Veteran first baseman Jon Singleton, 33, who had hit .171 with a .239 on-base percentage, no homers and two RBIs in 17 spring training games, was released Tuesday by the Houston Astros, who open the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Houston Astros will not carry first baseman Jon Singleton on their opening day roster, manager Joe Espada said Sunday, a “tough” decision as the team pares its ...

Just over a week after being released from the Houston Astros, first baseman Jon Singleton has signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets and will report to Triple-A Syracuse.

The Mets signed Singleton to a minor-league contract Wednesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

HOUSTON — First baseman Jon Singleton was released Tuesday by the Houston Astros. Singleton had hit .171 with a .239 on-base percentage, no homers and two RBIs in 17 spring training games.

The Astros have informed Singleton that he isn't going to be on the major-league roster to begin the season, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. Singleton struggled at the plate this ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jon Singleton, the former top prospect whose comeback from three drug suspensions crescendoed last season, will not make the Houston Astros’ Opening Day roster.