When it comes to gymnastics, Simone Biles needs no introduction. She has seven Olympic medals, tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast. With all the love she has for the sports she performs in, she also likes to watch baseball. Recently, her favorite, the Houston Astros, captured their second World Series in six seasons on November 5th with a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia. But there is a little bit of spice to the winning.

It looks like our star gymnast is a big fan of America’s most hated sports team. Houston Astros is an American professional baseball team based in Houston. They have a huge fan base throughout parts of the United States. The team managed to get into the World Series four times in the last six years.

Hometown team secures Biles’ adulation

Simone Biles has been a thorough supporter of her hometown team from the start of the world series. Game 1 of the MLB World Series started with the Houston Astros playing against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Recently, she?shared?her support for her favorite team in the finals through an Instagram story. The reactions weren’t as good as expected.?Houston Astros are known for being involved in the 2017 cheating scandal. The team was caught by the MLB investigation team after using an electronic sign-stealing system. With the help of cameras, they would know about the pitch that was coming by and also banging on drums. The poor post-handling of the allegations by the team and it’s administration, it seems, also didn’t sit well with the fans.

The scandal wasn’t revealed to the media until 2019. But, after the revelation, a huge outrage came towards the MLB club.

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The reaction of fans towards the dedicated support of Biles for her hometown club has been very mixed.

Simone Biles is an ardent follower of NFL and MLB

At the young age of 24, Simone Biles has already put herself in the legendary category. Not only the Olympics but also the NFL and MLB excite her a lot.

Even her fianc?, Jonathan Owens, is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.

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She is not only a sportsperson but also a sports enthusiast! What do you think of Simone Biles supporting the Houston Astros even after all the scandals they have been through? Let us know in the comment section.