Assistant general manager Brandon Taubman was terminated for his actions after Saturday night’s win over the Yankees, when he yelled in the direction of the female reporters who were covering the Astros’ celebration, “Thank God we got Osuna! Luhnow would not say who wrote the Astros’ initial, caustic statement — saying only it was “many” people — but acknowledged he had seen it before it was released. The statement, Luhnow said, “never should have been sent.” The Astros, he said, “own it as an organization. ADLuhnow also defended the Astros’ culture, saying, “This is not something that’s endemic. Read more World Series coverage: In wake of Sports Illustrated story, Astros and MLB go into damage-control modeADAD

Source: Washington Post October 24, 2019 20:50 UTC