Report: Astros expected to name Ausmus next manager

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 11: Bench Coach, Brad Ausmus #65 of the New York Yankees looks on before the game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium on August 11, 2026 in New York, New York.
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New York Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus is flying to Houston on Thursday in anticipation he will be named the next Astros manager, a source told Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.

Albert Pujols, Morgan Ensberg, and Texas Rangers bench coach Luis Urueta were reportedly other candidates for the job.

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