Houston Astros shortlist Jeff Banister and Eduardo Perez for managerial vacancies

Major League Baseball (MLB) team Houston Astros were found guilty of sign-stealing in ir title-winning 2017 campaign and domis started falling. MLB suspended Astros General Manr Jeff Luhw and Manr AJ Hinch for 12 months, following which Astros relieved duo from ir duties. Astros are w looking to sign a reputed coach to help m fill ir vacancy, Jeff Banister and Eduardo Perez have drawn ir attention for same.

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MLB Tre rumours: Astros interview former Texas coach Jeff Banister

Houston Astros represents an accustomed stomping ground for 56-year-old Jeff Banister, who attended University of Houston. He mand Texas Rangers to a 325-313 record with two AL West championships and a couple of playoff berths from 2015-18. Rangers went downhill during last of those seasons, in which Jeff Banister’s side struggled to a 64-88 mark. However, Jeff Banister stayed in MLB last year as a special assistant in Pittsburgh Pirates’ front office.

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MLB Tre rumours: Jeff Banister, Eduardo Perez in Astros' manrial shortlist

Houston Astros is a familiar set up for Eduardo Perez, who served as former manr Bo Porter’s bench coach in 2013 season. He was lined up to serve as Astros’ first base coach in 2014 but eventually opted to step away from that role, citing a desire to spend more time with family. He also spent two years as hitting coach in Miami and has mand in Puerto Rican Winter League in dition to managing Team Colombia in 2013 World Baseball Classic. Beyond his coaching experience and his 13-year MLB career, Eduardo Perez is famous for his time as a host and analyst on ESPN and for MLB Network Rio on SiriusXM. While Perez has been on shortlist of many big-league teams over past couple of seasons, he has t been on bench for a major league side for past 5 years. 

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MLB Tre rumours: Astros looking to replace fired duo AJ Hinch and Jeff Luhw

For Astros, who have moved quickly to replace fired AJ Hinch, Jeff Banister and Eduardo Perez are latest experienced manrs to garner interest from club. Astros have alrey interviewed or will meet with Buck Showalter, Dusty Baker and John Gibbons. y have also shown interest in Oakland Athletic’s quality control coach Mark Kotsay, while also pursuing likes of Br Ausmus, Joe Espfa and Will Venable.

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