Joe Thon with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers

Astros Tab Joe Thon as Hooks Skipper

CORPUS CHRISTI - Second-year manager Joe Thon takes over the reigns as Corpus Christi Hooks field chief in 2023, the defending World Series Champion Houston Astros announced today. Joining Thon, 31, at the Astros Class AA post is pitching coach John Kovalik, hitting coach Bobby Bell, development coach Vincent Blue, athletic trainer Takeaki Ando and strength coach Matt Jones. Thon, Kovalik, Blue, and Jones all served in t... Full Story