Astros assistant general manager Brandon Taubman yelled in the direction of a group of female reporters during the team’s American League Championship Series clubhouse celebration on Saturday, three eyewitnesses — including two Chronicle reporters — confirmed on Monday.

Sports Illustrated first reported the story Monday night. According to the Sports Illustrated report, Taubman yelled “Thank God we got (Roberto) Osuna! I’m so (expletive) glad we got Osuna!” about a half dozen times toward the group.

Sports Illustrated reported that one of the women was wearing a purple domestic violence awareness bracelet. Yahoo! Sports’ Hannah Keyser tweeted Tuesday that she, too, “can confirm” the allegations detailed in the Sports Illustrated story.

The Astros acquired Osuna in July 2018 while he was serving a 75-game suspension for a violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse policy. Domestic abuse charges against Osuna were withdrawn in Canadian court last September after he entered into a peace bond.

Taubman’s adulation of Osuna came after the 24-year-old closer blew a save in Game 6, surrendering a game-tying, two-run home run to DJ LeMahieu in the ninth inning. Jose Altuve hit a walk-off home run in the home half to send the Astros to the World Series.

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In a statement Monday night, the Astros called the report “misleading and completely irresponsible.”

“Our executive was supporting the player during a difficult time. His comments had everything to do about the game situation that just occurred and nothing else – they were also not directed toward any specific reporters,” the Astros said.

“We are extremely disappointed in Sports Illustrated's attempt to fabricate a story where one does not exist,” read the final sentence of the team’s 76-word statement.

The Astros just released the following statement. pic.twitter.com/KnA6kQt0hq — Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) October 22, 2019

Taubman was holding a cigar and standing with two or three other men when he yelled his comments, two eyewitnesses said.

The three female reporters were approximately eight feet away and one was visibly shaken by the comment, the eyewitnesses said. There were no players in the area and no interviews were being conducted at the time. The Astros statement said “an Astros player was being asked questions about a difficult outing.”

Taubman, who for most of this season was the Astros’ only assistant general manager, was recently given a contract extension in September. Taubman assists general manager Jeff Luhnow in all areas of baseball operations. His extension added oversight of amateur, professional and international player evaluation.

Luhnow and Taubman did not respond to a text message seeking comment. Major League Baseball did not immediately have comment, either.

This is the Astros’ second issue with the media this season. In August, the team was admonished by MLB for preventing a reporter from Detroit from entering the clubhouse until Justin Verlander’s interview session was over because the pitcher did not want to speak with the reporter.

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