Retired since 2021, Todd Frazier is still bitter about the illegal situation involving the Houston Astros in 2017, when they won the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Just before winning the big honors against the Dodgers, the Astros defeated the New York Yankees in the American League championship final, in seven hard-fought games.
Frazier had a front-row seat to the Astros' controversial victory, he who occupied third base in New York at the time. The Yankees had acquired him from the Chicago White Sox a few months earlier.
Remember that the Astros allegedly stole signals allowing them to predict in advance the offerings of opposing pitchers.
The Yankees and Dodgers players never digested the fact that they lost to supposed cheaters that year and Frazier was one of them.
Yes, time passes, but events remain significant and for him, this stint with the Yankees represented his only real chance to win a World Series ring. The Astros, through their actions, ruined this unique opportunity.
According to him, the Yankees should have faced the Dodgers in the grand finale to add a chapter to the rivalry involving these rivals from both ends of the country.
According to Frazier, it's forgivable to lose due to a bad shot or poor defensive play, but knowing that games have been stolen in this way makes the memories unforgettable for many. bad reasons.
Frazier continued his career with the Mets and Rangers afterward before hanging up his cleats in Pittsburgh in 2021. He represented the Cincinnati Reds twice in the All-Star Game, in 2014 and 2015.
In 2015, he won the home run contest at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
Let's hope for him that the bitterness fades over time and that he keeps better memories of his eleven-season career in the Majors.
