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Due to COVID-19, fans are not allowed at the ALDS or NLDS this October. Human fans, that is.
There was one little fan who was able to take in the Astros' 5-2 win over the A's in Game 2 of the ALDS on Tuesday. It got in for free and had as good a seat as you'll ever see.
Had is the key word. Astros reliever Enoli Paredes quickly brushed the bug off his shoulder, terrified to see something that looked like a blade of grass with legs crawling up the side of his body.
Was swatting it away the right move? How long has it been watching and praying for the Astros? And will this game -- this game where it was rudely ejected from its field-level seat -- be the last game the Astros ever win?