The Astros have agreed to a five-year, $85 million extension with starting pitcher Lance McCullers, according to Fox 26 Houston's Mark Berman.
McCullers, 27, was set to enter free agency after the 2021 season prior to Wednesday's agreement. He's spent his first five MLB seasons with Houston, posting a career 3.70 ERA with 565 strikeouts in 508 innings.
Houston's right hander missed the entire 2019 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in November 2018. He returned to the mound in 2020 and posted a 3.93 ERA in 11 starts.
McCullers will anchor an Astros rotation that is battling the injury bug ahead of 2021.