The Houston Astros blocked the Detroit Free Press from attending Justin Verlander’s postgame media scrum on Wednesday night, violating Baseball Writers’ Association of America protocol and possibly the MLB collective bargaining agreement.
The Astros blocked the Free Press at Verlander’s request, according to Gene Dias, Astros vice president of communications, who said that Verlander was “adamant” in saying he would not speak to the Free Press reporter covering the game or any credentialed media if the reporter was part of a postgame media scrum.