{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_pszuekfluiao5zclpugq","title":"Astros rumors: Joe Espada will be a goner quickly after disaster White Sox series","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/houston-astros-predicted-to-cut-ties-with-manager-joe-espada-after-pszuekflui","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_zeqcucf3dqcnswfaraba","seq":1172557,"kind":"article","title":"Astros rumors: Joe Espada will be a goner quickly after disaster White Sox series","url":"https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-rumors-joe-espada-goner-quickly-after-disaster-white-sox-series","summary":"The Houston Astros were eliminated in the Wild Card series after getting swept by the Chicago White Sox, and there could be some changes coming for the team soon. The first domino to fall will probably be manager Joe Espada, as owner Jim Crane is very much thinking about parting ways with him quickly, according […] The post Astros rumors: Joe Espada will be a goner quickly after disaster White Sox series appeared first on ClutchPoints .","published":"2026-10-01T13:37:53Z","seen":"2026-10-01T16:16:20Z","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":["Malik Brown"],"entities":[{"id":"Q752163","name":"Astros","type":"org"},{"id":"Q6214354","name":"Joey Espada","type":"person"},{"id":"Q335169","name":"Chicago White Sox","type":"org"}],"image":"https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Joe-Espada-in-2026.jpg?crop=1&h=150&w=150","story":"st_pszuekfluiao5zclpugq","category":"sport","category_p":0.8999999761581421,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6100000143051147,"political":0.029999999329447746},{"id":"n_pszuekfluiao5zclpugq","seq":1033731,"kind":"article","title":"Houston Astros Predicted to Cut Ties with Manager Joe Espada After Quick White Sox Series","url":"https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/houston-astros/houston-astros-predicted-cut-ties-manager-joe-espada-following-quick-playoff-loss","summary":"The Houston Astros, after squeaking into the MLB playoffs with an 81-81 record, have been eliminated in just a couple of games after the Chicago White Sox came into Daikin Park as the third AL Wild Card and handled business. It might be time for a managerial change, as the noise is going to get […] The post Houston Astros Predicted to Cut Ties with Manager Joe Espada After Quick White Sox Series appeared first on HEAVY .","published":"2026-10-01T01:10:40Z","seen":"2026-10-01T02:00:33Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-heavy-com-208521","name":"heavy.com","domain":"heavy.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q17022059","name":"heavy.com","type":"website","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-heavy-com-208521","topics":["mlb","heavy on astros"],"authors":["TJ French"],"image":"https://heavy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/american-league-wild-card-series-chicago-white-sox-v-houston-astros-8.jpg?quality=65&strip=all","story":"st_pszuekfluiao5zclpugq","category":"sport","category_p":0.9200000166893005,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.47999998927116394,"political":0.019999999552965164}]}