The reigning World Series champion Houston Astros have extended the Major League Baseball contract of manager A.J. Hinch through the 2022 season, the club announced Thursday. Hinch, who was in the final year of a contract that had an option year for 2019, guided the Astros to their first World Series crown last year, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in a seven-game thriller for the title. "We're thrilled to have AJ in the fold for multiple years," said Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, who hired Hinch in 2014.