MLB" will coach Taiwan's strong pitcher Deng Kaiwei! Yankees head coach takes over Astros staff

Kaiwei Deng. (File photo, AFP)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Houston Astros announced today that they have recruited Yankees head coach Brad Ausmus to serve as the head coach of the new season. This will be the third time that the 57-year-old Ausmus has served as the team's coach. Osmas will become the new coach of Taiwanese pitcher Kai-Wei Tang.

Osmas served as the head coach of the Tigers from 2014 to 2017, coached the Angels in 2019, and briefly coached Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. Ausmus has a total of 646 games in his five-year coaching career, accumulating 314 wins and 332 losses, with a winning percentage of 0.486. Osmas used to be a catcher, and he played for the Astros for 10 of his 18-year major league career.

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Osmus. (File photo, AFP)

"I very much look forward to returning to Houston," Osmus said in a team statement. "The Astros and the city of Houston have always been a very important part of my life, and I'm looking forward to starting a new chapter as the team's head coach."

The Astros posted an 81-81 record in this year's regular season and won the American League West championship five times in the past six years. However, the Astros lost to the White Sox in the American League Wild Card Round and the team did not retain original head coach Joe Espada.

Osmas interviewed for the Astros coaching position in 2020 and also competed for the team general manager position in 2022. Starting in 2024, Ausmus serves as the Yankees' head coach.

"ESPN" pointed out that the Astros also interviewed Hall of Fame star Albert Pujols and ultimately chose Ausmus as the team's coach.

Osmus. (File photo, AFP)