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Baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Houston, Texas, United States
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The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL).
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Carlos Correa's walk-off homer keeps Astros alive in ALCS vs. RaysCarlos Correa's home run in the ninth inning gave the Astros a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the ALCS against the Rays.USATODAY.com - Published | |
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Nebraska Senator Uses ACB Hearing To Crap All Over Astros, 'Miserable Cheaters'"I'd like to talk about the Houston Astros, who are miserable cheaters." Nebraska U.S. Senator Ben Sasse used time during the Amy Coney Barrett hearing Wednesday to dump ALL OVER the Astros ... and we..TMZ.com - Published | |
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Bang on this: Astros roll over Athletics to reach fourth consecutive ALCSHouston beat Oakland in four games, moving on to the ALCS, where the team will face the Rays or the Yankees.USATODAY.com - Published | 'Ain't nobody better': Carlos Correa burnishes postseason cred as Astros blast A's 10-5 in ALDS openerThe Astros and Athletics traded homers in Game 1 of the American League Division Series with Houston emerging with an 10-5 victory.USATODAY.com - Published |
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Giancarlo Stanton believes Astros were cheating in 2018-19: 'Only sorry because you got caught'Giancarlo Stanton is the latest star to lash out at the Astros. He, like others, believes their 2017 World Series title should be vacated.USATODAY.com - Published | MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred apologizes for 'disrespectful' comment about World Series trophyRob Manfred apologized for referring to the Commissioner's Trophy as 'a piece of metal' and discussed the MLBPA's role in the Astros investigation.USATODAY.com - Published |
