WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Joe Espada has worked for an impressive group of managers.
Espada was an assistant for three managers who have won a World Series in Joe Girardi, A.J. Hinch and Dusty Baker before becoming a skipper for the first time after the Houston Astros hired him following Baker’s retirement this offseason.
As Espada prepares for his managerial debut Thursday when the Astros open t…