The wife of an ex-Astros GM isn’t holding back her thoughts on the team’s performance this season.
One day after the Astros’ 5-3 loss to the Giants on Thursday, Gina Luhnow — who is married to former Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow — offered a fiery response to a fan on X who asked, “How did the Astros go from seven consecutive ALCS appearances to complete dogs–t in a matter of one off-season?”
“Simple answer: Jim Crane fired Jeff Luhnow. Karma sucks,” Gina responded Thursday.
Houston, two seasons removed from a World Series win, started the year at a disappointing 0-4 and currently stands at 31-38, which is the fourth-worst record in the American League.
“Wow. I didn’t think my comment would be such a big deal,” Gina wrote on X on Friday. “I do want to clarify that I am not, in any way, ‘celebrating’ the Astros’ current struggles. Jeff and I will always root for our boys, our team.”
Astros owner Jim Crane purchased the team in 2011 and hired Jeff Luhnow, who spearheaded a rebuild of the organization, as the general manager.
Luhnow’s arrival set the organization up for success, with the franchise securing its first World Series title in 2017, along with seven consecutive trips to the ALCS — four of which under his watch.
Crane fired Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch in 2020 in the wake of the Astros’ infamous sign-stealing scandal.
The ex-general manager filed a $22 million lawsuit against the organization after asserting he had no knowledge of the illegal sign-stealing and had 22,000 text messages to prove it.
Despite the scandal, Luhnow has continued to thrive in the sports industry.
In 2021, he established Blue Crow Sports Group, overseeing soccer clubs across multiple leagues.
“I was already thinking about football,” Luhnow told The Athletic in 2022. “I’d spent, you know, 16 years in baseball. I really enjoyed it. Football is the place for me right now.”
Luhnow was widely acknowledged for his role as the mastermind behind the Astros’ most successful period in franchise history, and his wife isn’t afraid to ensure people remember that.
The Luhnows have been married since 2012, a year after he got the job with the Astros.
