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5 years

Astros highlights from today’s 21-1 win over Seattle

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The one and only Alex Bregman: "We knew this morning when we woke up, we’re going to be watching football tomorrow.”

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The Rangers partied last night while the Astros had a champagne toast and quickly turned their attention to Sunday and one more win. Houston's "been-there, done-that" mentality paid off, it seems.

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7 years

I wonder if this guy knows he's sitting next to the real Nolan Ryan?

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5 years

No one has left the stands yet at Minute Maid Park. There are pockets of fans chanting Jose Altuve's name. Altuve endured three 100-loss seasons and delivered one of the greatest moments in franchise history. They'll be a statue of him outside the ballpark one day.

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Barbara Gay, grandmother of Astros prospect Corbin Martin, brought to tears at being at her grandson’s MLB debut on Mother’s Day.

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1 year

Kyle Tucker caught the final out.

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1 year

Alex Bregman thinks he broke his finger on the slide into second in the eighth. “I can’t really bend it, so I’m glad we won.”

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1 year

Dusty Baker: "This is the damndest town. They pull for their teams better than any other town I’ve ever seen."

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7 months

When asked about this today, Peña said he did it for a sick child he met last month. "I was just fulfilling a promise," he said. "The kid did the whole dance and he was so excited about it, and I said, 'You know what, I'm going to do it, too.'"

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7 months

Why did Jeremy Peña do this? 😮

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Brian McTaggart

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9 months

When asked when he knew the trade was done, catcher Martín Maldonado said Verlander texted him and said “Let’s f—-ing go!” Maldonado jokingly responded with this gif:

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1 year

Dusty Baker confirms he'll return to manage the Astros in 2023, though the contract isn't finalized: "I always said if I win one, I want two. I like to keep my word. This is as much fun as I've had ever."

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Brian McTaggart

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7 months

Astros last 7 seasons: 2017 : Won World Series 2018: Lost ALCS 2019: Lost World Series 2020: Lost ALCS 2021: Lost World Series 2022: Won World Series 2023: Lost ALCS Pretty remarkable run.

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7 years

Mark this day. Nov. 1, 2017 The Astros have won the World Series.

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7 years

America's four largest cities are represented in the NLCS & ALCS. 1. New York 2. Los Angeles 3. Chicago 4. Houston

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6 years

2017 AL MVP: Altuve 2017 World Series MVP: Springer 2018 All-Star Game MVP: Bregman What's next?

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6 years

Jose Altuve kept the ball from his first Triple-A hit, which he got Sunday in Tacoma. When he was called up to start his career, he was in Double-A.

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7 months

Bryan Abreu said he told Garcia he didn’t hit him on purpose and Garcia told him “bull—-t.” He also said he was “p—-ed off” he wasn’t in dugout for Altuve homer.

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Brian McTaggart

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5 years

Call your mom today and tell her you love her. RIP mom 💔

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Brian McTaggart

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3 years

An emotional Kendall Graveman was shocked to be traded from Mariners but excited for new opportunities with the Astros

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Brian McTaggart

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2 years

The Astros have to have Mattress Mack throw out the first pitch Saturday, right?

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1 year

Dusty Baker and George Strait

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Brian McTaggart

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2 years

Madness

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9 months

Verlander said the Astros were his No. 1 choice

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Brian McTaggart

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2 years

The Peña homer would have been out of every park, including Yellowstone

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Brian McTaggart

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3 years

Altuve and family

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Brian McTaggart

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5 years

Justin Verlander is going into the Hall of Fame with an Astros cap. Change my mind.

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Brian McTaggart

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6 years

Alex Bregman is ready to pop bottles

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Brian McTaggart

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4 years

Zack Greinke reported today and said today is final day players can report. "I just found out we don’t have to come these other days. If I would have known that 15 years ago, I wouldn’t have been coming for a while now," he said.

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Brian McTaggart

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4 years

Correa has become such a leader in the past year.

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Brian McTaggart

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2 years

The Astros have played 138 playoff games in their history. They are 69-69.

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2 years

I don’t know who this Astros fan is but he’s taking on Yankees nation alone on the concourse. Respect.

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Brian McTaggart

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8 months

This is the most lopsided three-game series I've seen in my 20 years on the beat. The Astros have absolutely humiliated the Rangers for three days.

