'We can do a better job': Houston Astros make baserunning an early priority in spring training
After being one of baseball's least effective teams at taking the extra base last year, baserunning will take an extra ...
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Jose Altuve appears set for some outfield duty. Why the Houston Astros are doing it now.
Two weeks remain until the Houston Astros hold their first ... while also taking ground balls at second base, manager Joe Espada said Tuesday. The Astros have not declared that Altuve will move ...
The Alex Bregman era ends in Houston. How Astros react to loss of their leader to the Boston Red Sox
He joined a franchise emerging from a sport’s depths and helped usher in its most decorated era. Alex Bregman arrived in the majors in July 2016, just over a year after the Houston Astros drafted him, ...
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Astros camp preview: Key dates, position battles and 3 questions to answer
HOUSTON — A day after the Houston Astros’ season ended ... according to manager Joe Espada, will split time between both positions in spring training. Re-signing Bregman would all but ...
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‘Internal’ Alex Bregman conversations, Jose Altuve’s position and more: Astros notes
Neither Brown nor manager Joe Espada have ... taken while the Astros’ 93 stolen bases were the ninth-fewest in baseball. Houston did not renew the contract of third-base coach Gary Pettis ...
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Joe Espada leaves door open for Alex Bregman reunion amid chaotic free agency
Will Kunkel of Fox 26 Houston caught up with manager Joe Espada and asked him about the third baseman who has spent his entire nine-year career with the Astros. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.
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Astros still have door open for reunion with Alex Bregman
The door’s still open,” Astros coach Joe Espada FOX 26 Houston’s Nate ... He played for Alex Cora while he was Houston’s bench coach, and the Red Sox manager views Bregman as a “Gold ...
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Astros First Look: An Up-For-Grabs Outfield
After trading Kyle Tucker and not directly replacing him with a starter, it leaves GM Dana Brown and manager Joe Espada ... but the Astros would prefer to keep him safely on the bench because ...
MLB insider provides latest update on Alex Bregman’s free agency
Alex Bregman remains on the free agent market despite having teams interested in him. The Houston Astros — the only team Bregman’s played for in his nine-year MLB career — remain in the mix for the ...
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Heavy on Astros
The 32-year-old will look to earn a spot on Houston's Opening Day roster during spring training, likely competing with Zach Dezenzo for a bench role. Astros manager Joe Espada said Tuesday that ...
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Alex Bregman's AL East move as second baseman imminent, per MLB insider
his former manager Joe Espada has made it clear that he wants the player to re-sign with the club. The Houston Astros manager worked with Bregman for six years as a coach before taking the manager ...