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Baseball fan 'Mattress Mack' filmed with $10m in wheelbarrow after World Series bet win

The Houston Astros won the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, and some of Mattress Mack's £63.7million in winnings has been collected in a wheelbarrow

Daily Mirror

Baseball quiz: Has the quizmaster lost touch with reality?

I want to include you in the quiz. Send me a date, or just a year, and I will try to craft a quiz question around it. I will credit you in the quiz with your first name and last initial.

Chicago Sun-Times

How the new playoff format surprised Cubs president Jed Hoyer

MLB executives weighed in on the expanded playoffs at the general managers meetings.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Watch: ‘Mattress Mack’ Gives All-Time Flex With World Series Winnings

The beloved Houston area furniture salesman made sports betting history following the Astros’ closeout win over the Phillies.

Sports Illustrated

Houston Astros GM Click leaves after World Series title

Miami (AFP) - The Houston Astros have parted ways with general manager James Click despite winning the World Series last week.

AFP

Mattress Mack needed a wheelbarrow to load $10 million of his World Series bets onto a jet

"This money is heavy!"

USA Today Sports Media Group

Marcus Hayes: Trading Rhys Hoskins, Phillies World Series goat (not really), would be dumb

PHILADELPHIA — A Phillies slugger committed 51 errors in his first six seasons playing first base in the majors. He also hit 148 home runs in his first 2,887 plate appearances.

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Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto win Silver Slugger awards

PHILADELPHIA — Before the Phillies made an autumn run to the World Series, they survived a summer without Bryce Harper. And now, the players who most helped them overcome losing their best hitter are reaping the rewards.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Dusty Baker agrees to return to Astros for 2023 season

The 73-year-old Baker earned his first World Series championship as a manager in his 25th season as a skipper when the Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.

Chicago Sun-Times

Astros Announce Dusty Baker Will Return As Manager in 2023

He is fresh off of his first World Series victory as manager.

Sports Illustrated

‘Makes the Hundred look like croquet’: a cricket fan on the World Series

The sports both evolved from the same ancestry, and threads link the American ‘national pastime’ to cricket fandom

The Guardian - UK

Astros Owner Should Be Ashamed of His Carelessness

Jim Crane has shown a shocking amount of disrespect to two of the men who oversaw Houston’s return to the top.

Sports Illustrated

Tom Krasovic: Does Dusty Baker's breakthrough signal Bob Melvin's next up?

The Astros won it for Dusty.

Tribune News Service

What We Learned From the 2022 World Series

There were a lot of differences between the Phillies and Astros in this series, but there were a few key factors that set the two apart.

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The Independent UK

This year's World Series is 2nd-least watched on TV

The Houston Astros’ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second least-watched World Series on television

Sports Illustrated

Dusty Baker on Astros Contract: ‘We’re Working on It’

The 73-year-old won his first World Series title as a manager this year.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Where to Buy Houston Astros World Series Championship Gear, get yours now

Get all your Houston Astros World Series Champions gear from FOCO, you can get holiday gifts, bobbleheads, shirts, hats, and more.

The Independent UK

‘I know, I’m an idiot’: Man arrested for throwing can at Ted Cruz during Astros World Series parade

“I’m also thankful that the clown who threw his White Claw had a noodle for an arm” Cruz tweeted after the incident

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The Guardian - US

Gambler ‘Mattress Mack’ wins $75m after betting on Astros to win World Series

Famed gambler Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale is a diehard Houston Astros fan but he had even more reason to celebrate when his team won the World Series

Tribune News Service

Sen. Ted Cruz hit with beer can during Houston Astros World Series parade

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was hit with a beer can while riding in the Houston Astros World Series championship parade on Monday. Video shows the can flying at the Republican lawmaker as a person with him fails to stop it from striking him.

Sports Illustrated

Kate Upton Reacts to Justin Verlander’s First World Series Win

The world-renowned supermodel delivered a classic one-liner when asked about her husband’s historic Game 5 performance.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texans coach Lovie Smith congratulates Astros, manager Dusty Baker on World Series win

Houston Texans coach Lovie Smith took time to congratulate the Houston Astros and manager Dusty Baker on their World Series victory.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Zach Eflin elects free agency, as the Phillies pick up Aaron Nola’s option

A half-hour after the final out was made Saturday night, as the Houston Astros celebrated their World Series victory on the field, the two longest-tenured Phillies players stood side by side in a corner of the clubhouse and reflected on the postseason ride they had always imagined.

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz dodges beer can as he’s booed at Houston Astros World Series parade

“Ted Cruz pulled off what I thought was impossible- getting booed at a championship parade”

The Independent UK

Fans compare Kate Upton and Justin Verlander’s relationship to Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen after Astros win

‘You won’t catch Justin Verlander in a Tom Brady situation’

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