Cole navigated injuries and a swing overhaul before it all clicked. His home run on Friday exited the bat at 114.3 mph. According to Statcast, the Astros had only hit two balls harder all season. Yordan Alvarez struck both of them.

The Astros brought outfielder Zach Cole up from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday to make his major league debut with the club. Not only did Cole get his first hit, but he hit a home run on the first pitch he saw. Cole was a 10th round pick by the Astros in 2022, and had played just 15 games at the Triple-A level prior to his call-up.

A TLANTA - The Houston Astros plan to call up outfield prospect Zach Cole from Triple-A Sugar Land ahead of Friday's series opener against the Atlanta Braves, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed.

The Astros are calling up minor league outfielder Zach Cole. Find out more about the move at MLB Trade Rumors.

Ball State baseball alumnus Zach Cole is set to be called up to the Houston Astros on Friday and will be the fifth former Ball State student-athlete to play

Astros’ Zach Cole smashed a home run in his MLB debut on the first pitch of his career. Watch his family’s ecstatic reaction.

Zach Cole has his third hit and fourth RBI of the night in his MLB debut to give the Astros a 8-0 lead in the top of the 5th

The Houston Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day Injured List with soreness in his pitching hand, general manager Dana Brown said Friday before the Astros opened a three-game series in Atlanta. "We are having it looked at, just trying to figure out what that is related to," Brown said.