Astros outfielder Joey Loperfido had arthroscopic surgery on his right hip last week to address a labral injury and hip impingement that were identified shortly after the season ended, the team announced Monday. Houston said he won’t be ready for the start of Spring Training.
Loperfido’s 2025 season was a split one. He spent time with Houston, Triple-A Sugar Land and Triple-A Buffalo, and also had a brief stint with the Blue Jays.
In 41 games with Toronto, he hit .333 (32-for-96) with four home runs and an .879 OPS. Over 91 games with Buffalo, he slashed .264/.341/.401 with seven homers, 44 RBIs and 11 steals.
He also had one at-bat for the Blue Jays in the AL Championship Series against the Mariners.
With Houston last season, Loperfido hit .214 (22-for-103) with seven doubles, one triple and one homer in 40 games. He also posted .286 with 38 runs, 15 doubles, three homers, 29 RBIs, 31 walks and seven steals in 61 games combined at Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Sugar Land.
The Astros got Loperfido back in a trade with the Blue Jays at the start of Spring Training. He made his first Opening Day roster this year, but a right quad strain sent him to the 10-day injured list on April 18.
Houston optioned him to Triple-A on July 4, then recalled him briefly on Sept. 15.
He was on the Astros’ roster for the American League Wild Card Series against the White Sox.
Drafted in the seventh round out of Duke University in 2021, Loperfido had previously gone to Toronto at the 2024 Trade Deadline with Jake Bloss and Will Wagner, son of Astros Hall of Fame closer Billy Wagner, in the deal that sent pitcher Yusei Kikuchi to Houston. Houston later reacquired him on Feb. 13 in exchange for outfielder Jesús Sánchez.
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