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Brian McTaggart

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3 years

Astros celebrated a 5th consecutive trip to ALCS like they won a series in May.

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Brian McTaggart

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1 year

Alvarez, 450 feet to straightaway center. I've never heard a louder park.

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Brian McTaggart

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3 years

Here's Carlos Correa taking Joe Kelly way deep (405 feet)

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Brian McTaggart

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4 years

Elvis homered off Pressly. This game is all shook up.

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Brian McTaggart

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6 years

I've never seen a player as happy for another player as Jose Altuve was for George Springer last night.

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7 years

"Sorry, I"m late. I was taking selfies with the best fans in baseball...in traffic," Bregman showing up to press conference.

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1 year

Springer's reaction on his bases-loaded line drive being caught by Bregman

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Brian McTaggart

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5 years

You have to feel for Albert Almora Jr. He just went to the area of stands where he hit the ball and asked a security guard about the child. He stood here and hugged the security guard and appeared to weep. Wow, really tough scene.

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Brian McTaggart

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7 months

The Astros are going back to the ALCS for the 7th year in a row after dispatching the Twins in four games in the ALDS, capped by a tense 3-2 win in Game 4. Buckle up, Lone Star State. It's the Astros vs. Rangers in the ALCS. Can Buc-ee's handle it?

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7 months

Bregman on Altuve: "It’s literally an honor to take the field with him every single day and see how he goes about his business. I hope my 14-month-old son grows up to be the man that he is.”

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Brian McTaggart

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1 year

X-rays confirmed Astros 3B Alex Bregman broke his left index finger sliding into second base in the 8th inning of Game 6 of the World Series last night. He won’t need surgery, but faces an eight-week recovery. He’ll be ready for Spring Training 2023.

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Brian McTaggart

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7 months

A nod from Arizona

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7 months

José Abreu said he did stop at Buc-ee’s on his drive between Arlington and Houston. He wanted his kids to see it and he said he likes the sandwiches.

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Brian McTaggart

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4 years

Would there be a bigger mic drop than if the Astros beat the A's in the ALDS, beat the Yankees in the ALCS, beat the Dodgers in the World Series and did it in Arlington?

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4 years

Correa on Bellinger: "He's telling me we cheated them out of a championship? Game 7, he throws a ball away in the first inning and we scored two runs."

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Brian McTaggart

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2 years

Altuve and Correa catch up

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7 months

Cristian Javier on the fans helping him with pitch clock countdown: “I did notice it and when I did I used it in my favor. At that point I stopped paying attention to the clock because they were counting and just paid attention to the catcher.”

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Brian McTaggart

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7 months

The last six AL West champions decided in a 162-game season: 2017: Astros 2018: Astros 2019: Astros 2021: Astros 2022: Astros 2023: Astros

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Brian McTaggart

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5 months

Tennessee Titans’ obsession with Houston is really weird. Get your own traditions.

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5 months

Best throwbacks in the NFL?

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5 months

Nashville leaned heavy into the full Oilers experience and it got it, blowing a 13-point lead and losing a heartbreaker. What a shame.

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Brian McTaggart

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6 years

Happy anniversary, Astros fans

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3 years

Astros should have pushed Kyle Tucker in a cart in the dugout right there, imo

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Brian McTaggart

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5 years

Astros announce TV broadcasters Todd Kalas and Geoff Blum have been extended through the 2021 season. They will once again be joined by sideline reporter Julia Morales.

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1 year

Mauricio Dubon joked that he saw “100,000 signs that said ‘Marry me, Pena” on the parade route.

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Brian McTaggart

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1 year

How about Ryan Pressly’s postseason as the Astros’ closer? 6-for-6 save opportunities (1 in ALDS, 3 in ALCS, 2 in WS) 11 innings 4 hits 1 run 0 earned runs 3 walks 13 strikeouts “The best closer in baseball that gets no love,” McCullers said.

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4 years

Carlos Correa: “After everything, it’s the most fun I’ve ever had.”

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Brian McTaggart

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4 years

Houston rapper @paulwallbaby raps while he packages shelf-stable meals. He’s the people’s champ.

