Justin Verlander’s brother’s controversial claim about Altuve, Astros and cheating against Dodgers in 2017
Although 2017 seems like a long time ago, a baseball event from that time has recently taken on a lot of relevance: the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal.This comes after a controversial statement by Ben Verlander, sports analyst and brother of pitcher Justin Verlander, who in a series of social media posts, defended Jose Altuve, a key figure in that team, denying that he participated in the cheating system that marked the Astros' championship runAlvin Kamara threw the worst first pitch at Wrigley Field that he even asked to throw it again"He didn't cheat,"Verlander wrote on his X account, after Altuve had an outstanding offensive performance against the Dodgers, the team that lost the 2017 World Series to Houston.The comment caused a stir, not only for contradicting the findings confirmed by MLB, but also for dismissing the outrage that still lingers […]