5 players that played for the Astros this year that you probably forgot about

While the division race remains close thanks to the Rangers waking up lately, the Houston Astros still find themselves in first place with 15 games to go in the 2023 season. In previous years, Houston would coast to the division title and then set their sights on the postseason. However, the 2023 season has been anything but easy.

In addition to just having better competition this season from the Rangers and Mariners in 2023, the Astros have been ravaged by injuries this year. The rotation was particularly decimated by the loss of Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia for the season and Jose Urquidy also missed a bunch of time. Yordan Alvarez and Jose Altuve being on the shelf for a while severely hurt the offense as well. The Astros were able to weather those losses somehow, but that also meant that a lot of players got rotated on and off the roster as Houston searched for answers.

Here are 5 players that played for the Astros this year that you probably forgot about

When any team has to figure roster issues on the fly, that often means that unlikely players end up having to play. Sometimes that is because the Astros needed a spot starter or fresh bullpen arm and the ideal call-up candidates weren't available at that specific time. Other times it was because there was no clear candidate to call up and Houston was just trying to figure out something that would actually work. Whatever the reasons were, the end result was a nice handful of players that didn't play a lot for the Astros and who will likely fade further into obscurity as time passes.

Let's take a look at some of the players that played for the Astros this season that you may have forgotten about.