Nolan Ryan's son named new Astros president Friday and was holding back tears while he was introduced to the media with his new job title in Houston.

A struggling franchise that has never won a World Series, now has Nolan Ryan's son, Reid Ryan named new Astros president.

Reid didn't have the professional success that Nolan did in the MLB, but he did play professional baseball, even though he did not reach the majors. With his father as the principal owner and CEO of the Texas Rangers, Nolan Ryan's son named new Astros president.

"My ties with the Astros go all the way back to 1980 when my dad came over," Reid Ryan said at the press conference. "Today really is a dream come true because you grow up an Astros fan if you're in Houston. Everybody's got their hometown team, and the Astros were mine. This is just a very special day."

Astros owner Jim Crane noted that Reid Ryan is more than the son of a man who won over 300 games as a starting pitcher and former World Series winner.

"It's great to have your kid in the business, but now he can prove himself as Reid Ryan," Crane said. "His dad's is a famed player, a very, very famous guy, but Reid's the kind of guy that stands on his own, and I think you'll see him stand alone in this position and do a great job."

The Houston Astros have been struggling for the last few years, but hope to turn things around.

"We had a stretch where we finished last five years in a row in Corpus Christi, and it was tough and we didn't have a lot of prospects," Reid Ryan said. "Then (general manager) Jeff (Luhnow) started making some of the hard decisions he made ... now there's a lot of talent, a lot more than I've seen in my time with the Astros."