Houston Astros José Altuve

1 houston astros

1.1 2011
1.2 2012
1.3 2013
1.4 2014
1.5 2015
1.6 2016
1.7 2017

houston astros
2011

altuve batting against pittsburgh pirates, may 19, 2013

the astros promoted altuve major leagues first time on july 19, 2011. represented astros @ 2011 all-star futures game. named second baseman on baseball america s 2011 minor league all-star team. on july 27, 2011, altuve tied russ johnson astros record consecutive games hit start career 7. on august 20, 2011, altuve hit inside-the-park home run, first major league home-run. became first astros player since adam everett in 2003 hit inside-the-park home run, first astros player first major league home run on inside-the-park home run since pitcher butch henry in 1992, , first astros player lead off game inside-the-park home run since bill doran in 1987. batted .346 on first 21 games before slumping bit , ended year .276 average. hit 2 home runs, stole 7 bases, , posted .358 slugging percentage in 221 at-bats.

altuve returned venezuela play navegantes del magallanes, based in valencia, carabobo, in venezuelan winter league. hit .339 .381 on-base percentage , .455 slugging percentage. altuve finished 2011 898 aggregated plate appearances, including 391 in minors, 234 houston, , 273 magallanes. altuve had 82 hits in winter league, bringing cumulative year-end count 282.

2012

on may 1, 2012, altuve faced new york mets reliever jon rauch, who, @ 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m), tallest player in major league history. 18-inch (460 mm) height difference believed biggest between pitcher , batter exception of 1951 publicity stunt in 3-foot-7-inch (1.09 m) eddie gaedel had 1 plate appearance st. louis browns. altuve astros representative @ all-star game, played @ kauffman stadium in kansas city, missouri, first career selection.

2013

on july 13, 2013, altuve signed four-year, $12.5 million extension includes 2 club options 2018 , 2019 worth $6 , $6.5 million respectively. deal included $750,000 bonus received in 2013. @ time of extension, altuve hitting .280 21 stolen bases, 15 doubles, , 28 rbi.

2014

altuve in 2014

on june 29, 2014, altuve stole 2 bases in game against detroit tigers. made him first mlb player since ray chapman in 1917 steal 2 or more bases in 4 consecutive games. altuve became first mlb player since 1933 have 130 hits , 40 stolen bases before all-star break. altuve named 2014 all-star game. coupled 2012 all-star appearance in astros final season national league team, altuve player in major league history represent both american , national leagues in all-star game while still being member of same team.

on september 16, altuve hit single middle break craig biggio s franchise single-season hit record of 210 hits. astros had 11 games remaining in season @ time altuve broke record. in 158 games, altuve totaled 225 hits , .341 batting average, both of led major leagues, , 56 stolen bases, led american league. hit 47 doubles, 7 home runs, , 59 rbi. became first astros player win batting title.

after 2014 season, altuve traveled japan participate in 2014 major league baseball japan all-star series. named gibby/this year in baseball award winner breakout everyday player of year. won first silver slugger award of career, top hitter among american league second basemen. bestowed first iteration of luis aparicio award, annually given venezuelan judged produce best individual performance.

2015

altuve voted al s starting second baseman mlb all-star game, edging kansas city s omar infante more 600,000 votes. altuve became third astro second baseman voted starter, following craig biggio , jeff kent.

on september 11, 2015, altuve recorded 800th career hit, surpassing biggio fastest astro player reach 800 hits. in final game of season, altuve went 3-for-5 reach 200 hits second season in row, led american league, while becoming both first player in astros history , venezuelan accumulate multiple 200-hit seasons. led al in stolen bases (38), , .313 batting average third best in majors. reached then-career highs each of 15 home runs, .459 slg, 86 runs scored, , 66 rbi. led american league second basemen in fielding percentage (.993).

the astros clinched playoff berth on final day of season, securing place in al wild card game versus new york yankees. thus, altuve made mlb playoffs first time in career. astros defeated yankees, 3−0. altuve drove in jonathan villar in seventh inning versus yankee reliever dellin betances final run of contest. next, astros faced royals in american league division series (alds), eliminated in 5 games.

altuve awarded first career rawlings gold glove award second base on november 10, 2015. received second consecutive silver slugger award.

