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MLB not doing enough to punish Houston Astros

Dom Ferro | Staff Columnist Feb. 20, 2020 On Nov. 12, 2019 Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic dropped a bombshell story detailing the Houston Astros illegal use of stealing signs of opposing teams. In their home games the 2017 World Series champion Astros used a real-time camera system to relay information to their batters. Mike Fiers of the Oakland Athletics and formerly of … Continue reading MLB not doing enough to punish Houston Astros

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MLB offseason rumors overshadowed by Astros scandal

Jack Breen | Staff Writer Nov. 21, 2019 It has been a rough start to the offseason for the Houston Astros. It began by losing the championship when Daniel Hudson struck out Michael Brantley in Game 7 of the World Series. Since then, it has all gone downhill throughout the organization. Houston had already been battling with controversy earlier in the series. This arose when … Continue reading MLB offseason rumors overshadowed by Astros scandal

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MLB Postseason Preview: NLDS to provide exciting matchups

Jack Breen | Staff Writer Oct. 3rd, 2019 The 2019 MLB Postseason is upon us. 10 teams will compete throughout the month of October to try to make it to the league’s 115th Fall Classic. The playoffs kicked off this Tuesday night as the Washington Nationals (93-69) hosted the Milwaukee Brewers (89-73) in the National League Wild Card Game. The Brewers, coming into the game … Continue reading MLB Postseason Preview: NLDS to provide exciting matchups

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