MLB conducting wider probe of Astros after exec firing

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Major League Baseball is conducting a wider probe of the Houston Astros that goes beyond the assistant general manager who was fired this week for inappropriate behavior, concerned about the team's initial denial. Houston terminated Brandon Taubman on Thursday, saying he directed inappropriate comments at female reporters during a clubhouse celebration following Game 6 of the AL Championship Series last weekend. ''There are aspects of this that go beyond the incident that's been dealt with in terms of the employment of the individual,'' baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Friday before World Series Game 3.

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