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Astros' World Series trophy damaged during men's gala in Houston

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The Commissioner's Trophy may have the worst luck.

At a recent mens-only dinner gala held by Houston's Museum of Fine Arts, a table supporting the Astros' World Series silverware - which had been brought to the event by team owner Jim Crane - collapsed, taking the trophy down with it, according to Wei-Huan Chen of the Houston Chronicle. As it was retrieved, however, attendees at the ceremony noticed the miniature flags encircling the trophy had been bent out of shape.

It didn't take long for repairs, though; a museum employee told Chen the trophy was already undergoing restoration efforts in the museum itself after the dinner.

"There couldn't be a better place to get a trophy fixed," the employee said.

It wasn't the first time a Commissioner's Trophy has been been wrecked at an off-field event. This past May, the Chicago Cubs' ornament from their 2016 World Series triumph was also damaged after it was allowed to crowd surf at an Eddie Vedder concert in Boston.

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