Joe Espada took a leave of absence as bench coach of the Houston Astros last year to spend time with his father when he fell ill with heart complications. “I almost lost him while I was there,” Espada said. On Sunday, he finally gave his father, Doloers, the long-awaited news of his promotion to manager of the Astros.
Shohei Ohtani is projected to sign a contract worth in excess of $500 million over 10 to 12 years. No other free agent will come anywhere close to that money.