WEST PALM BEACH, FL - For the first time in 2024, the Astros will host Astroline, the Astros popular radio show, at Duffy’s Sports Bar on Clematis St. tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET. The radio show will feature an interview with Astros manager Joe Espada**. Astros radio broadcaster **Robert Ford and Astros television broadcaster Todd Kalas will serve as the hosts for the show.

The show will air on SportsTalk 790 on Saturday, February 24, at 5 p.m. ET. It will also be available that day on podcast at the following link: https://www.mlb.com/astros/fans/podcasts.

All Astroline shows are presented by Duffy’s Sports Bar on Clematis St. They are scheduled to broadcast on SportsTalk 790 but may be subject to change due to scheduling conflicts. Tomorrow’s show is the first of a scheduled five shows, which will air weekly during the remainder of Spring Training.

This week’s Astroline will be hosted by Duffy’s Sports Bar, which is located at 225 Clematis St., West Palm Beach, FL, 33401. Astroline is open to the public with no admission charge. Fans attending Astroline will receive 10% off their order thanks to Duffy’s Sports Bar.

Espada was named as the 20th manager in franchise history on November 13, 2023, replacing Dusty Baker, who announced his retirement from managing following the 2023 season. Espada, who is a native of Santurce, Puerto Rico, is the second Latino manager in Astros history, joining Cuban-born Preston Gomez, who managed Houston in 1974-75. This is the first Major League managing stint for Espada, who has several years of experience as a Major League coach, including the last six seasons (2018-23) as the Astros bench coach. In that span, the Astros have won three American League Pennants, a World Series championship and have advanced to the ALCS in all six seasons. Additionally, the Astros have played 90 postseason games since 2018, which is by far the most in the Majors in that span.

Ford enters his 12th season as the radio voice of the Astros. In their 11 seasons, the duo of Robert and Steve have called eight postseasons, including seven ALCS and four World Series. The 103 postseason games that they have called in that span are the most in the Majors. During the 2022 offseason, Robert was named the 2022 Texas Sportscaster of the Year.

Kalas enters his eighth season as the Astros lead play-by-play television broadcaster. Kalas, who is the son of Hall of Famer and former Astros broadcaster Harry Kalas, has over 30 seasons of experience as a broadcaster in professional baseball. Before joining the Astros, he spent 19 seasons (1998-2016) as part of the Tampa Bay Rays TV broadcast team. He also had stints with the New York Mets radio (1992-93) and Philadelphia Phillies television (1994-96) broadcast teams.