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The biggest superstition or ritual for each MLB team

By Brad Weiss

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 9: CC Sabathia #52 of the New York Yankees delivers the first pitch in the first inning during Game 4 of the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 9: CC Sabathia #52 of the New York Yankees delivers the first pitch in the first inning during Game 4 of the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – JULY 02: Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel (10) sports his signature haircut during the MLB game between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros on July 2, 2107 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – JULY 02: Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel (10) sports his signature haircut during the MLB game between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros on July 2, 2107 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Houston Astros: The haircuts

Prior to the 2017 season, the Houston Astros had never won a World Series in the history of their franchise. However, after swinging a deal to bring ace Justin Verlander to the pitching staff mid-season, the Astros cemented their place as the best team in the American League and would go on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Fall Classic.

Throughout that 2017 season, one thing was noticeably different when it came to the Astros players, though you couldn’t see it until they took off their baseball caps. The Astros players had some of the funkiest and coolest haircuts in all of baseball, and it was all thanks to Danny Quilles.

The owner of Cadillax Barber Shop in Katy, Texas, right outside of Houston, Quilles became the unofficial barber for the Astros that season. Quilles got his start working with professional baseball players by cutting former Major Leaguer Alex Cintron’s hair, and it all took off from there.

For the Astros, the barber sets up in the Astros’ family room, cutting the team’s hair, and asking for whatever the player thinks the cut is worth. Sometimes, Quilles will even go into the opposing team’s locker room, making himself some good dough in the process. Baseball players are very superstitious, and whatever Quilles was doing certainly worked for the Astros in 2017.

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