MLB Will Not Rule On Astros Investigation Until After World Series

The World Series is in full swing, welcome to October! However, it's not all fun and games, according to Major League Baseball. There is a continuing investigation involving the Houston Astros. After the series championships, assistant general manager Brandon Taubman was quoted as saying "Thank God we got Osuna! I’m so f------ glad we got Osuna!"

In May 2018, Robert Osuna was arrested on domestic violence charges while playing for the Blue Jays. The charges were dropped but Major League Baseball suspended Osuna for 75 games for violating its domestic violence policy.

When Taubman made those comments, one of the reporters was wearing a purple domestic-violence awareness bracelet.

There was an attempted smear campaign going on to discredit Sports Illustrated reporter Stephanie Apstein, who published an article about Taubman's inappropriate comment during the Astros ALCS clenching Clubhouse celebration, according to a report by Deadspin.

The Astros organization fired Taubman on Thursday (Oct. 24).

The commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, made it clear that a verdict will not come down from the major leagues until after the World Series is over. In spite of costing the assistant general manager his position, many analysts believe that, at a minimum, there will be a fine imposed on the organization.

The investigation was started after Apstein published an article relaying the comments made by Taubman; the Astros organization responded to those; and Major League Baseball began to investigate. Despite the seriousness of the comments and the backlash they triggered, major League Baseball does not want to cast a dark cloud over the World Series. The incident will not just go away, though; investigators have been in constant contact with the Astros organization, and the commissioner is keeping tabs on all of the progression.

The focus right now is just to let the games continue and to finish out the season. Waiting until the series is over is probably the best decision that they can make -- that way fans can enjoy the end of the year and continue to root for their teams. Despite the terrible timing of all these allegations, this has been a fantastic season in baseball and it needs to play out.

When asked about the firing of Taubman, the commissioner made said the Astros organization reacted in an appropriate and quick way. Prior to game two of the World Series, Astros owner Jim Crane was asked about the decision and he said that it would not be revisited.

However, he declined to discuss any pending disciplinary action within the organization further. He too wants to see baseball played.