The 2025 season was not one that Houston Astros fans will want to remember. They missed the postseason for the first time since the 2016 season, putting them in unfamiliar territory.
Houston had a few holes, but its biggest problem came with the number of key players who were injured. They were without Yordan Alvarez for much of the season as he battled with a right-hand fracture.
However, that was not the only big injury. They were also without Isaac Paredes and Jeremy Pena for a month, lost Josh Hader toward the end of the season, and saw numerous players reinjure themselves.
According to FanGraphs, the Astros lost the most potential value to injuries this season, and the club is looking to break away from that in 2026.
Astros dismiss head athletic trainer after year of injury woes
You cannot win many games missing multiple core players on the roster. To make sure this does not happen next season, the club decided to dismiss their head athletic trainer, via The Athletic's Chandler Rome.
"After a season defined by injuries and how the Houston Astros handled them, the team has dismissed longtime head athletic trainer Jeremiah Randall."
Randall had been with the team since the 2015 offseason. He has spent 10 years with the organization, but will be looking for work elsewhere over the winter. Before his time with the Astros, Randall spent three seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, serving as the team's Major League rehab coordinator and physical therapist/assistant athletic trainer.