New York — The New York City Department of Sanitation took aim at the Houston Astros ahead of their season opener versus the Yankees.
“Bring out your trash cans; it’s Opening Day, and the @Yankees are playing the @Astros. Remember to use dumpsters to keep rats at bay and NYC clean; DO NOT USE THEM TO CHEAT AT BASEBALL,” NYC Sanitation tweeted Thursday morning on X.
The post is a reference to the Astros’ sign-stealing incident, which surfaced following the 2019 season and sparked a bitter rivalry with the Yankees.
The Astros were accused of illegally stealing signs and signaling their hitters by banging on trash cans en route to the 2017 World Series championship. Houston reached the World Series after defeating the Yankees in the ALCS in seven games that year.
The Yankees and Astros also met in the 2019 ALCS weeks before the scandal broke. Houston clinched the series on Jose Altuve’s walk-off home run against Aroldis Chapman in Game 6.
Three years later, the Astros swept the Yankees in the ALCS en route to another World Series title.
Entering into the 2024 season opener, the Yankees have won five of their last seven meetings with the Astros in the regular season.
The Department of Sanitation’s post also gave a shoutout to the Mets, whose opener was postponed due to rain.
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