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Astros' Jim Crane Apologizes to Stephanie Apstein for Defense of Brandon Taubman

Houston Astros owner Jim Crane has apologized to Sports Illustrated's Stephanie Apstein for the team's previous statement questioning her reporting and professionalism:

Stephanie Apstein

Astros owner Jim Crane sent me a letter on Saturday retracting the team’s original statement about my story. “We were wrong.” https://t.co/arvGceF4To https://t.co/bw2TZI3fh2

The first statement came in response to Apstein's report that Astros assistant general manager Brandon Taubman shouted "Thank God we got Osuna! I'm so f--king glad we got Osuna!" toward a group of female reporters following the team's ALCS win over the New York Yankees.