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Back again so soon? Cubs bring in Astros bench coach Joe Espada for second interview

Those waiting for the Cubs to announce the hiring of David Ross as manager may have to wait a little longer.

If not forever.

Astros bench coach Joe Espada headed to Chicago Sunday for a second interview with the Cubs. Presumably, Espada flew into town — though it’s possible he simply floated here after celebrating Jose Altuve’s ALCS-winning walk-off home run Saturday night in Houston.

The return visit was first reported by MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.

Does this make Espada, who first interviewed last Monday, at least a co-favorite, along with Ross, for the job?

It’s a reasonable leap knowing that first interview — which went very well, sources told the Sun-Times — left the Cubs front office wanting more time with him.