Houston Astros hire former Team Israel manager Brad Ausmus as skipper
The Houston Astros hired Brad Ausmus as manager, the team announced Wednesday, making the former Team Israel skipper the lone active Jewish manager in Major League Baseball. This will be Ausmus’ third managerial stint in…
Assessment
Brad Ausmus returns to a manager's dugout for the first time since 2019, taking over a Houston Astros team that has cycled through leadership since their 2017 sign-stealing scandal. His hiring makes him the only active Jewish manager in MLB, a notable demographic marker in a sport where front office and coaching diversity remains thin. Ausmus brings a 386-422 record and recent experience as a Yankees bench coach, but his previous two managerial stints ended without playoff success. The Astros are betting that his familiarity with the organization, he interviewed for this job in 2020, will translate into stability for a clubhouse that has seen turnover.