The Houston Astros won their second World Series title thanks to Yordan Alvarez’s moonshot, which sent Space City into a frenzy.
In a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 on Saturday night, Alvarez’s majestic three-run homer helped fashion a fresh crown for the Astros—and the first for Dusty Baker as manager—despite the fact that Houston’s first championship may never completely fade.
Baker, the Astros’ veteran manager hired in the wake of the sign-stealing scandal, stated, “What happened before, it doesn’t ever pass over completely.”However, we have closed the book and hope to continue this run.
In the sixth inning, Alvarez hit a ball over the 40-foot batter’s eye in center field after Phillies starter Zack Wheeler was removed with a 1-0 lead.
Astros starter Framber Valdez jumped and screamed in the dugout as Alvarez’s 450-foot shot flew, and the crowd of 42,958 went crazy waving orange rally towels.
Alvarez spoke through a translator, “When I was rounding second base, I felt the whole stadium moving.”
In his 25th season as a manager, 73-year-old Baker finally won his first championship.After being hired by the Astros to help the team regain credibility after their trash can banging scheme cost manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs and made Houston the most hated baseball team, he has been with the team for the past three seasons.
“I was not present in 2017, but it is unquestionably a relief for everyone.”Ain’t nobody can say (anything) now,” said closer Ryan Pressly, who pitched another scoreless inning to win the Series.
Baker is the oldest championship manager in any of the four major North American sports. He won a World Series as a player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and had skippered the Fall Classic twice before.The victory came 20 years after he narrowly missed winning the championship as the San Francisco Giants’ manager.
What comes next? Afterward, Baker stated, “I said if I win one, I want to win two.”
After Nick Castellanos flied out to end it, Houston’s coaching and training staff gathered around Baker, jumping up and down, and chanting “Dusty!Dusty!Dusty!”before they joined the players on the field, in the dugout.
After getting a crucial hit, Jeremy Pea, a rookie shortstop for the Astros, singled to set up Alvarez’s home run, and he went on to win the World Series MVP.
