# Astros GM Randy Flores: Hiring Brad Ausmus as manager was 'choice I wanted to make' > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1664523 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 9:59 PM · Read it: The hiring of Brad Ausmus as Astros manager fuels questions about Randy Flores' decision-making power. Houston's new GM details why he chose the former catcher. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 9:46 AM: [Brad Ausmus bolting Yankees to become Astros’ new manager]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 7:00 PM: [Brad Ausmus Returns to Astros With Plenty Left to Prove as Manager]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) Houston's new manager brings experience, but do his previous results inspire confidence that he can succeed? - Nov 11, 2026, 8:59 PM: [New Astros GM Randy Flores says Ausmus hire was his call: 'I'm making decisions']() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) A week into the job, Flores says he's comfortable with a unique hierarchy that includes himself, owner Jim Crane and adviser Jeff Bagwell. - Nov 11, 2026, 9:59 PM: [Astros GM Randy Flores: Hiring Brad Ausmus as manager was 'choice I wanted to make']() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) The hiring of Brad Ausmus as Astros manager fuels questions about Randy Flores' decision-making power. Houston's new GM details why he chose the former catcher.