Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (2) and second baseman Jose Altuve (27) celebrate with the 2022 Commissioner s Trophy in the Houston Astros Championship Parade in Houston, Texas, USA. Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

Astros throw some shade at Rangers over championships

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 12/8/22

The Houston Astros threw some shade at their in-state rival via Twitter on Thursday.

The Astros sent a seemingly unsolicited tweet that included two photos of the World Series trophy.

“Just a reminder we’re the only team in Texas to win a World Series.

“And we’ve done it twice,” they wrote as their caption.

Just a reminder we're the only team in Texas to win a World Series.

And we've done it twice.

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— Houston Astros (@astros) December 8, 2022

That is some shade towards the Texas Rangers, who are the only other team from the state in MLB. The Rangers began play in 1972. Not only have they not won a World Series, but they’ve only reached the postseason eight times in franchise history. They only had one postseason win in franchise history until making the World Series in 2010.

The Rangers are working hard to turn around their fortunes. Last year, they signed Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. This offseason, they added Jacob deGrom.

The Astros have lost Justin Verlander but added Jose Abreu.

The Rangers have been more of the offseason champs than the Astros for two years in a row, but Houston is winning where it counts — on the field.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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