The Houston Astros announced Saturday night that manager Brad Mills has been fired, along with two other coaches; Tony DeFrancesco will serve as interim manager.
Astros Name Tony DeFrancesco Interim Manager
The Houston Astros fired manager Brad Mills, hitting coach Mike Barnett, and first-base coach Bobby Meacham late Saturday night. The moves were surprising, because although the Astros have the worst record in baseball, it’s largely due to the stripping-down of the roster by GM Jeff Luhnow; Mills managed what’s not much more than a glorified Triple-A roster.
Even such a roster needs a manager for the rest of the year. Sunday, Luhnow named Tony DeFrancesco interim manager. He should be quite familiar with some of his new players; until now he managed the Astros’ Triple-A farm club, where so many of the Astros’ current major leaguers have played.
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