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LA News Station Labels Jose Altuve as 'Astros Cheater' on TV Chyron

Astros owner Jim Crane was joined at a press conference on Thursday by new manager Dusty Baker and infielders Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman. As Altuve addressed his club's sign-stealing scandal, a Los Angeles-based news station let their TV chyron illustrate their thoughts on the Houston star.

"Astros Cheater," KTLA's chyron read.

The Dodgers were of course directly impacted by Houston's sign stealing as Los Angeles lost in seven games to the Astros in the 2017 World Series.

Altuve and Bregman both apologized on Thursday.

"I want to say that the whole Astros organization and the team feels bad about what happened in 2017," the 2017 AL MVP said.