The Houston Astros issued a statement late Monday denying a Sports Illustrated report regarding the behavior of a team executive in the aftermath of the club’s pennant-clinching win in the American League Championship Series on Saturday.
Astros Assistant GM Brandon Taubman Reportedly Taunted Female Reporters After Winning the ALCS With Roberto Osuna Comments https://t.co/n4Da5fBshR
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According to the report, during the postgame celebration in the Houston clubhouse after the Astros’ 6-4 win over the New York Yankees, assistant general manager Brandon Taubman turned to a group of female reporters — including one wearing a purple domestic violence-awareness bracelet — and repeatedly yelled, “Thank God we got Osuna! I’m so f—ing glad we got Osuna!”
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Last season, Houston closer Roberto Osuna served a 75-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy.
Osuna, then a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, was charged in May 2018 with domestic assault, however the charge was later withdrawn when the woman he is alleged to have assaulted made it clear she would not travel from Mexico to Toronto to testify.
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