Houston Astros World Series Champions, MLB 2022 season⚾️💫
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The Astros dynasty once again managed to have the greatest victory in the best baseball in the world, this time with a resounding blow to the haters after so many episodes.
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The sidereal team had instability at the beginning of the season, first, they were left without their SS star Carlos Correa who went to the Twins so the Dominican rookie Jeremy Peña took his place. The big news was that Justin Verlander their main pitcher would return to the team after 2 years out due to injury. Its core was still intact with its leader José Altuve, also with Alex Bregman, Yordan Álvarez, Yuli Gurriel, Kyle Tucker, with its pitchers Framber Valdez, Christian Javier, Luis García, Lance McCullers Jr and the leadership of the experienced Dusty Baker.
As for the start of the season, it was not the desired pace, but then they took a big lead before the All-Star Game that they would never let go of, even though the Seattle Mariners had a great season. In the middle of the season, they take Honduran Mauricio Dubón and Trey Mancini as reinforcements to help reinforce their position facing the postseason, which was as they wished, being first in the AL West and seeded number 1, now that the MLB implemented a new playoff system with Wild Card Series, avoiding that round by good record.
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Already in October, they waited for the rivalry between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners, a team that finally returned after 21 years in the postseason. With Seattle advancing to the round, they would face their division rival which put them in trouble throughout the series, in Game 1 they even lost 7-2 but the Texan comeback was a reality, culminating in a winning HR by Yordan Álvarez, they win the Game 2 and in 3 there was a record in these instances of more innings without running with 17.
Until the great man of this team appeared, none other than rookie Jeremy Peña to hit a winning HR in the 18th inning, sweeping Seattle and returning to the Championship Series for the 6th time in a row.
Rival? An old acquaintance who would be seen for the third time after 2017 and 2019, the New York Yankees. What seemed like a more even series, with a clear sign of revenge for the people of the Bronx after 2 lost finals, plus the entire scandal formed in 2020 with the sign thefts that first accused the Astros, which later became known as Yankees was guilty too. But nothing to see, it was the most embarrassing image for the New York team in a long time, the Astros achieved the sweep in 4 games with key plays and hits to return to their 4th World Series in 6 years, with their 4th World Series championship. American League. We tell you all this case in this post about the paternity of the Astros over the Yankees.
In the Fall Classic, he would have the amazing Philadelphia Phillies of Bryce Harper, JT Realmuto, Kyle Schwarber, Aaron Nola and company who won the National League championship after reaching the National League championship as a Wild Card against other amazing San Diego Padres. Well, it would be a great historical final that had everything.
In Game 1 he was in favor of the Astros with Kyle Tucker in charge he gave 2 HR that seemed with 5-0 they would start winning, but Verlander and his bad fame in these instances wasted the advantage, to go tied to extra innings, which would win him. Realmuto, Phillies takes the first. In 2, Houston adjusted a little to tie the Series, going to Philly.
Game 3 was a historic feat on the part of the Quakers, setting a new record for collective HRs in the WS with 5, where Schwarber, Harper, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh and Rhys Hoskins participated. Philly is up again, uphill for Houston.
BUT... in Game 4 there was another historic moment for baseball, when the Astros' pitching with Christian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressley achieved the SECOND NO HIT NO RUN after Don Larsen in 1956, that it was more spectacular because it was a PERFECT GAME.
The series was leveled, in the 5th with details in the best baseball style, where the rookie Peña again made a difference with the bat and Verlander FINALLY won his first game in WS, the situation was in favor of the house. In the 6th, despite the great HR by Schwarber, it was defined with the GREAT HOMERÓN by Cuban Álvarez, then with solvent pitching, it was made official that the Astros ARE CHAMPIONS AGAIN.
Many stories after this title. Dusty Baker is finally a champion as a manager, José Altuve proves that he is the greatest player in Astros history, Jeremy Peña is just starting in this league, and he becomes the SECOND ROOKIE to be MVP in both the ALCS and the World Series. Justin Verlander forges more of his legend with another ring, Yuli Gurriel too, another MLB title, apart from more achievements in his career as a baseball player. Mauricio Dubón is the first player from Honduras to be champion, among others.