A Shadow Over The World Series

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🗓️ 24 October 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The Houston Astros are under intense pressure to make things right after their assistant General Manager reportedly taunted a group of female reporters in the locker room. Brandon Taubman screamed "Thank God we got Osuna! I'm so "effing" glad we got Osuna!" He was referencing Roberto Osuna, a star pitcher who was suspended for 75 games for violating MLB's domestic abuse policy. The team then tried to discredit the reporter who broke the news. MLB is investigating the incident. The Athletic’s Emma Span joins us to explain what the exchange was all about and what might be done about it.

The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal says it’s time for MLB to impose harsh discipline on Brandon Taubman and the Astros:

https://theathletic.com/1317266/2019/10/23/rosenthal-its-time-for-rob-manfred-and-mlb-to-impose-harsh-discipline-on-brandon-taubman-and-the-astros/?source=theleadpodcast

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0:00.0	The Nationals are up two games to none as the World Series heads to Washington for game
0:09.9	three tomorrow.
0:10.9	The Nats man, they're just looking like the team of Destiny.
0:14.3	But there's been a shadow over this year's fall classic.
0:17.4	Major League Baseball announced Tuesday it will launch an investigation into comments made
0:22.3	by the assistant general manager of the Houston Astros.
0:25.5	Of course.
0:26.5	Brandon Taubman reportedly taunted a group of women reporters on Saturday as the team
0:31.4	celebrated winning the ALCS.
0:33.7	Shouting, quote, thank God we got Ossuna.
0:37.1	I'm so effing glad we got Ossuna.
0:39.9	Taubman was referring to Roberto Ossuna.
0:42.7	The Astros star closer who served a 75 game suspension last season over claims of
0:48.2	domestic violence.
0:50.0	And then what really made this story blow up is that the Astros tried to discredit the
0:54.6	reporter who broke the story.
0:59.8	Today we're going to talk with the athletics MS-SPAN about what that exchange in the locker
1:04.4	room was all about and why the Astros and MLB are now under intense pressure to make
1:10.1	things right.
1:11.8	From Wondery and the Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow.
1:14.3	And I'm Kavita Davidson.
1:15.9	It's Thursday, October 24th and this is The Lead.
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