An estimated crowd of more than a million fans celebrated the Astros’ World Series crowning with a parade through downtown Houston on Monday.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner had encouraged fans who wanted to attend the victory parade to “get there early, wear your Astros colors, be loud and celebrate safely.”
The parade, which began at noon and lasted a couple of hours, had the sidewalks filled with people as Astros players paraded on floats and buses, waving to the crowd.
The celebration passed without serious mishaps, except for the arrest of a 33-year-old man, who was accused by the Houston police of throwing a can of beer at federal senator Ted Cruz, who was traveling in the back of a truck as part of the parade.
Authorities said the can struck the Texas senator between the chest and neck, causing no injuries that required medical attention. Police made the arrest without revealing the name of the person, who would be charged with assault.
Some videos of the parade showed groups of people booing Cruz as he passed by.
A count of the number of people who participated in the parade has not been released. However, it would have exceeded the million who attended the celebration in 2018, when the Astros also won the Fall Classic, said Mary Benton, a spokeswoman for Turner.
Yordan Alvarez was instrumental in hitting a three-run homer in Game 6 as the Astros clinched their second World Series championship in six seasons on Saturday with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Saturday’s victory gave Dusty Baker, the 73-year-old manager, his first championship in a 25-year career, the most recent three in Houston.