- Owner Jim Crane says manager Joe Espada’s contract (up after the season) will be decided “in part” by whether the Astros make the playoffs, though no new talks have happened yet.
- The Astros made the postseason at 81-81 — the first team in MLB history to do so — and will host the Chicago White Sox in a best‑of‑three Wild Card.
- GM Dana Brown was dismissed in August; assistant GMs and adviser Jeff Bagwell stepped in and the club still reached the playoffs.
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