Overview
- The team announced the split Monday, a decision that removes Brown with 31 regular‑season games remaining while Houston is still in the AL West race.
- Assistant general managers Charles Cook, Gavin Dickey and Connor Huff plus senior adviser Jeff Bagwell will absorb Brown’s responsibilities during the transition.
- The move followed a 3-6 homestand that included a 7-6 loss in which Houston blew a six‑run lead, a stretch widely cited as the proximate trigger for the change.
- Multiple MLB insiders challenged the team’s wording that the departure was “mutual,” reporting Brown was told the decision Sunday night and calling the announcement effectively a firing.
- Owner Jim Crane said manager Joe Espada will remain through the end of the season and the club can begin a search or reorganization for a permanent baseball‑operations leader in the offseason.