Astros Name Brad Ausmus Manager

HOUSTON, TX — Longtime Astros catcher Brad Ausmus has been named as the 21st manager in Astros franchise history. The announcement was made by Astros General Manager Randy Flores.

The press conference is scheduled for Friday at 10 AM, and will be live streamed on Astros.com, on the Astros Facebook page, the Astros YouTube channel and on the Astros X account.

Ausmus, 57, has spent four of the last five seasons as a Major League bench coach for the New York Yankees (2024-26) and Oakland A’s (2022). Prior to those stints, Ausmus twice managed in the Major Leagues, for the 2019 Angels and the 2014-17 Tigers. Ausmus also has experience working in the front office, first as a special assistant to…