Oft-injured Houston Astros pitcher Mike Hampton is already out for next year. Hampton has undergone surgery for a torn left rotator cuff and other damage in his shoulder that will sideline him for the 2010 season, the team said Tuesday. The 37-year-old lefty was 7-10 ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Houston Astros infielder Aaron Boone completed a rousing return to Major League Baseball on Wednesday, playing his first game since undergoing open heart surgery five months ago. The 36-year-old started at first base and went 0-for-3 as the Astros were beaten 2-0 by the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. "It was great to get back out there and ...

Ted Lilly spoiled Aaron Boone's dream of a storybook return to the major leagues, and the Chicago left-hander was plenty tough on Boone's Houston teammates, too. Just a little more than five months after open-heart surgery, Boone played first base in the ...

Aaron Boone ran to his position at first base and that's when it really hit him. He was back, playing in a major league game for the first time since undergoing open heart surgery in late March. "I was fine last night and all day today ...