José Altuve
Venezuelan Houston Astros second baseman, 2017 American League MVP and two-time World Series champion, known for his hitting and October home runs.
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MLBOverview
- Born
- May 6, 1990 · Venezuela
- Grew up
- Maracay, Venezuela
- Team
- Houston Astros
- Position
- Second baseman
- MLB debut
- July 20, 2011
- Breakout
- 2014 · First Astros batting champion
Mini bio
How it started.
Altuve grew up in Maracay, Venezuela, and attended an Astros tryout at 16. After doubts about his size, he kept returning. Houston signed him in 2007 for a $15,000 bonus, and he reached the majors in 2011.
The breakout.
In 2014, he became the first Astro to win a batting title. His .341 average and 225 hits led the majors, while his 56 stolen bases led the American League. He also broke Craig Biggio’s single-season club hits record.
October memories.
His 2017 season brought a third batting title and the American League MVP award. Houston won the World Series that year and again in 2022. In between, Altuve’s walk-off homer in Game 6 of the 2019 ALCS sent the Astros back to the World Series.
Still adding chapters.
After playing left field during 2025, he returned to second base in 2026. He finished the 2026 regular season with 2,519 career hits, all with Houston.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Houston AstrosSecond baseman
- 2022World SeriesChampion with Houston
- 2019American League Championship SeriesSeries MVP
- 2017World SeriesChampion with Houston
- 2014American League batting titleHouston’s first batting champion
Awards
Quotes
It's an honor to be MVPJosé Altuve, MLB.com
After winning the 2017 American League MVP award.
Trivia
- At 5 feet 6 inches, he tied Phil Rizzuto and Bobby Shantz as the shortest MVP winners.
- He met fellow future major leaguer Salvador Pérez at age seven in Maracay.
- He represented the same team in both leagues’ All-Star Games: Houston in the National League in 2012 and the American League in 2014.
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