Joe Espada was also absent from Sunday’s game because of a family emergency. He is expected to return for Houston’s upcoming series in New York.

With the Houston Astros coming out of a brutal home stand, losing six of their last nine games at Minute Maid Park, the team is looking to get a boost for the next series against the New York Yankees, ...

Astros manager Joe Espada traveled with the club to the Big Apple after missing Sunday’s loss to the A’s in Houston while dealing with a family emergency and will be in the dugout for Tuesday’s series ...

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada’s job security remains uncertain despite the club entering Thursday tied for first place in the American League West. That uncertainty has only grown since Houston ...

Astros manager Joe Espada wasn’t in the dugout at the beginning of Sunday’s game against the A’s at Daikin Park while he dealt with a family emergency, the team announced. Bench coach Omar López took ...

With the Houston Astros looking to win the AL West, the team will start a new series against the New York Yankees, though the club will continue to be without manager Joe Espada. As the Astros manager ...

The Houston Astros took the field Sunday without manager Joe Espada leading the team. Espada missed Sunday’s contest due to a family emergency, with bench coach Omar Lopez taking over. While the ...

Astros manager Joe Espada missed Sunday's game due to a family emergency, with bench coach Omar Lopez saying Espada had "probably one of the worst nights of his life." ...