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The Houston Astros are bringing back a familiar face to lead the team as their new manager.
Houston is hiring New York Yankees bench coach and former MLB catcher Brad Ausmus to fill the vacancy.
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The Astros announced the news late Wednesday morning, nearly one month after dismissing Joe Espada from the post.
Ausmus has a long history with Houston, playing 10 of his 18 big league seasons with the Astros.
The one-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove award winner has also interviewed for both the managerial and general manager gigs in Houston multiple times in recent years and according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, was "viewed as the favorite all along."
Ausmus retired from playing following the 2010 campaign and served as manager of the Detroit Tigers from 2014 to 2017 and the Los Angeles Angels in 2019.
The 57-year-old was the then-Oakland Athletics bench coach in 2022 and held the same title for the Yankees over the last three seasons.
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Ausmus is a former longtime teammate of Astros legend and Hall of first baseman Jeff Bagwell, who now serves as an adviser to team owner Jim Crane.
Wednesday's news comes after Houston introduced new general manager Randy Flores last week.
St. Louis Cardinals icon and former three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols was among the other big names to interview for the Astros job.
Ausmus takes over a team that has made the playoffs in nine of the last 10 years but hasn't won a postseason contest since 2023.
Houston reached the ALCS or World Series seven straight times from 2017 to 2023 and won a pair of championships.
The Astros' regular season win totals have dropped each year since going 106-56 in 2022, bottoming out at 81-81 during the 2026 campaign.
They captured the division crown for the eighth time in the last 11 years this season due to a pitiful AL West group but were swept by the upstart Chicago White Sox in the AL wild card round.
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