Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus named Astros manager

NEW YORK — The Astros have hired Brad Ausmus to be their next manager, the team announced on Wednesday. That means the Yankees need a new bench coach, as Ausmus served as Aaron Boone’s right-hand man the past three seasons. On Tuesday, Brian Cashman noted that Ausmus was still a candidate for Houston’s managerial vacancy, and that he was also a candidate for their general manager search before that job went to Randy Flores. Ausmus also interviewed for the Astros’ managerial job in 2020 before they hired Dusty Baker and was a finalist for their GM job before it went to Dana Brown in 2023. kAmp7E6C J62CD @7 :?E6CG:6H:?8[ pFD>FD :D ?@H C6EFC?:?8 E@ E96 7C2?49:D6 E92E 96 DA6?E `_ D62D@?D 42E49:?8 7@C] %96 C6F?:@? 4@>6D H:E9 D@>6 BF6DE:@?D 23@FE w@FDE@?’D 9:6C2C49J[ E9@F89[ 2D pFD>FD :D 4=@D6 H:E9 7@C>6C E62>>2E6 2?5 4FCC6?E pDEC@D D6?:@C 25G:D@C y677 q28H6==] (9:=6 u=@C6D :D E96 v| ?@H[ q28H6== :D 962G:=J :?G@=G65 :? w@FDE@? 2?5 92D E96 62C @7 pDEC@D @H?6C y:> rC2?6]k^Am kAmpFD>FD[ >62?H9:=6[ 92D?’E 72C65 H6== 2D 2 D<:AA6C :? E96 A2DE] w6 >2?2865 E96 %:86CD 7C@> a_`c\a_`f 2?5 E96 p?86=D :? a_`h[ 4@>A:=:?8 2 bge\caa W]cfgX C64@C5] w:D @?=J A@DED62D@? 2AA62C2?46 42>6 :? 9:D 7:CDE J62C 2D 2 >2?286C[ 2?5 9:D %:86CD H6C6 AC@>AE=J DH6AE 3J E96 ~C:@=6D :? E96 p{s$]k^Am kAmpD 7@C E96 *2?<66D[ @?6 H@F=5 E9:?< E92E E96J H:== =@@< E@ C6A=246 pFD>FD H:E9 D@>6@?6 H9@ 92D >2;@C =628F6 A=2J:?8 2?5^@C >2?28:?8 6IA6C:6?46[ 6DA64:2==J 27E6C 7@C>6C 42E49:?8 5:C64E@C %2??6C $H2?D@? H2D?’E D66? 2D 2 =:<6=J 42?5:52E6 7@C E96 8:8 367@C6 :E @A6?65] $H2?D@? H2D C646?E=J ?2>65 E96 |2C:?6CD’ 36?49 4@249]k^Am kAm(:E9 E92E :? >:?5[ E96 pDEC@D’ =2DE >2?286C[ y@6 tDA252[ :D 2 ?2>6 E@ H2E49[ :C@?:42==J 6?@F89] w6 H@C<65 :? E96 *2?<66D’ AC@ D4@FE:?8 56A2CE>6?E :? a_`c[ H2D y@6 v:C2C5:’D E9:C5 32D6 4@249 7C@> a_`d\a_`f[ 2?5 92D >2:?E2:?65 2 8@@5 C6=2E:@?D9:A H:E9 r2D9>2? D:?46 364@>:?8 E96 pDEC@D’ 36?49 4@249 :? a_`g]k^Am kAmtDA252 DF4466565 q2<6C 2D w@FDE@?’D >2?286C 27E6C E96 a_ab D62D@? 