Former All-Star Jeff Bagwell is taking over as Houston's hitting coach after the team fired Sean Berry on Sunday. Berry became "a victim of circumstances" as the offense sputtered this season. "We know we can get better, but we also know there are players here that should be better and hopefully with a different voice in Jeff Bagwell, they'll recognize the measure of accountability that they have in this whole process so we will get better," general manager Ed Wade said. In 15 seasons with the Astros, Bagwell set club records with 449 home runs and 1,529 RBIs. Bagwell was the National League rookie of the year in 1991, the NL's MVP in 1994 and a four-time All-Star.