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José Altuve

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Born
1990 (33 years old)

Birth Place
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

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Second Base

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Active

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27

Height
5' 6"

Weight
166

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Houston Astros

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José Carlos Altuve (Spanish pronunciation: ; born May 6, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Astros signed Altuve as an amateur free agent on March 6, 2007, and he made his major league debut on July 20, 2011. A right-handed batter and thrower, as of 2017, he is the shortest active MLB player at 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m). His listed weight is 165 pounds (75 kg). From 2014−2017, Altuve recorded at least 200 hits each season and led the American League (AL) in the category. He won three batting championships in that span.

A five-time MLB All-Star, Altuve has been voted the starting second baseman for the AL in the All-Star Game three times. In 2017, he won the AL Most Valuable Player Award, the Hank Aaron Award, and became a World Series champion with the Astros, each for the first time. Also in 2017, Altuve was Sports Illustrated's co-Sportsperson of the Year with J. J. Watt of the NFL's Houston Texans for helping to lead relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Further awards Altuve received in 2017 were the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year, making him the fifth player to be selected in consecutive years, and Baseball America's Major League Player of the Year. He has also won four Silver Slugger Awards and one Rawlings Gold Glove. In 2014, he became the first player in over 80 years to reach 130 hits and 40 stolen bases before the All-Star Game. That same season, he became the first Astro to win a batting title after leading the AL with a .341 average. He has twice led the AL in stolen bases. From Maracay, Venezuela, Altuve played for the Venezuelan national team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC).


Career Honours

MLB World Series
2022

Houston Astros

MLB All Star
2022

Houston Astros

MLB All Star
2021

Houston Astros

MLB All Star
2018

Houston Astros

Silver Slugger Award
2018

Houston Astros

MLB All Star
2017

Houston Astros

MLB World Series
2017

Houston Astros

Silver Slugger Award
2017

Houston Astros

SI SportsPerson of the year
2017

Houston Astros

Associated Press Athlete of the Year
2017

Houston Astros

MLB All Star
2016

Houston Astros

Silver Slugger Award
2016

Houston Astros

MLB All Star
2015

Houston Astros

Rawlings Gold Glove Award
2015

Houston Astros

Silver Slugger Award
2015

Houston Astros

MLB All Star
2014

Houston Astros

Silver Slugger Award
2014

Houston Astros

MLB All Star
2012

Houston Astros


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