Astros manager Joe Espada said Framber Valdez's critical comments about defensive positioning are "in the past" after the two ...

Left-handed starting pitcher Framber Valdez is in his eighth season with the Houston Astros, having made his big-league debut ...

Part of why Houston struggled against the Athletics is health, as shortstop Jeremy Peña (rib) and third baseman Isaac Paredes ...

Joe Espada discusses the Astros' need to move on quickly and keep playing with intensity following the four-game sweep by the ...

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a ...

Joe Espada didn't play in the big leagues, but the Astros manager remembers almost every detail about the two hits he got off ...

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada discusses Houston’s AL West standing, injuries, and playoff push heading into the second ...

Joe Espada breaks down the Astros' 5-2 loss, Jason Alexander's outing, the Astros' defense, facing off against Mason Miller ...

For four straight years, Joe Espada and Omar López carpooled to work together. When López was named the Astros’ first-base coach prior to the 2020 season, he purposefully rented an apartment ...

Joe Espada took a leave of absence as bench coach of the Houston Astros last year to spend time with his father when he fell ill with heart complications. “I almost lost him while I was there ...

McCormick didn’t necessarily need the clarification but appreciated the extra care Espada applied to the situation. “You know what you’re going to get from Joe every day,” McCormick said.

WASHINGTON — Joe Espada made the finals twice this month. If all goes as the Astros’ bench coach hopes, soon he’ll be aspiring to reach just one final round per October, with the other title ...