Alyson Footer of MLB.com reports that the Astros have hired Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills as their new manager.
Houston offered the job to Manny Acta before he decided to go to Cleveland instead, and the other finalists were said to be interim manager Dave Clark and former manager Phil Garner. A former big league infielder who played with the Expos from 1980-1983, Mills spent over a decade managing in the minors before joining the Red Sox's staff in 2004. His son, Beau Mills, was the Indians' first-round pick in 2007. |