Astros Fire Purpura And Garner
Jun 18, 2014 1:51 PM
The Astros dismissed general manager Tim Purpura and manager Phil Garner on Monday and replaced them with Tal Smith and Cecil Cooper, respectively.
The team made a formal announcement at an afternoon press conference at Minute Maid Park.
Smith, currently Houston's president of baseball operations, is a former Astros GM and takes the position on an interim basis. Cooper was the team's bench coach for the past three seasons.
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