The Houston Astros are bringing back both general manager Dana Brown and manager Joe Espada for 2026, according to MLB.com . Both Brown and Espada were already under contract for next season anyway, so the assertion here is that both will get the chance to finish their contracts.

The Astros in 2025 finished 87-75, three games behind the AL West champion Seattle Mariners . The Astros built up a seven-game lead at one point and still were in first place as late as Sept. 17. They then lost six of their next seven games and were left on the outside looking in for the playoffs.

This marks the first time the Astros did not make the playoffs since 2016. There's a downward trajectory, too. From 2017-23, they made the ALCS every single year, winning four American League pennants and two Wo

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