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Mike Scioscia is backing Los Angeles Angels fans who taunted the Houston Astros for cheating. The Angels on Monday began a series with their division rivals. It was the first time the teams met when fans could be present since the Astros were found …
The shortened, fan-less season last year spared the Houston Astros from national ridicule at ballparks, but Angels fans are trying to make up for things this year. The Angels faced the Astros on Monday and came back to win 7-6. During the game, …
The Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal has not been forgotten by at least one member of the Miami Marlins’ spring training security contingent. According to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle, a member of the security team at the …
The Houston Astros can’t quite put their sign-stealing scandal behind them, and are now mired in more legal issues stemming from the fallout. According to TMZ Sports, former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow is suing the organization for more than $22 …
Jimmy Kimmel had Los Angeles Dodgers star players Clayton Kershaw and Cody Bellinger on for an interview during the week following the team’s World Series win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The ABC late-night host talked with the Dodgers stars about …
Andrew Friedman has another bone to pick with the Houston Astros. The Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations was a guest Friday on SiriusXM’s “Mad Dog Sports.” During his appearance, Friedman called out the Astros for …
Some Houston Astros star players are struggling this season, and that has been reflected in reduced player ratings in a popular video game. “MLB The Show 20” assigns players overall ratings for the game. Anyone who has an 85-or-higher …
The Houston Astros are getting a rather icy welcome for their weekend series against the Athletics in Oakland. While the Astros were taking batting practice ahead of Friday’s opener, a funny “Houston Asterisks” banner was flying in …
Los Angeles Dodgers TV analyst Orel Hershiser burned the Houston Astros with a sign-stealing zinger on Wednesday. Jose Altuve was batting for the Astros in the bottom of the fifth inning of their game against the Dodgers and was frozen on a 1-2 pitch …
The temptation around the league to drill the Houston Astros is sky-high, but Joe Maddon would prefer for his players to avoid doing so. Addressing the media Tuesday, the Los Angeles Angels manager indicated that he is discouraging the team’s …
Joc Pederson was part of the Los Angeles Dodgers team that lost in the 2017 World Series to the Houston Astros under shady circumstances, and he still is clearly unwilling to let bygones be bygones. Speaking Tuesday ahead of the Dodgers’ …
How big was the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal? According to one former player, it’s on par with the last great scandal in the sport’s history. Former Athletics and Yankees slugger Jason Giambi said he was not surprised to hear …
Major League Baseball has completed its investigation into sign-stealing allegations against the Boston Red Sox, and the league announced on Wednesday that former Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been suspended for the 2020 season. However, that penalty …
Brian Dozier trolled the Houston Astros with a trash can joke on Tuesday. The Washington Nationals aired a Zoom group chat on Facebook Live where their players reunited to watch Game 7 of the World Series. The event was intended to raise money for …
Most Houston Astros players have not gone after Mike Fiers for his role as the whistleblower about their sign stealing system in 2017, but one former member of the team isn’t being quite as kind. Former Astro Evan Gattis, who was a member of …
The Houston Astros are going to have to be extra careful about what they post on social media this season. What was probably meant to be a rather innocent post had to be deleted Wednesday. It depicted a member of the Astros looking through a …
