Brad Ausmus bolting Yankees to become Astros’ new manager

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The Yankees need a new bench coach.

Brad Ausmus is leaving Aaron Boone’s staff to become the new Astros manager, The Post confirmed on Wednesday, creating a vacancy they will now have to fill.

Ausmus, who served as Boone’s right-hand man for the last three seasons, interviewed with the Astros this offseason for both their GM and manager job, Brian Cashman acknowledged Tuesday. The GM job ultimately went to Randy Flores before the Astros landed on Ausmus as their next manager.

The 57-year-old spent 10 seasons as the Astros’ catcher during his 18-year playing career and remained close with former teammate Jeff Bagwell, who is now a senior advisor to owner Jim Crane.

Before joining the Yankees, Ausmus had managed the Tigers from 2014-2017 and the Angels in 2019, posting a combined record of 386-422.

Ausmus marks the second departure from Boone’s staff, after major league field coordinator and director of catching Tanner Swanson left to become the Mariners’ bench coach. Ausmus and Swanson ran spring training together each of the last three years.

The Yankees are still working through their hitting staff, after hitting coach James Rowson’s contract expired, with the club “engaged in the marketplace and also internally,” Cashman said Tuesday.

Pitching coach Matt Blake, assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel, bullpen coach Preston Claiborne, third base coach Luis Rojas and first base coach Dan Fiorito are all set to return.

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