An estimated crowd of more than 1 million fans celebrated the Houston Astros World Series win.
Fans were encouraged toarrive early, wear Astros' colors, be loud and celebrate safely by the mayor. The parade began at noon and lasted for a couple of hours as Astros players rode on floats and buses waved at fans.
WE WANT HOUSTON. pic.twitter.com/CnnTA4g9K7
— Houston Astros (@astros) November 7, 2022
There were no serious incidents during the parade except for the arrest of a man accused of throwing a beer can at Ted Cruz. The Republican senator from Texas did not need any medical attention after the beer can hit him.
The man was taken into custody by police. Police said he is expected to be charged with assault.
Video from the parade showed people booing Cruz as he passed by and just before he was hit by the beer can.
Although a final tally of the number of people at the parade was not immediately available, it was expected to surpass the 1 million people who attended the parade after the Astros won their first World Series.
Yordan Alvarez: #WorldSeries Champ pic.twitter.com/Mi4HrHwWs1
— Houston Astros (@astros) November 7, 2022
The Astros won the World Series for the second year in a row. In the sixth game of the series, Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run home run.
The win gave Baker his first title in 25 years as a manager.
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