Blue Jays Closer Ken Giles Says He'd Give Back Astros World Series Ring if MLB Asked Him to

At last, there's one former Houston Astros player who sounds truly guilty for the team's sins. And this one's a pretty big surprise.

Toronto Blue Jays closer Ken Giles, who served as the Astros' closer during much of the World Series run in 2017, said he'd gladly give up the championship ring.

"It just hurts," he said of the revelation of the cheating scandal. "If they want it back, I'll be true to whatever needs to be done."

Giles also maintained that he "was not aware about anything" as far as the cheating system was concerned, and that he was genuinely shocked when everything was unearthed by the final report from the commissioner's office.

While none of this changes the fact that the Astros cheated, it's nonetheless refreshing to see at least one former player show genuine remorse for what happened. He owned up to the scandal and admitted that it was wrong despite having no role in it.

The players who were actually involved in the scandal should take notes on what Giles had to say. Perhaps then opposing pitchers and fans will start to take it a little bit easier on them.