In Final Game of World Series, an On-Field Apology

By Jenn Gidman

November 2, 2017

Houston came home with a World Series win Wednesday night in Game 7, but not before one Astro tried to make things right with one of the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitchers. 

Houston's Yuli Gurriel has been suspended for five games next season for making a racist gesture during Game 3 in reference to LA's Yu Darvish, who's Japanese. USA Today notes Gurriel "has been contrite" since the incident, and had wanted to apologize to Darvish.

 He made that gesture "in a uniquely baseball fashion" when he came up to bat to face Darvish: When Gurriel walked up to the batter's box, he took off his hat and tipped it toward Darvish as a conciliatory offering.

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