Padres' Joe Musgrove on 2017 Astros World Series Ring: 'I Want One That Feels Earned'

The former Houston Astros pitcher is going to the playoffs with the San Diego Padres, and he wants to win a world series ring.

He told the Associated Press that he doesn't like telling people that he won a World Series with the Astros. One that feels earned is what I want. That's the aim.

Musgrove has spoken about the title he won with the Astros many times.

He told reporters in 2020 that he gave up a lot of big homers and that he got a lot of big outs. We did that on our own." We didn't receive any assistance. You need to make your case. You need to get out of the way. There are a lot of big memories for me. It's hard to not conclude that it's contaminated. We didn't follow the rules.

Everyone has to decide if it's taint or not. Every one of them said they didn't earn it.

The Astros were not stripped of their title after Major League Baseball found that team staffers in the video room relayed signals from the opposing team to the Astros. The players in the dug out would bang on a trash can to tip the pitcher.

The Astros were fined $5 million by the MLB for docking their first-round picks in the next two drafts. The general manager and president of baseball operations were both fired by the Astros.

The Padres will play their first game of the playoffs on Friday at 8:07 p.m. There is a game in New York.