New York City Sanitation Department Takes Shot at Houston Astros on Opening Day

The Houston Astros caught a stray from the New York City Sanitation Department on Thursday ahead of the Yankees' Opening Day matchup with them.

Per the organization on social media:

Bring out your trash bins, it's Opening Day & the @Yankees are playing the @Astros.

Remember: use bins to keep rats away and NYC clean; DONT USE THEM TO CHEAT AT BASEBALL.

Hey , @Mets we'll see you tomorrow.

Bring out your trash bins, it's Opening Day & the @Yankees are playing the @Astros. 😉

Remember: use bins to keep rats away and NYC clean; DONT USE THEM TO CHEAT AT BASEBALL.

Hey @Mets, we'll see you tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/AddlNc1vnY
— NYC Sanitation (@NYCSanitation) March 28, 2024

The Astros' 2017 trash-can sign-stealing saga is apparently the gift that keeps on giving and has became great comic fodder for every organization imaginable. It's a situation that resonates even more in New York considering the Astros beat the Yankees in the playoffs during the 2017 season and cost New York a chance at its first championship since 2009.

Despite taking barbs from anyone and everyone about the scandal, the Astros remain quite good and are coming off a season in which they advanced to the ALCS before losing in seven games to the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers. As for the Yankees, they are coming off a season in which they finished fourth in the competitive American League East and missed the playoffs entirely.

The Astros figure to remain one of the top teams in baseball this season despite several injuries to their pitching staff at the outset of the year. The Yankees also figure to be very good after adding Juan Soto but they will undoubtedly miss Gerrit Cole, who is set to miss at least the first two months of the season.

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