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 ...

After the game, Joe Espada was forthright about his strategy for a "do-or-die" Game 2. For more news and rumors, check out MLB Insider Robert Murray’s work on The Baseball Insiders podcast ...

Wild Card Series - Detroit Tigers v Houston Astros - Game 1 / Tim Warner/GettyImages Suffice it to say, this is now how Joe Espada pictured his first year as manager coming to an end. Houston ...

First-year manager Joe Espada kept reminding his team they were still in the race. “‘We got this,'” he recalled telling the players, per The Associated Press. “‘We are a good team.

Manager Joe Espada then opted for a dose of small ball with his club trailing the Detroit Tigers 3-1. Espada called on shortstop Jeremy Peña to sacrifice bunt during his at-bat, and the ...

A day after the Houston Astros’ franchise player urged the team to re-sign third baseman Alex Bregman this offseason, manager Joe Espada voiced his own desire for that outcome. Bregman ...

Astros manager Joe Espada sounded off about Altuve’s greatness, via MLB.com’s Molly Burkhardt. “There’s something about Jose [in a] big moment, where he raises to that level,” Espada said.

Joe Espada speaks on the Astros battling through adversity and being proud of how far they came regardless of the early postseason exit ...

Another guy who apprenticed on staffs in The Bronx, Joe Espada, has already come and gone from these playoffs, but just to get here after a 12-24 start made his first season as Houston’s skipper ...

But before the Hot Stove gets underway, skipper Joe Espada made it known the Astros players should feel good about what was accomplished this year. "It's tough. But I want our guys to be proud of ...

HOUSTON -- Astros manager Joe Espada was pleased with Yordan Alvarez's contributions in Houston's 3-1 loss during Game 1 of the American League wild-card series against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.