Brad Ausmus kicks off Yankees coaching carousel

New York Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus is expected to be named the new manager of the Houston Astros, with whom he spent ten of his 18 MLB seasons.

Ausmus, a former Yankees prospect, had spent the last three seasons on manager Aaron Boone’s staff while also managing the Israeli National Team in the World Baseball Classic. This is his third managing job in MLB. Ausmus previously managed the Tigers and Angels, and went 386-422 across five total seasons.

However, Ausmus is not the only Yankees coach on the move. Hitting coach James Rowson is taking a job with the Giants after the team’s offense torpedoed following Aaron Judge’s rib injury in late May. This despite the Yankees leading baseball…