Three coaches on manager Dusty Baker’s staff missed Thursday’s game against the Yankees due to what the team termed “health and safety protocols.”
Astros bench coach Joe Espada was one of three coaches who were sidelined due to health and safety protocols.
Bench coach Joe Espada, first-base coach Omar López and quality control coach Dan Firova were absent. The Astros use “health and safety protocols” to describe anything COVID-19 related, but it’s unclear whether any of the men tested positive. No players were affected, Baker said. Espada, López and Firova all worked Wednesday afternoon's game at Citi Field against the Mets.
To compensate for the absences at Minute Maid Park, Houston moved catching coach Michael Collins from the bullpen into the dugout and brought Class AAA Sugar Land bullpen catcher Caleb Nunes to the big leagues as a bullpen catcher. Class AAA Sugar Land development coach Wladimir Sutil joined the team’s major league staff, too, and will coach first base in López’s absence.
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