Former Rangers manager Jeff Banister has been contacted by Houston Astros officials and will interview with the team next week for their vacant managerial position, according to Mark Berman of Fox26 in Houston.

Banister went 325-313 as manager of the Rangers from 2015-2018 which included two A.L. West division titles in his first two seasons, and was named 2015 American League manager of the year.

According to MLB sources former Rangers manager Jeff Banister has been contacted by the #Astros and will interview with team officials this week as the club continues its search for a new manager. — Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) January 21, 2020

The Astros are in search for a new manager less than a month from spring training as a result of the cheating scandal that has rocked Major League Baseball, which saw A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Lunhow get handed year-long suspensions just before Astros owner Jim Crane dismissed them from the organization.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora, and New York Mets manager Carlos Beltran also lost their jobs for their roles in the scandal. No suspensions have been announced for Cora or Beltran.

Banister spent 2019 as a special assistant to baseball operations with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the organization he spent his entire baseball career with as a player and coach prior to joining the Rangers for the 2015 season.

Longtime MLB manager Dusty Baker arrived in Houston on Sunday ahead of an interview with the Astros and spoke with reporters upon his arrival.

Former Rangers manager Buck Showalter and outfielder Will Venable are also among the candidates to be the Astros next manager, according to an earlier report.