ANAHEIM, Calif. - Houston Astros manager Joe Espada opened his pregame media session Friday by sending well wishes to a ...

Houston's bullpen got Mike Trout out twice with the game on the line against the Angels. A key theme to the Astros' success ...

After Sunday’s 8-7 series-clinching victory over the Angels, the Astros head back to Houston with an MLB-best 14-6 record in ...

Isaac Paredes, who strained his left hamstring on June 12, had played in six consecutive games before getting a rest against ...

Astros manager Joe Espada has positive news to share about right-handed pitcher Cristian Javier, who has yet to debut this ...

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a ...

And the Houston Astros had never won the American League West.  There have been seven full seasons since then and the Astros ...

Smith is "playing his best baseball right now," Joe Espada said. "But for us to maintain that, we have to be careful how much ...

Joe Espada took a leave of absence as bench coach of the Houston Astros last year to spend time with his father when he fell ill with heart complications. “I almost lost him while I was there ...

For four straight years, Joe Espada and Omar López carpooled to work together. When López was named the Astros’ first-base coach prior to the 2020 season, he purposefully rented an apartment ...

Joe has been doing a great job of letting us know what’s expected of us and where he’s thinking of taking the team.” Either Espada or bench coach Omar López is constantly present in the ...

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada argues with home plate umpire Nick Mahrley after he was ejected during the third inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Field on Sunday, May 18, 2025.