The Houston Astros fire general manager Dana Brown, according to reports from Yahoo Sports and Fox Sports. The move comes while the team is in a closely contested position early in the season, with Yahoo Sports noting Houston is tied for first place at the time of the change despite having a sub-.500 record.
Yahoo Sports says owner Jim Crane decides a shakeup is needed after a difficult stretch of games on the team’s homestand, framing the decision as a response to performance. Fox Sports characterizes the action more broadly as part of recurring front-office dysfunction, adding that Crane is again more involved in baseball operations. The outlets differ in emphasis—one focusing on the timing and recent results, the other on organizational management and alleged owner meddling—but both describe the same personnel change and Crane’s increased role following it.
