The Houston Astros have finally retracted their statement claiming that Sports Illustrated's Stephanie Apstein was "fabricating" her report about former assistant GM Brandon Taubman's behaviour directly after the Astros had won the American League pennant.
That decision took only six days. On Saturday, Astros owner Jim Crane sent a letter to Apstein.
Stephanie,
On behalf of the entire Astros organization, I want to personally apologize for the statement we issued on Monday, October 21st.
We were wrong and I am sorry that we initially questioned your professionalism. We retract that statement, and I assure you that the Houston Astros will learn from this experience.