The Houston Astros have had a relatively quiet offseason aside from signing Japanese right hander Tatsuya Imai to a three-year contract. However, expectations remain high in Houston after last year’s second-half collapse.
The 2025 Houston Astros missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Even bringing back Carlos Correa to play third base could not solve their problems last season, ending in an 87-75 season.
The Houston Astros tried some things last season to make room for players climbing up the ranks to the majors. The experiment saw Jose Altuve play left field for the first time in his career for the Astros, and the experiment might be coming to a close following the production.
Following a bitter end to the 2025 season, a year in which the Houston Astros missed the playoffs or the first time since 2016, rumblings of the job status centered around general manager Dana Brown and manager Joe Espada became uncertain.
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Astros manager Joe Espada and GM Dana Brown are entering the final seasons of their respective contracts. It’ll be Espada’s third season in the role and Brown’s fourth year running baseball operations.
The new MLB season brings opportunities as players head into their walk years and try to rebound from subpar performances. These 25 players stand out heading into 2026.
At the Winter Meetings this week in Orlando, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada spoke about wanting to decrease Bryan Abreu's number of outings of getting more than three outs, according to Chandler Rome of The Athletic (subscription required).
The Houston Astros have been working on adding some new faces to their franchise, and fortunately, some of the rumors have come to fruition. This has been a bustling offseason thus far, and the Astros are among several clubhouses that have been caught up with roster changes and coaching staff adjustments.
The Houston Astros, following a tough season in which they were unable to find their way to the postseason, really started to rebuild their coaching staff behind manager Joe Espada.
The Houston Astros saw their eight-season streak of making the playoffs come to an end in 2025. Naturally, people are looking for someone to blame. Both
Changes were expected to come on some level for the Houston Astros this offseason, and that's exactly what happened. While both general manager Dana Brown and manager Joe Espada will return for 2026, some major staff changes took place that saw both hitting coaches get dismissed as well as the head athletic trainer.
Coming off a rare postseason miss by the Houston Astros, many had questions about the security of Joe Espada. The rumors ran wild all year as the team failed to perform.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
After the Houston Astros surprisingly missed the MLB postseason for the first time since 2016, many questions emerged about the future of manager Joe Espada and general manager Dana Brown.
The Houston Astros have had an intriguing few days over the course of the last week or so, with reports indicating they are set to keep general manager Dana Brown and manager Joe Espada.
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada and general manager Dana Brown will remain in their respective roles after the club failed to advance to the postseason for the first time since 2016, MLB.com reported.
Coming off their first non-playoff season since 2016, the Astros will hold off on any major organizational overhauls.
The 2025 season was difficult for the Houston Astros, missing out on the MLB postseason for the first time in nearly a decade, and dealing with a wide variety of injuries that held them back from their true potential.
The Houston Astros ended the 2025 season with a record of 87-75, missing the postseason for the first time since 2016. With the Astros accustomed to runs in October, much of the spotlight quickly turned to manager Joe Espada and his future.
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada expects to be back in 2026. But his job security won’t be clear until team owner Jim Crane weighs in. That goes for general manager Dana Brown, who has an option for 2026 that hasn’t been picked up yet.
Will former New York Yankees front office executive and coach Joe Espada be ticketed for a return trip to the Bronx? Currently the manager of the Astros, Espada is on the hot seat after failing to lead his club to the postseason this year.
Joe Espada instead closed the door on Alvarez’s participation in the team’s final series.
The Houston Astros faced a hideous 4-0 loss on Friday night against the Seattle Mariners. For the majority of the season, the Astros (84-70) held onto their division lead in the American League West standings.
The Houston Astros are looking to close out another American League West title this September. On September 1, they got starting pitcher Luis Garcia back off the injured list for the first time since 2023.
The Houston Astros watched a two-run ninth-inning lead vanish Tuesday night to the Toronto Blue Jays, falling 4-3 in extra innings. After the game, manager Joe Espada delivered a scathing message to his clubhouse following what could be a pivotal loss in the AL West race.
When veteran minor league umpire Jen Pawol makes history as the first female to work a regular-season game on Saturday afternoon, she’ll don her gear knowing that at least one MLB manager believed in her.
The Houston Astros just lost four straight games to the last-place Athletics at home by a combined score of 32-7, but they have plenty to smile about. The club is still four games ahead of the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers atop the AL West, and it's just three games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the AL's top seed.
The Astros lost yet another rotation member to the surgeon’s table recently.
Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. hasn't played since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series.
Verlander won't be available for the Houston Astros in their wild-card series against the Detroit Tigers, but it's not due to injury.
Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was “not great” after exiting Sunday’s loss with a right knee contusion, but he may have avoided a major injury.
The Houston Astros are expected to announce that they are promoting bench coach Joe Espada to be their new manager.
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