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Brian McTaggart

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7 months

What’s your most memorable play in Astros’ ALCS history, other than the Altuve walk-off in 2019? I’ll start

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Brian McTaggart

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3 years

I remember when a man could park at a ball game for $70

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2 years

Chas McCormick with his twin brother and their girlfriends

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Brian McTaggart

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1 year

Mark this day. November 5, 2022. The Astros have won their second World Series. Go crazy, Houston.

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Brian McTaggart

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1 year

Hat tip to Astros catcher Martín Maldonado. He caught 20 of Cy Young winner Justin Verlander's 28 starts, caught two immaculate innings in one game, caught a no-hitter, guided the bullpen to lowest ERA in MLB and won a World Series. And he became known as America's Catcher.

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Brian McTaggart

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2 years

George Strait needs to wear this tomorrow.

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Brian McTaggart

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7 months

Home runs in the playoffs Alex Bregman 16 Babe Ruth 15

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3 years

Astros owner Jim Crane said there’s a chance they will re-sign Carlos Correa and they plan to make a run at him.

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2 years

Justin Verlander is back

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4 years

Jim Crane: “Our opinion is this didn’t impact the game. We had a good team. We won the World Series and we’ll leave it at that.”

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Brian McTaggart

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2 years

Altuve: “I wanna stay here my whole career.”

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Brian McTaggart

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5 years

Welcome to the World Series

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Brian McTaggart

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3 years

Jose Altuve. The Legend continues. Wow.

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Brian McTaggart

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5 months

What's so gratifying about the Texans win is former UH quarterback Case Keenum getting the job done against the "Oilers," who sent UH a cease and desist letter earlier this year after the Cougars won Oilers-inspired uniforms.

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Brian McTaggart

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7 months

Jose Altuve gave a fan from Taiwan a bat.

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Brian McTaggart

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5 years

The Astros are going to the World Series. And fittingly, it's Jose Altuve -- the heart and soul of the team -- who's taking them there.

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Brian McTaggart

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7 months

Double clinch

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5 years

Top of Astros rotation: Verlander: 20-6, 2.53 ERA Cole: 19-5, 2.52 ERA Greinke: 18-5, 2.93 ERA

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2 years

Verlander said he was put in a laundry cart after the game and rolled into the shower.

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6 years

Records of recent defending World Series champs at All-Star break: 2018 Astros: 64-35 2017 Cubs: 43-45 2016 Royals: 45-43 2015 Giants 46-43 2014 Red Sox: 43-52 2013 Giants: 43-51 2012 Cardinals: 46-40 2011 Giants: 52-40 2010 Yankees: 56-32

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Brian McTaggart

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3 years

Booed, cursed and showered with objects from the stands, the Astros own the night at Dodger Stadium, winning 3-0 behind 6 2/3 scoreless innings from McCullers, big outs from Taylor and Graveman and a 115.1-mph missile from Alvarez – who, yes, was traded from Dodgers.

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1 year

19th season of covering the Astros is in the books. Thanks for following and reading and criticizing and making me laugh. Enjoyed it all. I’m going home.

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1 year

Dusty Baker is no longer the manager with the most wins not to win a World Series title. Baker has done it, in his 25th season, at age 73.

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5 years

Bregman: "Don't come unless you want to stand for nine innings. We want it to be loud and rowdy."

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7 months

Texans legend Andre Johnson is here.

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Brian McTaggart

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1 year

The signing of José Abreu would bring an end to Yuli Gurriel's tenure as Houston's full-time 1B. Gurriel is a free agent and the Astros have interest in bringing him back in a utility role.

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4 years

Fans are chanting "cheater" with Michael Brantley coming up here at Clover Park. Brantley, of course, wasn't on the 2017 or 2018 Astros.

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2 years

Carlos Correa on following the Astros. He said he told Jeremy Pena after the World Series he was likely going to take his place his year.

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4 years

Jose Altuve is batting .148 (9-for-61) with one homer in 16 games at Minute Maid Park.

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5 years

It was 249 days ago, the Astros and Nationals opened Spring Training with an exhibition at West Palm Beach. Today, they'll play Game 7 of the World Series.

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Brian McTaggart

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4 years

Correa says Fiers should apologize, too: “Did you see the smile he had when he got that ring at Minute Maid? Do you see when he was celebrating when we won the championship? He was part of the team. He didn’t say anything about it back then.”