For four straight years, Joe Espada and Omar López carpooled to work together. When López was named the Astros’ first-base ...

Miriam Espada, Joe’s mother, wore an orange Astros scarf and held several homemade signs the family had brought for the occasion. One read: “Nicholas Sparks would be proud,” a reference to ...

"This guy can be an ace in any rotation and we expect him to be an ace in this rotation for years to come," Astros manager Joe Espada said. "He's already doing that by his presence in the clubhouse.

Both manager Joe Espada and GM Dana Brown spoke about wanting to get some looks at Altuve in left and wanting to reduce Yordan Alvarez’s time on the outfield grass. Even when Bregman signed in ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — With several of the Houston Astros’ top position-player prospects already in camp, manager Joe Espada outlined where he plans to evaluate them this spring. Zach ...

A handful of players have made the jump over the years. Manager Joe Espada has seen the comments about this being a bad move, but he does not agree, via a recent airing of "Foul Territory".

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros manager Joe Espada wants his major-league players to take advantage of their limited exposure to the automated ball-strike challenge system being tested ...

Houston continues to be adamant that Altuve is going to be their left fielder, and that was doubled down upon by manager Joe Espada when he laid out the team's defensive plans for the franchise ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Houston Astros are planning to play Jose Altuve mostly in left field this season, manager Joe Espada told the Houston Chronicle on Monday. A nine-time All-Star ...