The Houston Astros, based in Houston, Texas, participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Astros were founded as the Houston Colt .45's in 1962.
HOUSTON — The Astros have only one vacancy remaining on their coaching staff after announcing Friday they had hired Brad Arnsberg to be pitching coach, Al Pedrique to be bench coach and Bobby Meacham to be first-base coach on new manager Brad Mills' staff. Mills, who was hired on Tuesday to lead the Astros in [...]
HOUSTON — Astros general manager Ed Wade's respect for Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona runs deep, so it wasn't surprising that the club leaned on Francona heavily for advice and wound up tabbing someone from his staff to lead the Astros into the future. After Francona gave Astros owner Drayton McLane a strong endorsement [...]
HOUSTON — The Astros will interview Boston Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills for a third time and interim manager Dave Clark for a second time on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Both men were expected to arrive in Houston on Monday night. Meanwhile, fellow finalist Phil Garner said he's been told by club officials [...]
HOUSTON — Astros general manager Ed Wade confirmed on Sunday that the team made an offer to Manny Acta to be its next manager before he opted to fill the same position with Cleveland, and Wade said he was confident the club would be able to hire a quality manager. According to sources close to [...]
HOUSTON — The Astros on Friday unveiled their 28-game 2010 Spring Training schedule, which begins March 5 against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla. The club will play its home games at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Fla., for the 26th consecutive year. After opening Grapefruit League play against the Tigers, Houston will have its [...]
HOUSTON — Former Nationals manager Manny Acta and Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills both interviewed Wednesday for a second time with the Astros for the managerial position than became open when Cecil Cooper was dismissed last month. Acta, who was fired in July after 2 1/2 seasons as manager of the Nationals, and Mills [...]
HOUSTON — After meeting for about an hour with president of baseball operations and long-time friend Tal Smith at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, Astros icon Jose Cruz said he has agreed to return to the organization next year in a new role. The final details about his duties and assignments are yet to be [...]
HOUSTON — Astros general manager Ed Wade has often said dismissing Terry Francona as manager in Philadelphia was the biggest mistake he's made in his professional career, and on Monday he turned to a pair of Francona disciples in an effort to fill the Astros' managerial vacancy. Boston Red Sox coaches Brad Mills and Tim [...]
HOUSTON — Standing at the same podium where he stood hundreds of times during his three-plus years as manager of the Astros, Phil Garner made a compelling case before the media about why he should get an unprecedented second chance to manage in Houston. Garner, who was let go in 2007 less than two years [...]
HOUSTON — Bob Melvin and Manny Acta, two men who were fired as managers in the first half of last season, interviewed with the Astros on Friday for their full-time managerial position with hopes of leading the way in Houston next year. They were the fifth and six candidates to interview in three days with [...]