HOUSTON -- Astros general manager Dana Brown and manager Joe Espada will return to their roles with the club for 2026, a source told MLB.com on Tuesday, putting to rest any speculation about their futures. The team has not yet confirmed the news.

Brown recently completed his third season at the helm of the Astros, and Espada finished his second season as manager after spending the previous six years as Houston’s bench coach. Last Tuesday at the team’s end-of-season press conference, Brown said he expected to be the GM of the Astros moving forward, while saying Espada was under contract.

Still, some speculation persisted about the futures of both men, even though they already had contracts for 2026, the source said. That gives the Astros some stability heading into an important season fol

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