Mark Kotsay. Oakland A’s manager. Kotsay interviewed with the Astros in 2020 and, according to some involved in the process, emerged as a standout before Crane ultimately settled on Baker.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke had finished six innings of one-run ball and the Astros had just clawed out a 2-1 lead over the Royals in the top of the seventh on Jason Castro’s two-RBI ...

Cecil Cooper was fired Monday as Astros manager, falling victim to an underachieving, injury-plagued team with a bloated payroll and one of the worst starting rotations in baseball. Dave Clark ...

Joe Espada’s wait is over.The Astros are promoting him to succeed Dusty Baker and become the franchise’s 20th full-time manager, team and league sources said on Sunday morning.. The team has ...

Per reports from USA Today’s Bob Nightengale and Jim Bowden of The Athletic, the Astros have concluded their managerial search and are expected to promote bench coach Joe Espada to the role ...

The list of interviewees in the Astros’ managerial search is impressive. There is little doubt owner Jim Crane has interviewed a couple of people who would do well with the job. Determining ...

One major stat to remember as Jim Crane, Astros search for manager. ... He made a pair of wise pinch-hit decisions after Baker was ejected in Game 5 of the 2023 ALCS.

Before I look at some of the more puzzling decisions Houston Astros’ manager Brad Mills has made this season, he deserves some credit. A year after finishing the season 56-106, Brad Mills is ...

The managerial vacancy opened due to the firing of AJ Hinch in the aftermath of the cheating scandal that rocked baseball and tainted the Astros' reputation, not to mention their 2017 title.