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FILE - Houston Astros manager Joe Espada smiles as he watches his team during a spring training baseball workout Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Espada was an assistant for three managers who have won a World Series in Joe Girardi, A.J. Hinch and Dusty Baker before becoming a skipper for the first time after the Houston Astros hired him following Bakers retirement this offseason.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin pauses in the dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt stands on the field before a spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy pauses in the dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, March 24, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell pauses in the dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, March 15, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt looks his players during a baseball workout at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Major League Baseball's season-opening games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in Seoul will be the first MLB games held in the baseball-loving nation.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington, center, laughs as he sits in the dugout with coach Juan Flores, left, and first base coach Bo Porter, right, before a spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)FILE - Houston Astros baseball team manager Joe Espada listens to a question during an introductory news conference Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in Houston. Espada was an assistant for three managers who have won a World Series in Joe Girardi, A.J. Hinch and Dusty Baker before becoming a skipper for the first time after the Houston Astros hired him following Bakers retirement this offseason. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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FILE - Houston Astros manager Joe Espada smiles as he watches his team during a spring training baseball workout Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Espada was an assistant for three managers who have won a World Series in Joe Girardi, A.J. Hinch and Dusty Baker before becoming a skipper for the first time after the Houston Astros hired him following Bakers retirement this offseason.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)