Puerto Rican baseball coach
Baseball player
Joe Espada
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Espada with the New York Yankees in 2015
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Manager
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Born:
(
1975-08-30
)
August 30, 1975
(age 48)
Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
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Managerial record
| 22?27
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Winning %
| .449
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- As coach
- As manager
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Josue Espada
(born August 30, 1975) is a Puerto Rican
professional baseball
coach
and former
Minor League Baseball
player. He is the manager of the
Houston Astros
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB). He previously coached in MLB for the Astros,
Miami Marlins
, and
New York Yankees
.
After his playing career, Espada became a minor league coach in the Marlins organization and was promoted to be their third base coach from 2010 to 2013. He then joined the Yankees as a special assistant to
General Manager
Brian Cashman
in 2014. Prior to the 2015 season, the Yankees named Espada their third base coach. The Astros hired Espada as their bench coach after the 2017 season, and promoted him to manager after the 2023 season.
College and minor league playing career
[
edit
]
Espada attended the
University of Mobile
, where he played
college baseball
for the
Mobile Rams
. He set a Mobile record with a .442
batting average
.
[1]
The
Oakland Athletics
selected Espada in the second round, with the 45th overall selection, of the
1996 Major League Baseball draft
.
[2]
[3]
The
Minnesota Twins
selected Espada from the Athletics in the 1998
Rule 5 draft
, but he failed to make the Twins'
Opening Day
roster, and was returned to the Athletics.
[4]
Espada played in Oakland's system through the 2000 season.
[1]
A
free agent
in 2001, Espada signed with the
Florida Marlins
organization, and was traded to the
Colorado Rockies
organization for
Juan Acevedo
in August 2001.
[5]
He later played in the minor leagues for the
Kansas City Royals
,
St. Louis Cardinals
,
Texas Rangers
, and
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
organizations.
[
citation needed
]
In 2004, Espada played for the
Pensacola Pelicans
in the
Central Baseball League
, an
independent baseball league
.
[1]
He retired after the 2005 season, reaching
Triple-A
, but never playing in the majors.
Coaching career
[
edit
]
After retiring, Espada became a
coach
in the Marlins' organization. He served as the hitting coach of the
Greensboro Grasshoppers
of the
Class A
South Atlantic League
in 2006, and for the
Jupiter Hammerheads
of the
Class A-Advanced
Florida State League
in 2007. Espada spent the next two seasons as the Marlins' minor league infield coordinator.
[2]
The Marlins named Espada as their third base coach prior to the 2010 season. He also coached for the
Puerto Rican national baseball team
during the
2013 World Baseball Classic
. Espada served as the Marlins' third base coach through the 2013 season. After the season, he was reassigned to manage Jupiter, as the Marlins wanted Espada to gain managerial experience.
[2]
Instead, Espada took a job with the
New York Yankees
as a special assistant to
General Manager
Brian Cashman
.
[6]
On January 11, 2015, the Yankees hired Espada to be the team's infield coach and third base coach.
[7]
He managed the
Gigantes de Carolina
of the
Liga de Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente
in winter baseball.
[8]
Espada again coached the Puerto Rican team in the
2017 World Baseball Classic
.
[9]
The
Houston Astros
hired Espada after the 2017 season to become their bench coach.
[10]
He interviewed for the
Texas Rangers
' managerial position after the 2018 season
[11]
and for the
Chicago Cubs
' managerial position after the 2019 season.
[12]
In
2022
, the Astros advanced to the
World Series
and defeated the
Philadelphia Phillies
to give Espada a
World Series
title.
[13]
On 13 November 2023, following the
2023 season
, Espada was promoted to manage the Astros after the retirement of
Dusty Baker
.
[14]
[15]
On April 1,
2024
, Espada's first managerial victory arrived via a
no-hit
effort from
Ronel Blanco
. Espada became the first manager in MLB history to earn his first win as a result of a no-hitter. It was the 17th no-hitter in
franchise history
.
[16]
Managerial record
[
edit
]
As of May 18, 2024
Team
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Year
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Regular season
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Postseason
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Games
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Won
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Lost
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Win %
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Finish
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Won
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Lost
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Win %
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Result
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HOU
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2024
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45
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20
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25
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.444
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TBD in AL West
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?
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?
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?
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HOU total
[17]
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45
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20
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25
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.444
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?
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?
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?
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Personal life
[
edit
]
He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Espada is married to Pamela Dearth, the sister of
Brandon Hyde
's wife.
[1]
The Espadas live in
Fulshear, Texas
, with their two daughters.
References
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]
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a
b
c
d
Lemire, Joe (October 18, 2019).
"Steeped in Astros' and Yankees' Ways, Joe Espada Is a Hot Commodity"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
October 14,
2021
.
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a
b
c
Rodriguez, Juan C. (September 22, 2013).
"Miami Marlins reassign third-base coach Joe Espada"
. Sun Sentinel
. Retrieved
October 8,
2013
.
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"Overachieving Marlins third-base coach Joe Espada true to Puerto Rican roots | marlins.com: News"
. Miami.marlins.mlb.com. September 21, 2013
. Retrieved
October 8,
2013
.
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"Twins Spring training notebook"
.
Star Tribune
. April 1, 1999
. Retrieved
October 8,
2013
.
(subscription required)
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (August 7, 2001).
"BASEBALL: NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP; Struggling Karros Delivers for Dodgers - The New York Times"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
November 2,
2017
.
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Rodriguez, Juan C. (November 5, 2013).
"Miami Marlins: Yankees hire third-base coach Joe Espada as special assistant"
. Sun Sentinel
. Retrieved
February 15,
2014
.
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"Yankees hire 2 new hitting coaches"
.
ESPN
. January 11, 2015
. Retrieved
January 11,
2015
.
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Rosa Rosa, Carlos (August 3, 2016).
"Josue Espada continuara en Carolina: El tambien coach de tercera base de los Yankees confirmo su regreso a la direccion de los Gigantes de la liga invernal por tercera campana seguida"
.
El Nuevo Dia
. Retrieved
August 10,
2016
.
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"How Yankees' Joe Girardi would change World Baseball Classic for better"
. NJ.com. March 14, 2017
. Retrieved
November 2,
2017
.
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R.J. Anderson (November 2, 2017).
"Yankees lose third base coach and managerial candidate to the Astros"
. CBSSports.com
. Retrieved
November 2,
2017
.
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"Rangers managerial candidate Espada in demand"
.
Dallas News
. October 16, 2018.
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Gonzales, Mark (October 23, 2019).
"As the next manager, David Ross will bring a no-nonsense style to Cubs team that lacked accountability"
.
chicagotribune.com
.
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Rome, Chandler (November 5, 2022).
"Undisputed: 'It proves we're the best team in baseball ... They have nothing to say now.'
"
.
Houston Chronicle
. Retrieved
November 6,
2022
.
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McTaggart, Brian (November 13, 2023).
"Espada introduced as Astros manager: 'This is a very special place'
"
.
MLB News
. Retrieved
November 13,
2023
.
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Smith, Colby (November 13, 2023).
"Astros Officially Announce Joe Espada As New Team Manager"
.
Secret Houston
. Retrieved
November 13,
2023
.
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Kawahara, Matt (April 1, 2024).
"Astros manager Joe Espada becomes first manager in MLB history to earn first win with no-hitter"
.
Houston Chronicle
. Retrieved
April 7,
2024
.
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"Joe Espada"
.
Baseball Reference
. Sports Reference
. Retrieved
April 1,
2024
.
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