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 ApsteinAstros 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.