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Brian McTaggart
@brianmctaggart
⚾️23rd season as Astros beat reporter (since 2004, '09 for MLB.com) @UHouston grad🐾 @CelticFC fan. I grew up in Pasadena, Texas.
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Joined July 2009
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    Astros highlights from today’s 21-1 win over Seattle
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    The one and only Alex Bregman: "We knew this morning when we woke up, we’re going to be watching football tomorrow.”
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    The Rangers partied last night while the Astros had a champagne toast and quickly turned their attention to Sunday and one more win. Houston's "been-there, done-that" mentality paid off, it seems.
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    I wonder if this guy knows he's sitting next to the real Nolan Ryan?
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    No one has left the stands yet at Minute Maid Park. There are pockets of fans chanting Jose Altuve's name. Altuve endured three 100-loss seasons and delivered one of the greatest moments in franchise history. They'll be a statue of him outside the ballpark one day.
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    Barbara Gay, grandmother of Astros prospect Corbin Martin, brought to tears at being at her grandson’s MLB debut on Mother’s Day.
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    Kyle Tucker caught the final out.
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    Correa had a message to Astros fans: "I’m coming home and there’s only one goal in mind and that’s to win championships.”
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    Alex Bregman thinks he broke his finger on the slide into second in the eighth. “I can’t really bend it, so I’m glad we won.”
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    When asked about this today, Peña said he did it for a sick child he met last month. "I was just fulfilling a promise," he said. "The kid did the whole dance and he was so excited about it, and I said, 'You know what, I'm going to do it, too.'"
    Why did Jeremy Peña do this? 😮
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    Dusty Baker: "This is the damndest town. They pull for their teams better than any other town I’ve ever seen."
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    When asked when he knew the trade was done, catcher Martín Maldonado said Verlander texted him and said “Let’s f—-ing go!” Maldonado jokingly responded with this gif:
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    Dusty Baker confirms he'll return to manage the Astros in 2023, though the contract isn't finalized: "I always said if I win one, I want two. I like to keep my word. This is as much fun as I've had ever."
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    Astros last 7 seasons: 2017 : Won World Series 2018: Lost ALCS 2019: Lost World Series 2020: Lost ALCS 2021: Lost World Series 2022: Won World Series 2023: Lost ALCS Pretty remarkable run.