MLB commissioner Rob Manfred 'tremendously concerned' about Astros controversy

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Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday expressed concern over the controversy that has engulfed the Houston Astros at the start of this World Series, shrouding the league's signature event with questions about sexism and front-office personnel trying to intimidate reporters. Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman is under fire this week after he confronted a group of female reporters during the team's American League Championship Series celebration, shouting "Thank God we got Osuna! I'm so f------ glad we got Osuna!" That is Roberto Osuna, the Astros closer who was suspended by MLB after a domestic violence arrest last year. The Astros traded for him once the Toronto Blue Jays decided they didn't want Osuna back.

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