{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_lqdlqm2ha757ypbqcsqq","title":"Astros rumors: Why Joe Espada’s job may be in danger even if Houston wins World Series","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/astros-rumors-why-joe-espadas-job-may-be-in-danger-even-if-houston-wins-lqdlqm2ha7","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_lqdlqm2ha757ypbqcsqq","seq":510428,"kind":"article","title":"Astros rumors: Why Joe Espada’s job may be in danger even if Houston wins World Series","url":"https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-rumors-why-joe-espada-job-may-be-in-danger-even-world-series-win","summary":"The Houston Astros became the first team with a .500 record to clinch a playoff berth after earning a 9-0 win over the Athletics on Sunday, and as a result, Joe Espada will remain manager to begin the new week. But how many more days does he have left on the job? Evidently, even a […] The post Astros rumors: Why Joe Espada’s job may be in danger even if Houston wins World Series appeared first on ClutchPoints .","published":"2026-09-28T18:19:16Z","seen":"2026-09-28T19:56:23Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-clutchpoints-com-afeaba","name":"clutchpoints.com","domain":"clutchpoints.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q104844864","name":"ClutchPoints","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-clutchpoints-com-afeaba","topics":["mlb","houston astros","joe espada","mlb playoffs","mlb rumors"],"authors":["Alex House"],"entities":[{"id":"Q6214354","name":"Joey Espada","type":"person"},{"id":"Q16555","name":"Houston","type":"place"}],"image":"https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Astros-manager-Joe-Espada-makes-a-pitching-change.jpg?crop=1&h=150&w=150","story":"st_lqdlqm2ha757ypbqcsqq","category":"sport","category_p":0.8299999833106995,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.550000011920929,"political":0.03999999910593033}]}