; Whereas the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 3 thanks to the dominant starting pitching performances of Justin Verlander, and the timely hits by second baseman Jose Altuve, shortstop Carlos Correa, and third baseman Alex Bregman; and Whereas the Houston Astros’ World Series roster included players Jose Altuve, Carlos Beltran, Alex Bregman, Juan Centeno, Carlos Correa, Chris Devenski, Derek Fisher, Evan Gattis, Ken Giles, Marwin Gonzales, Luke Gregerson, Yuli Gurriel, Will Harris, Dallas Keuchel, Cameron Maybin, Brian McCann, Lance McCullers, Jr., Collin McHugh, Charlie Morton, Joe Musgrove, Francisco Liriano, Brad Peacock, Josh Reddick, George Springer, and Justin Verlander: Now, therefore, be it