LOS ANGELES -- Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch began Sunday's highly anticipated meeting by turning to Roberto Osuna and briefly addressing him in front of the team. He wanted to tell him how lucky he was to "join this culture, this clubhouse, this collection of guys that are sitting around in the room that I believe are second to none."
Then he gave Osuna the floor for what amounted to roughly 10 minutes.
Osuna said he apologized for the distraction his domestic assault charge has caused. He told his new teammates how grateful he was to get another opportunity to pitch and to do so with the defending World Series champions.