Latest report doesn't bode well for Astros pitcher Jose Urquidy
INJURY UPDATE
03 June 2024
Jose Urquidy's season may be over. Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images.
As we wait to hear an official update from the Astros on the health of Jose Urquidy and Cristian Javier, we're beginning to see reports from sources that Urquidy will have to undergo another Tommy John Surgery.
José Urquidy is en route to see Dr. Keith Meister for a second opinion on his elbow. A second Tommy John surgery is on the table, two sources tells @TheAthletic. ESPN was first.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 3, 2024
General manager Dana Brown recently gave an update on the pitchers, saying they were waiting on some second opinions and that they should be able to reveal the club's plan of action by this Thursday.
Hopefully, both pitchers are able to avoid the dreaded TJ surgery, but if Urquidy is seeking a second opinion, one would assume the first opinion told him the surgery was necessary.
If Urquidy does indeed have the surgery, there's a decent chance we've seen the last of him in an Astros uniform. He will be a free agent after the 2025 season, and may not have enough time to fully recover and play next year.
Urquidy has pitched in 5 seasons for the Astros, going 27-16 with a 3.98 career ERA.
Houston cruises past BYU to secure victory in Big 12 semifinals
Mar 15, 2025, 2:07 pm
Emanuel Sharpe scored 26 points, LJ Cryer had 20 and second-ranked Houston stifled No. 17 BYU in a 74-54 victory Friday night that moved the Cougars into the Big 12 Tournament championship game for the second consecutive season.
Milos Uzan added 14 points and Mylik Wilson pulled down 13 rebounds, helping the tournament's top seed jump to a big early lead and roll into Saturday night's matchup with Arizona on a 12-game win streak.
Houston (29-4) played without J'Wan Roberts, its leading rebounder, after he sprained his ankle early in the second half of the Cougars' quarterfinal win over Colorado. Roberts watched from the bench with his right foot in a walking boot.
He got to watch quite a defensive show by one of the nation's best.
Houston forced BYU to miss its first nine shots, including seven from beyond the arc, where coach Kevin Young's team had set a Big 12 Tournament record with 18 made 3s on its way to 96 points in a quarterfinal win over Iowa State. That nearly seven-minute lull allowed Houston to roar to a 15-0 lead that it spent the rest of the game protecting.
BYU trimmed its 40-21 halftime deficit to 13 midway through the second half but never threatened to come all the way back.
Keba Keita had 14 points and 12 rebounds for BYU. Dawson Baker scored 11 points and Richie Saunders had 10.
Takeaways
BYU still has not won a conference tournament title since 2001 in the Mountain West.
Houston lived up to its billing as the nation's No. 1 team in defensive efficiency.
Key moment
Sharpe converted a four-point play with 13:40 left in the first half to give Houston its 15-0 lead.
Key stat
Houston has beaten BYU by an average of 25.5 points in their two games this season.
Up next
Houston will play the Wildcats for the Big 12 title.
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