太空人主帅埃斯帕达获准与水手队面谈帅位：执教三季 256 胜，球队尚未决定其去留
据 Field Level Media 10 月 13 日援引 MLB.com 报道，休斯顿太空人队主教练乔·埃斯帕达正在与西雅图水手队面谈，商讨该队空缺的主教练职位。太空人已给予埃斯帕达与水手队接触的许可，尽管这位 51 岁的主帅与球队的合同到本月底才到期；休斯顿方面尚未就埃斯帕达的去留作出最终决定。
太空人今年 8 月与总经理达纳·布朗分道扬镳，球队老板吉姆·克莱恩当时表示，埃斯帕达的职位将在赛季结束后重新评估。埃斯帕达在 2023 赛季结束后由布朗提拔为主教练，此前他自 2018 赛季前起担任球队板凳教练，在达斯蒂·贝克退休后接掌帅印。
执教太空人的三个赛季，埃斯帕达取得 256 胜 229 负的战绩，率队夺得 2024 年和 2026 年两届美联西区冠军；但在本赛季季后赛中，太空人在外卡系列赛被芝加哥白袜队横扫出局。
水手队方面，前主帅丹·威尔逊在本赛季打出 76 胜 86 负后被解职，该队上一个赛季距离世界大赛仅一步之遥。水手队棒球运营总裁杰里·迪波托在 9 月 28 日的赛季总结访谈中表示，球队需要"一些新东西"，并将与未来的新任主帅协作，找到合适的人选。
（资料来源：Field Level Media，2026年10月13日，经 KELO-FM 转发）
Astros Grant Manager Joe Espada Permission to Meet With Mariners About Their Managerial Opening
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada is meeting with the Seattle Mariners about their open managerial position, Field Level Media reported on October 13, citing MLB.com. Per MLB.com, the Astros are granting Espada permission to speak with the Mariners despite the 51-year-old being under contract with the club until the end of the month. Houston has not made a final decision on Espada's future with the club.
Houston parted ways with general manager Dana Brown in August. At that time, owner Jim Crane said Espada's status would be revisited after the season. Brown promoted Espada to manager after the 2023 season; Espada had served as the team's bench coach since before the 2018 season and took over after Dusty Baker retired.
Espada has served as the Astros' manager for the past three seasons, posting a 256-229 record. He guided the club to AL West titles in 2024 and 2026, although the team was swept in its wild-card series against the Chicago White Sox to open the current playoffs.
The Mariners are seeking a replacement for Dan Wilson, who was let go after a 76-86 season, one year after Seattle fell one victory shy of a berth in the World Series. "We need something new," Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto said in the end-of-season interview on Sept. 28, adding that the club will collaborate with its future manager to find the right person.
(Source: Field Level Media, October 13, 2026, via KELO-FM)
图片来源：太空人主帅埃斯帕达（右）与时任总经理布朗参加球迷巡游活动（资料图）。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons · Austin Thomas 摄，Public domain
