the past week, but he'll likely be in line for limited playing time moving forward after Houston acquired Carlos Correa, Jesus Sanchez and Ramon Urias ahead of Thursday's trade deadline and activated Jeremy Pena from the injured list Friday. The Astros have now included Hummel in the lineup just once in their last six contests.
AUGUST 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Rare offensive contribution Hummel went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Nationals.
Impact Hummel has started seven of 13 games since the All-Star break, four of which have come against lefties. He's struggled mightily at the plate since joining the Astros on June 14, with the homer marking only his third extra-base hit across 86 at-bats. Hummel has also hit .174 with a 28.2 percent strikeout rate in that span.
JULY 31, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Rare offensive contribution Hummel went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Nationals.
Impact Hummel has started seven of 13 games since the All-Star break, four of which have come against lefties. He's struggled mightily at the plate since joining the Astros on June 14, with the homer marking only his third extra-base hit across 86 at-bats. Hummel has also hit .174 with a 28.2 percent strikeout rate in that span.
JULY 31, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Altuve makes more history to cap scorching-hot July HOUSTON -- Jose Altuve capped a scorching month of July by going 4-for-4, including a three-run home run in the second inning, and Cooper Hu...
JULY 30, 2025 • MLB.COM

Jose Altuve's four-hit game powers Astros to 9-1 win over Nationals

Jose Altuve ties a career high with four hits, including a three-run homer, leading the Houston Astros to a 9-1 victory over the Washington Nationals
JULY 30, 2025 • Associated Press
Heading to bench Hummel is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Impact Hummel had started in left field in five of the Astros' last six games, but his opportunities could become more limited moving forward after Houston welcomed Jacob Melton (ankle) back from the injured list Monday. Melton will start in center field in his return, and he'll be flanked by Jose Altuve in left and Taylor Trammell in right in the series opener with Washington. Since getting called up from Triple-A Sugar Land on June 14, Hummel is slashing just .150/.292/.225 with a 27.8 percent strikeout rate in 97 plate appearances for Houston.
JULY 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Kurtz becomes first MLB rookie with 4-homer game as Athletics beat Astros 15-3

Nick Kurtz became the first major league rookie to hit four homers in a game, leading the Athletics to a 15-3 victory over the Houston Astros
JULY 26, 2025 • Associated Press

Nick Kurtz of Athletics becomes 1st MLB rookie to hit 4 homers in a game, matches total base record

Nick Kurtz of the Athletics has become the first rookie in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in a game
JULY 26, 2025 • Associated Press
Handling part-time role Hummel will start in left field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Impact Though he'll be included in the lineup Wednesday while Jose Altuve gets a breather for a day game after a night game, Hummel has faded into more of a part-time role in recent weeks. He's picking up his fourth start in nine games while the likes of Chas McCormick and Taylor Trammell have been prioritized ahead of him in the outfield.
JULY 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Time-traveling Astros fan snags foul ball with glove out of the Dead Ball Era You don’t see many baseball gloves that look like this anymore. In the bottom of the fifth inning of Monday night's game against the Guardia...
JULY 8, 2025 • MLB.COM
Picking up fifth straight start Hummel will start in left field and bat seventh in Thursday's game against the Rockies, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Impact With all of Yordan Alvarez (hand), Pedro Leon (knee), Chas McCormick (oblique), Zach Dezenzo (hand) and Jacob Melton (ankle) stuck on the injured list, Hummel has been able to emerge as a fixture in the Houston outfield of late. He'll pick up his fifth consecutive start in left field Wednesday and his ninth start in the last 10 games overall. Since the Astros called him up from Triple-A Sugar Land on June 14, Hummel has hit .242 with two home runs, three RBI and two additional runs over 15 games.
JULY 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Pops second homer Hummel went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Phillies.
Impact Humel accounted for the only run of the game while tallying his second home run of the season in the eighth inning. He played rarely immediately upon being called up, but he has started three of Houston's last four games in left field. Hummel has gone 3-for-9 in that span, though he's had a hard time making consistent contact and has a 43.5 percent strikeout rate across only 23 plate appearances this season.
JUNE 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Hummel's clutch blast backs Framber's gem as Astros top Phils HOUSTON -- In the 17th at-bat of his Astros career, Cooper Hummel broke a scoreless tie with an eighth-inning home run that gave Houston a 1...
JUNE 25, 2025 • MLB.COM

Cam Smith hits 2 of Astros' 5 homers in 13-3 win over Athletics

Cam Smith hit two of Houston’s five home runs and finished with four hits as the Astros routed the Athletics 13-3 to halt their four-game winning streak
JUNE 18, 2025 • Associated Press
Homers for first hit of season Hummel went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 13-3 win over the Athletics.
Impact Hummel has found minimal playing time in the majors so far this season after bouncing between the Astros, Yankees and Orioles over the first two months of the campaign. He's back with the Astros again while they deal with a handful of outfield injuries, but he continues to work in a part-time role, as both Jose Altuve and Mauricio Dubon are also in contention for time in left field while Jacob Melton (ankle) is out. Hummel's seventh-inning homer was his first hit this season, and he's 1-for-9 with six strikeouts over four contests between Baltimore and Houston at the major-league level.
JUNE 18, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Officially called up Houston selected Hummel's contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Impact Hummel is set for his second stint with the Astros -- he went 0-for-8 with the team over six games last year -- after being signed to a minor-league contract June 7. The outfielder logged one plate appearance with the Orioles earlier this season and has played in 16 contests between the Triple-A clubs of Baltimore and Houston. To make room for Hummel on the 40-man roster, the Astros transferred pitcher Spencer Arrighetti (thumb) to the 60-day IL. The club also placed outfielder Jacob Melton on the 10-day IL, optioned utility man Shay Whitcomb to the minors and selected the contract of infielder Luis Guillorme from Triple-A.
JUNE 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Officially called up Houston selected Hummel's contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Impact Hummel is set for his second stint with the Astros -- he went 0-for-8 with the team over six games last year -- after being signed to a minor-league contract June 7. The outfielder logged one plate appearance with the Orioles earlier this season and has played in 16 contests between the Triple-A clubs of Baltimore and Houston. To make room for Hummel on the 40-man roster, the Astros transferred pitcher Spencer Arrighetti (thumb) to the 60-day IL. The club also placed outfielder Jacob Melton on the 10-day IL, optioned utility man Shay Whitcomb to the minors and selected the contract of infielder Luis Guillorme from Triple-A.
JUNE 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Headed up to Houston The Astros are expected to call up Hummel from Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Impact Houston signed Hummel to a minor-league contract last Saturday after he was DFA'd by Baltimore on June 2. The veteran outfielder logged just one plate appearance with the Orioles this season but has played well since joining Sugar Land, posting a 1.041 OPS with two home runs, two triples and seven RBI over six games. It's not yet clear what the corresponding roster move will be for Hummel's expected call-up.
JUNE 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Headed up to Houston The Astros are expected to call up Hummel from Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Impact Houston signed Hummel to a minor-league contract last Saturday after he was DFA'd by Baltimore on June 2. The veteran outfielder logged just one plate appearance with the Orioles this season but has played well since joining Sugar Land, posting a 1.041 OPS with two home runs, two triples and seven RBI over six games. It's not yet clear what the corresponding roster move will be for Hummel's expected call-up.
JUNE 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
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