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Stephanie Apstein / Sports Illustrated:
Astros Staffer's Outburst at Female Reporters Illustrates MLB's Forgive-and-Forget Attitude Toward Domestic Violence  —  After the Astros clinched the AL pennant, a staffer looked at female reporters and shouted “Thank God we got Osuna!  I'm so f—  glad we got Osuna!
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Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
Astros executive Brandon Taubman under fire for Osuna comments  —  Astros assistant general manager Brandon Taubman yelled in the direction of a group of female reporters during the team's American League Championship Series clubhouse celebration on Saturday, three eyewitnesses …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros AGM Brandon Taubman Reportedly Shouted “Thank God We Got Osuna” At Female Reporters  —  While celebrating his organization's ALCS victory on Saturday evening, Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman repeatedly shouted at three female reporters who were standing together: “Thank God we got Osuna!
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
As pitch-tipping paranoia lingers, Astros and Nationals will have their eyes on each other in World Series  —  There is no nightmare in baseball, no feeling of competitive vulnerability, quite like seeing your pitcher getting peppered by a lineup that knows exactly what pitch is coming.
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David Purdum / ESPN:
Astros biggest World Series favorites since 2007  —  The Houston Astros have been installed as the favorites over the Washington Nationals in the World Series.  —  Caesars Sportsbook on Sunday opened the Astros as -235 favorites to beat the Nationals in the best-of-seven series.
Mike Oz / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
What you need to know before Game 1 of the World Series  —  HOUSTON — Gerrit Cole will get the ball in Game 1, marking the first World Series appearance of his MLB career, against Max Scherzer no less.  That's a big moment for a player who has spent two decades preparing physically to be a big-league pitcher.
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
MLB umpire Joe West suing former All-Star Paul Lo Duca for claiming he took bribes  —  Major League Baseball umpire Joe West is suing Paul Lo Duca for defamation over comments the former catcher made on a podcast in May, asserting that a teammate used to bribe the umpire by letting him borrow his vintage car.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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ESPN:
Eric Cooper, MLB umpire for 21 years, dies at 52  —  Major League umpire Eric Cooper has died at the age of 52, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced in a statement on Sunday.  —  “This is a very sad day across Major League Baseball,” Manfred said in the statement.
Discussion: Sports Illustrated
ESPN:
Olney: What scenes from Astros' celebration, Yankees' exit tell us about both teams  —  The titans of the AL parted with gestures of respect, but the Bombers head into the offseason trying to level up to get past Houston.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Martinez has ‘small procedure’ to address recurring shoulder soreness  —  Cardinals closer Carlos Martinez, who moved into a relief role this past season because of recurring soreness and weakness in his right shoulder that he felt limited him as a starter, had a procedure last last week …
Discussion: NBCSports.com and MLB Trade Rumors
Mark Townsend / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Altuve's dinger sends Astros to World Series  —  The Houston Astros are going back to the World Series.  —  In a classic battle that produced countless thrilling moments, the Astros ultimately prevailed in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, defeating the New York Yankees 6-4 …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Get ready for chaos in Astros-Yankees battle of the bullpen games  —  NEW YORK — It's just like any other day, and it's nothing like any other day.  As the New York Yankees and Houston Astros packed their gear and headed to the airport for a 3½-hour overnight flight …
 
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