Espada’s first season at the helm was far from smooth. The Astros got off to the second-worst start in franchise history, 7-19, and on June 18 were still 10 games back from the top of their ...

However, Espada noted that fans were taking things too far by sending death threats to the veteran starting pitcher. In his first outing since 2022, McCullers threw 3.2 scoreless innings against ...