2?5 H6?E ade\aah H:E9 EH@ A@DED62D@? 2AA62C2?46D @G6C E9C66 D62D@?D 2D D<:AA6C]k^Am kAmq6?49 4@249 H@?’E 36 E96 @?=J A@D:E:@? @? E96 *2?<66D’ DE277 H:E9 2 ?6H 7246 ?6IE D62D@?[ 2D 2 D@FC46 4@?7:C>65 E92E E96 v:2?ED 2C6 H@C<:?8 E@ 9:C6 y2>6D #@HD@?[ E96 *2?<66D’ =625 9:EE:?8 4@249 D:?46 a_ac[ E@ 2 D:>:=2C A@D:E:@?]k^Am kAmu2?D:565’D #@36CE |FCC2J 7:CDE C6A@CE65 E92E E96 D:56D 2C6 E2=<:?8[ 2?5 r2D9>2? H2D ?@?4@>>:EE2= 23@FE #@HD@? C6EFC?:?8 2D E96 *2?<66D’ 9:EE:?8 4@249 @? %F6D52J] w6 ?@E65 E92E #@HD@? :D 2 7C66 286?E H9@ H2D E2=<:?8 E@ @E96C E62>D[ 2?5 E92E E96 *2?<66D H6C6 H6:89:?8 6IE6C?2= 2?5 :?E6C?2= 42?5:52E6D 7@C E96 C@=6]k^Am kAm“x’> H@C<:?8 E9C@F89 E9@F89ED 2?5 A6C>FE2E:@?D 2?5 92G6 925 5:D4FDD:@?D 23@FE H92E’D 36DE 2?5 H92E’D ?6IE[” r2D9>2? D2:5] “x’== ;FDE =62G6 :E 2E E92E]”k^Am kAm!@E6?E:2= @AE:@?D 4@F=5 :?4=F56 7@C>6C =@?8E:>6 s@586CD 9:EE:?8 4@249 p2C@? q2E6D] y2CC6E s6w2CE[ E96 *2?<66D’ 5:C64E@C @7 9:EE:?8[ 2=D@ 92D 6IA6C:6?46 H@C<:?8 H:E9 D@>6 @7 E96 J@F?86C A=2J6CD @? E96 E62>’D 3:8 =628F6 C@DE6C]k^Am kAmq2D65 @? H#rZ[ #@HD@? @G6CD2H 32D632==’D 36DE @776?D6 :? a_ac 2?5 a_ad] w@H6G6C[ E96 q@>36CD 7:?:D965 `_E9 :? CF?D D4@C65 WfbhX[ ``E9 :? ~!$ W]fa_X[ `cE9 :? H#rZ W`_`X 2?5 afE9 :? zT Wac]fTX :? a_ae H9:=6 p2C@? yF586[ v:2?42C=@ $E2?E@? 2?5 @E96CD >:DD65 D:8?:7:42?E E:>6] %96 DF3A2C @776?D:G6 A6C7@C>2?46 — H9:49 :?4=F565 D4@C:?8 ;FDE 7:G6 CF?D H9:=6 86EE:?8 DH6AE 3J E96 #2JD :? E96 p{s$ — 5C6H AF3=:4 4C:E:4:D> 7C@> *2?<66D @H?6C w2= $E6:?3C6??6C[ 2== 3FE 8F2C2?E66:?8 2 D92<6FA E@ E96 E62>’D 9:EE:?8 DE277]k^Am kAmxE C6>2:?D E@ 36 D66? :7 E96 *2?<66D H:== C6A=246 #@HD@?’D 2DD:DE2?ED[ r2D6J sJ<6D 2?5 y2<6 w:CDE[ 3FE E96J 2C6 DE:== F?56C 4@?EC24E]k^Am kAmt:E96C H2J[ E96 *2?<66D H:== ?@H 9:C6 E96:C 7:7E9 =625 9:EE:?8 4@249 F?56C q@@?6 2D 96 AC6A2C6D 7@C 9:D `_E9 D62D@? 2D D<:AA6C] %92E A6CD@? H:== 36 E96 4=F3’D 7@FCE9 9:EE:?8 4@249 D:?46 a_aa]k^Am