By Kristie Rieken Associated Press Comments Brad Mills is the first MLB manager fired this season. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press) Houston â€" The Houston Astros have named Tony DeFrancesco interim manager Sunday â€" a day after firing Brad Mills. DeFrancesco was the manager of Houston's Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City. In his third season running the Astros, Mills was dismissed Saturday night after Houston lost to the Diamondbacks 12-4. Houston entered Sunday's game with the worst record in the major leagues at 39-82. Hitting coach Mike Barnett and first base coach Bobby Meacham were also let go on Saturday. Dan Radison will take over in the interim as first base coach and Ty Van...
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