Houston Astros Manager

Last Modified Jun 1, 2024 13:27 GMT

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The Houston Astros are one of the two teams alongside the Texas Rangers that represent the state of Texas in Major League Baseball (MLB). They started their journey in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45s and kept the name until 1964 after which they adopted their present name in 1965. Moreover, the team is an erstwhile member of the National League (NL) between 1962-2012, during which they represented both the West Division (1969-1993) and the Central Division (1994-2012). However, they became members of the West Division in the American League (AL) in 2013 due to a realignment of the league.

Furthermore, the Houston Astros share divisional rivalry with the Texas Rangers and host the "Lone Star Series" to assert dominance over each other. Talking about their achievements, the team has won the World Series twice, the National League (NL) title once, NL West Division title thrice, NL Central Division title four times, American League (AL) title four times and AL West Division title five times as of 2024.

Who is Houston Astros Manager 2024?

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Heading into the 2024 season, Josue Espada was promoted as the new manager of the Houston Astros. This comes after former manager Dusty Baker announced his retirement following the conclusion of the 2023 MLB season.

Hailing from Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Espada began his baseball career at the University of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama before getting drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 1996. However, his career was limited to the minor leagues for the Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays until he retired in 2005. Post retirement, he became a coach with the Florida Marlins in 2010 as their minor league infield co-ordinator and third base coach till 2013. After the season, Espada was reassigned to manage the Jupiter Hammerheads in the Florida State League but instead chose to join the New York Yankees in 2015 where he served as their third base coach and infield coach until 2017. After the Yankees, he landed a job as the bench coach with the Houston Astros in 2018. His tenure was long enough to see him win the World Series title in 2022 before being appointed as the manager following the 2023 MLB season.

Joe Espada's Physical Attributes

These are the physical attributes of Joe Espada as the manager of the Houston Astros-

Joe Espada

Physical Attributes

Age

48 years old (as of May 2024)

Height

5’10” (177.8 cm)

Weight

175 lbs (79.37 kg)

Houston Astros Managers Year by Year

The Houston Astros have hired 25 managers from the beginning till 2024. These are all the managers -

No.

Name

Years Managed

Managerial Record

Achievements

1

Harry Craft

1962–1964

191-280

Nil

2

Luman Harris

1964–1965

70-105

Nil

3

Grady Hatton

1966–1968

164-221

Nil

4

Harry Walker

1968–1972

355-353

Nil

5

Salty Parker (interim manager)

1972

1-0

Nil

6

Leo Durocher

1972–1973

98-95

Baseball Hall of Famer (1994)

7

Preston Gómez

1974–1975

128-161

Nil

8

Bill Virdon

1975–1982

544-522

NL West Division titles (1980, 1981)

9

Bob Lillis

1982–1985

276-261

Nil

10

Hal Lanier

1986–1988

254-232

NL West Division title (1986)

NL Manager of the Year (1986)

11

Art Howe

1989–1993

392-418

Nil

12

Terry Collins

1994–1996

224-197

Nil

13

Larry Dierker

1997–2001

435-348

NL Central Division titles (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001)

NL Manager of the Year (1998)

14

Matt Galante (interim manager)

1999

13-14

Nil

15

Jimy Williams

2002–2004

215-197

Nil

16

Phil Garner

2004–2007

277-252

Wild Card Berths (2004, 2005)

NL pennant (2005)

17

Cecil Cooper

2007–2009

171-170

Nil

18

Dave Clark (interim manager)

2009

4-9

Nil

19

Brad Mills

2010–2012

171-274

Nil

20

Tony DeFrancesco (interim manager)

2012

16-25

Nil

21

Bo Porter

2013–2014

110-190

Nil

22

Tom Lawless (interim manager)

2014

11-13

Nil

23

A. J. Hinch

2015–2019

481-329

World Series Champion (2017)

AL pennants (2017, 2019)

AL West Division titles (2017, 2018, 2019)

Wild Card Berth (2015)

24

Dusty Baker

2020–2023

320-226

World Series Champions (2022)

AL pennants (2021, 2022)

AL West Division title (2021, 2022)

Wild Card Berth (2020)

25

Joe Espada

2024–present

24-32

Nil

Houston Astros Coaching Staff 2024

The Houston Astros have several other coaches to help manager Joe Espada in training the players for the 2024 season, they are as follows -

Name

Position

Omar López (22)

Bench Coach

Alex Cintron (37)

Hitting Coach

Troy Snitker (46)

Hitting Coach

Joshua Miller (36)

Pitching Coach

Bill Murphy (95)

Pitching Coach

Dave Clark (23)

First Base Coach

Gary Pettis (8)

Third Base Coach

Tommy Kawamura (99)

Major League Game Planning Coach

Jason Bell (97)

Quality Assurance Coach

Michael Collins (29)

Coach

Javier Bracamonte (85)

Bullpen Catcher

Houston Astros Staff 2024

These are the other Houston Astros’ staff associated with the development of the players for the 2024 season -

Name

Position

Eric Niesen

Pitching Coordinator

Dan Hennigan

Hitting Coordinator

Chuckie Caufield

Special Advisor & Roving Hitting Coordinator

Thomas Whitsett

Assistant Pitching Coordinator

Rene Rojas

Assistant Hitting Coordinator

Mike Ramizotti

Infield and Baserunning Coordinator

Jeremiah Randall

Head Athletic Trainer and Head Physical Therapist

Hazael Wessin

Major League Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

FAQs

A. The new Houston Astros manager is Joe Espada.
A. Yes, Joe Espada played baseball between 1998-2005 for the minor league teams of the Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays
A. Joe Espada attended University of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama, United States.
A. Dusty Baker used to manage the Houston Astros before announcing his retirement in 2023.
A. Jason Bell is the quality assurance coach for the Houston Astros in 2024.

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