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FOUND: This astros world series title confirms their unmatched excellence | Mind Blowing Facts

Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña became the first rookie position player ever to win the World Series MVP award.

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This was the most fitting way for the Astros to win their second World Series championship in franchise history, and their first without the cloud of a cheating scandal hanging over it.

Slugger Yordan Alvarez clobbered the most breathtaking home run hit in Houston since the signature Albert Pujols shot in 2005. The three-run blast gave the Astros the lead—and traveled 450 feet over the batter’s eye in dead center field, a place in this ballpark where no ball has gone before.

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