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Bulls & Bears: Braves’ Canadian GM Anthopoulos reaches top of MLB pyramid

It’s been a very good few days for Montreal-born Alex Anthopoulos. Despite a symptom-free positive test for COVID-19 that kept him at home with his family in Atlanta, he has spent the week basking in the afterglow created by his Atlanta Braves, who appeared in their first World Series since 1999 and won it for the first time in 26 years Tuesday night.

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The Braves overpowered the Astros 7-0 at Minute Maid Park in Houston to win baseball’s ultimate prize in six games, making Anthopoulos the first Canadian general manager to win a World Series.