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Hours After Being Introduced as New Astros GM, Randy Flores Is Already Making Changes
- Former Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus interviewed for the vacant Houston Astros manager position on Thursday, according to multiple reports. The team is conducting a managerial search following the departure of Joe Espada.
- The Astros chose not to retain Espada, who managed the club since the 2024 season. Ausmus, currently the New York Yankees bench coach, has previously interviewed with Houston for other positions.
- Ausmus holds a.486 career winning percentage across five seasons as an MLB manager. He led the Detroit Tigers from 2014 to 2017 and managed the Los Angeles Angels in 2019.
- Since his Detroit tenure, Ausmus served as a special assistant for the San Diego Padres and as bench coach for Oakland. He joined the Yankees as bench coach in November 2023.
- Reports from MLB writer Brian McTaggart and the New York Post confirm Ausmus is a candidate in the Astros' managerial search. The team has not announced a timeline for selecting Espada's successor.
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For the Houston Astros, the road back to contention begins with a new face in the front office. But the pressure to deliver remains as unforgiving as ever. Randy Flores has officially stepped into the general manager’s chair, inheriting a franchise searching for answers after parting ways with Dana Brown despite a 330–285 regular-season record […]
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