ASTROS ANNOUNCE 2025 MINOR LEAGUE STAFF

HOUSTON, TX — The Houston Astros Player Development Department has announced its minor league field staff for the 2025 season:

TRIPLE-A SUGAR LAND                             DOUBLE-A CORPUS CHRISTI                                 HIGH-A ASHEVILLE

Manager: Mickey Storey                              Manager: Ricky Rivera                                                 Manager: Nate Shaver

Pitching Coach: Sean Buchanan            Pitching Coach: Alex Harter                                      Pitching Coach: Zach Wilkins

Hitting Coach: Joe Thurston                      Hitting Coach: Bobby Bell                                          Hitting Coach: TJ Burgmann

Development Coach: Wladimir Sutil    Development Coach: Jeff Calhoon                        Development Coach: Eric Stamets

Trainer: Takeaki Ando                                   Trainer: Jennifer Bardales                                           Trainer: Eric Pimentel

Strength Coach: Sam Knox                        Strength Coach: Kevin Rivera                                   Strength Coach: Cesar Vina

Dietitian: Tara Boening                                 Dietitian: Kara Beitler  

Mental Health: Justin McKissick            

SINGLE-A FAYETTEVILLE                          FLORIDA COMPLEX LEAGUE                                 DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE

Manager: Carlos Lugo                                  Manager: Vincent Blue                                                Manager: Johe Acosta

Pitching Coach: James Wiseman           Pitching Coach: Luis Ramirez                                  Manager: Carlos Canelon

Hitting Coach: Kyle Brennan                     Hitting Coach: Brauly Mejia                                      Pitching Coach: Starlyng Sanchez

Development Coach: Alfredo Granier  Hitting Coach: Brandon Van Horn                          Pitching Coach: Rick Aponte

Trainer: Daniel Gonzalez                            Development Coach: Alejandro Martinez          Hitting Coach: Angel Tejeda

Strength Coach: Jordan Small                 Rehab Pitching Coach: Ryan Isler                          Development Coach: Alfredo Angarita

                                                                                Trainer: Sendy Garibay-Flores                                 Coach: Selin Aquino

                                                                                Trainer: Mikaela Quinn                                                Trainer: Kailey Nipper

                                                                                Lead Strength Coach: Shea Connell                     Trainer: Marcus Richardson

                                                                                Strength Coach: Aiden Myers                                   Physical Therapist: Jose Puntiel

                                                                                Rehab Strength Coach: Alexa Garcia                   Lead Strength Coach: Geremias Guzman

                                                                                Physical Therapist: Patrick Clark                            Strength Coach: Luis Polanco

                                                                                Dietitian: Frank Lee                                                       Strength Coach: Faustino Ramirez

                                                                                                                                                                                Mental Health: Andy Nunez

                                                                                                                                                                                Dietitian: Melissa Valerio

ADVISORS, DIRECTORS AND COORDINATORS

The Astros minor league directors and coordinators in 2025 will be as follows: Micheal Thomas (Field Coordinator),

Dan Hennigan (Director, Hitting), Eric Niesen (Director, Pitching), DJ Engle (Pitching Coordinator), Aaron Westlake (Hitting Coordinator), Dylan Mazzo (Outfield Coordinator), Nick Ortiz (Infield/Baserunning Coordinator), Brandon Zumbach (Medical Coordinator), Zach Reding (Strength & Conditioning Coordinator), Tara Boening (Dietitian Coordinator) Christian Huckfeldt (Rehabilitation Coordinator) and Max Mahaffey (Asst. Medical Coordinator). The Astros also have four minor league advisors this season: Jay Bruce (Special Advisor, Player Development), Rene Rojas (Advisor, Hitting Development), Julio Linares (Senior Advisor, Latin American Development) and Chuckie Caufield (Special Advisor, Roving Hitting Coordinator).