Astros' Jake Meyers: Gets start in CF over McCormick
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Meyers is starting in center field and batting seventh for the Astros in Thursday's opener versus the White Sox.
Chas McCormick seemingly was the favorite to open up in center field for the Astros, but manager Dusty Baker is going with Meyers, at least for the first game. In all likelihood, the two will share playing time at the position initially until one if them distinguishes themselves.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: In lineup Tuesday
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Meyers (hamstring) is starting in center field and batting leadoff in Tuesday's split-squad game against the Marlins, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
The 26-year-old has recently been battling a hamstring injury but will return to the field Tuesday. Meyers has gone through some growing pains with three pitch-clock violations during camp, but he should have the timing ironed out by the start of the season. He's expected to open the campaign as Houston's No. 4 outfielder, assuming Yordan Alvarez (hand) and Michael Brantley (shoulder) are both good to go by Opening Day.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Working back from hamstring injury
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Astros manager Dusty Baker said Meyers has been dealing with a hamstring injury lately, but the outfielder is expected to play in one of the team's split-squad games Tuesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Meyers has been going through a learning curve this spring with the new pitch clock, but he seems to be getting the hang of it. After struggling to maintain a consistent role down the stretch in 2022, he'll look to prove his worth early in the 2023 campaign as a utility man in the outfield. This spring, Meyers is batting .267 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored over 15 at-bats.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Struggling to adjust to pitch clock
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Meyers, who has gone 3-for-12 with a double and a walk through five Grapefruit League games, has been charged with three pitch-clock violations so far this spring, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Both pitchers and hitters alike have faced the challenge of adopting to the implementation of the new pitch clock, but Meyers is perhaps struggling with the adjustment more than most. For his part, Meyers acknowledged that he needs to speed up his process of getting in the batter's box and believes the violations will be correctable, but it's yet another challenge the 26-year-old faces coming off a trying 2022 campaign. After being sidelined until late June of last season while recovering from shoulder surgery, Meyers batted just .227 and struck out in 33.8 percent of his 160 plate appearances to take himself out of the mix for regular playing time in center field during the Astros' march to their second World Series title.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Two hits, steal in win
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Meyers went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Rays.
Meyers scored the opening run in the third inning, and he added a single and a steal in the seventh. This was the outfielder's first start since he was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday. He also matched his career high in major-league games played at 49, and he's produced a .218/.263/.310 slash line with two steals, one home run, 14 RBI, 13 runs scored, six doubles and two triples through 152 plate appearances in 2022.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Recalled from minors
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Meyers was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday.
Meyers spent an extended period of time in Houston earlier this summer, recording a .557 OPS over 149 plate appearances. Since being shipped to Triple-A toward the end of August, he's slashed .337/.450/.543 over 111 plate appearances. He will likely serve as a depth piece in the Astros' outfield as they close out the season. In a corresponding move, Yainer Diaz was optioned to Triple-A, though he will remain with the big club on the taxi squad.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Sent to Triple-A
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Meyers was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Meyers has struggled to a .190 average with one RBI, one stolen base and two runs scored over 18 games in August, likely prompting his demotion. The Astros have yet to announce a corresponding move.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Swipes first bag
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Meyers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base Sunday against Atlanta.
Meyers recently lost out on regular playing time after falling into a lengthy slump, as he's hit only .188 with four RBI and two runs scored in 23 games since the All-Star break. However, the team was without Jose Altuve (shoulder) on Sunday and Aledmys Diaz (groin) is on the injured list. If Altuve remains out, that could open up regular playing time once again for Meyers.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: On bench for third straight
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Meyers is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.
Meyers will take a seat for the third game in a row and appears to have lost hold of the center-field job while the Astros seem to have taken a full-blown committee approach to the position. Chas McCormick is making his second straight start in center and may have tentatively emerged as the preferred option, but Mauricio Dubon also picked up a start at the position Tuesday. In all likelihood, manager Dusty Baker will likely wait and see if any among McCormick, Dubon and Meyers can get hot at the plate before settling on a clear-cut top option in center field.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Remains on bench
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Meyers isn't starting Wednesday against the White Sox, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Meyers has gone just 1-for-6 over his last two games and will be on the bench for the fifth time in the last eight matchups. Chas McCormick is starting in center field and batting eighth.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Takes seat Tuesday
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Meyers isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.
It's been a quiet month for Meyers, who's gone 6-for-28 with two doubles and no RBI. Mauricio Dubon is the starting center fielder Tuesday.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Sits again Saturday
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Meyers will not start Saturday's game against Oakland, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Meyers had been serving as the Astros' primary center fielder, but he's now been on the bench for two consecutive games and for three of the last four contests. His .218/.260/.328 slash line in 37 games this season doesn't make a very good case that he should be an everyday regular for a team with World Series aspirations. Chas McCormick will be the center fielder Saturday.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Absent from Friday's lineup
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Meyers isn't starting Friday against the Athletics.
Meyers went 1-for-4 with a run during Thursday's series finale against Texas and is out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Mauricio Dubon will start in center field and bat ninth.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Takes seat Wednesday
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Meyers isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers.
Meyers started the last four games and went 3-for-12 with two doubles, a run and four strikeouts. Mauricio Dubon will take over in center field and bat eighth.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Nabs third consecutive start
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Meyers will start in center field and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Meyers sat out back-to-back games heading into the weekend, but he'll close out the series in Cleveland by starting each of the final three contests. He went 3-for7 with a pair of doubles over the past two games to temporarily keep himself atop the depth chart in center field, but Meyers will need to keep producing in order to hold off the likes of Mauricio Dubon and Chas McCormick for playing time.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Remains on bench
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Meyers isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Guardians.
Meyers went 1-for-9 with four strikeouts over his last three games and will be on the bench for a second consecutive matchup. Mauricio Dubon is starting in center field and batting eighth.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Sitting Wednesday
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Meyers isn't starting Wednesday against Boston, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Meyers started the last three games and went 1-for-9 with four strikeouts. Mauricio Dubon is taking over in center field and batting ninth.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Still not starting
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Meyers isn't in the lineup Saturday against Seattle.
Meyers has gone 1-for-14 with a triple, two RBI and six strikeouts over his last five games and will be on the bench for a second consecutive matchup. Mauricio Dubon is starting in center field and batting eighth.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Not in Friday's lineup
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Meyers is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.
Meyers started the past four games and will step out of the lineup after going 1-for-13 with six strikeouts during that span. Mauricio Dubon will take over in center field and bat eighth.
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Astros' Jake Meyers: Slump continues
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Meyers went 0-for-4 on Monday against the Athletics.
Meyers returned from a one-game absence caused by a bruised elbow, and he continued his slide at the plate, as he now has just four hits across his last 33 at-bats and is striking out at a 31.6 percent clip over that span. Meyers had a hot stretch in late June, but he is hitting just .238/.293/.345 across 92 plate appearances on the campaign.
