Astros make major coaching staff changes after…
The Astros are cleansing home after a disappointing 2025 season.
The franchise received’t renew the contracts of hitting coaches Alex Cintrón and Troy Snitker and Major League coach Michael Collins, according to a number of stories.
Houston is also making changes in their entrance workplace by parting methods with assistant normal supervisor Andrew Ball.
Hitting coach Alex Cintron of the Houston Astros seems on from the dugout during the sport against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on September 13, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. MLB Photos via Getty Images
Perhaps most considerably, given the workforce’s latest injury historical past, head athletic coach Jeremiah Randall received’t return next season as nicely.
The overhaul comes after the Astros missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season.
Houston led the American League West for a lot of the season before faltering in September, ending 87-75 and three video games behind the Mariners in the division.
Houston Astros head athletic coach Jeremiah Randall and supervisor Joe Espada speak after checking on Jose Altuve during the sport against the Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park on September 11, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Getty Images
They tied with the Tigers for the third wild card spot in the AL, but misplaced out on a tiebreaker.
The Astros have been pummeled by accidents this past season, shedding slugger Yordan Alvarez, shortstop Jeremy Peña, third baseman Isaac Paredes and nearer Josh Hader for months at a time.
In whole, 28 gamers hit the injured listing for the Astros this season.
Houston Astros Manager Joe Espada speaks to reporters during an MLB postseason press convention in Houston, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. AP
Their offense took a dip this season as nicely, hence the Cintrón and Snitker strikes.
After having one of the better offenses in baseball for the better half of the last decade, the Astros have been center of the pack in 2025, ending tied for 14th in OPS (.714), tied for sixteenth in home runs (182) and twenty first in runs scored (686).
Despite no October baseball in Houston for the first time in 9 seasons, the franchise is bringing back supervisor Joe Espada and normal supervisor Dana Brown, who are both in the ultimate yr of their offers.
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