2016

for performance in month of june 2016, altuve named al player of month first time in career. had batted .420, 6 doubles, 4 home runs, 15 rbi, 6 stolen bases , 1.112 ops (.492 obp/.620 slg) in 26 games. became all-star selection fourth time of career, , started second consecutive time. in 161 games, altuve had mlb-leading 216 hits, al-leading .338 batting average, 30 stolen bases. found power surge 42 doubles (the second of career , third straight season 40+ doubles), career-high 24 home runs, , career-high 96 rbi. marked second batting title, last being in 2014.

at end of season, altuve named sporting news player of year, , mlbpa players choice awards major league player of year, al outstanding player, , majestic athletic game award. placed third in al mvp voting, behind winner mike trout , mookie betts.

2017

one of memorable , debated manifestations hallmark 2017 season altuve s height , style of play contrasts of new york yankees right fielder aaron judge. @ 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) , 280 pounds (130 kg), judge rookie emerged chief rival in 2017 valuable player (mvp) race, breaking record both home runs hit (52) , walks drawn (127) rookie while leading al. photo emerged of pair standing side side in july astros-yankees game exhibited radical size difference , became viral phenomenon.

voted starter in all-star game @ marlins park in miami, altuve batted leadoff , played second base.

in july, altuve hit .485 fifth-highest average in 1 month since 1961. on 23 games, accumulated 48 hits, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 21 rbi, , 1.251 ops. carried 19-game hitting streak july 2–23. recorded 5 consecutive multi-hit games during week of july 3–9, becoming ninth player in mlb history so. average set astros record 1 calendar month—surpassing richard hidalgo s .476 average in september of 2000—and won second al player of month award.

altuve concluded 2017 campaign playing in 153 contests mlb-leading , career-best .346 batting average, al-leading 204 hits, 39 doubles, 32 stolen bases, 24 home runs, , 84 rbi. astros finished 101−61 record, clinching al west division. altuve became fifth hitter since integration in 1947 record 4 straight 200-hit seasons, following wade boggs (1983−89), kirby puckett (1986−89), ichiro suzuki (2001−2010), , michael young (2003−07).. became first hitter in major league history solely lead respective league in hits 4 years in row while collecting third career batting title. ichiro suzuki technically led al in hits 2006−10, tied dustin pedroia in 2008. altuve led mlb in wins above replacement (war, 8.3) first time in career. on september 19, announced recipient of mlb s lou gehrig memorial award 2017, player best exemplifies giving character of gehrig. 1,250 career hits @ end of 2017, ty cobb, hank aaron, , pete rose had accumulated more hits altuve through age-27 season.

in game 1 of alds against boston red sox, altuve hit 3 home runs in single game first time of career while becoming tenth player hit 3 home runs in single postseason game. astros faced new york yankees in american league championship series (alcs). altuve , astros offense slumped lost 3 middle games @ yankee stadium. hit solo home run in 4−0, game 7 win in astros advanced second world series in franchise history, face national league pennant-winning los angeles dodgers. in game 2, altuve, along 2 astros teammates–carlos correa , george springer—and 2 dodgers players–charlie culberson , yasiel puig—all homered in innings astros prevailed, 7−6. 5 home runs accounted hit in innings of single game in major league history. altuve homered in bottom of fifth inning of game 5, tying score 7–7, , hit game-tying double in eighth, before astros prevailed 13–12 in bottom of 10th inning walk-off single alex bregman. world series went on 7 games, , astros prevailed first title in franchise history. altuve ended astros championship run batting .310, 22 hits, 7 home runs, , 14 rbi in 18 playoff games.

prior game 2 of world series, altuve presented hank aaron award, first of career, outstanding offensive performer in american league. first time houston astros player had won prize. next, named sporting news major league player of year second consecutive season, following ted williams (1941−42), joe morgan (1975−76), albert pujols (2008−09), , miguel cabrera (2012−13) repeat winners in consecutive years of honor given out since 1936. other awards altuve received in 2017 included baseball america s major league player of year award, becoming first venezuelan since johan santana in 2006 receive award bestowed since 1998. first second baseman , first astro ever win it. second consecutive season, won players choice awards major league player of year , al outstanding player. won fourth consecutive , overall silver slugger award @ second base.

the astros selected altuve s option 2018, worth reported $6 million (usd, $6.0 million today), on november 3, 2017. on november 16, altuve conferred al valuable player award, second astro win award, following jeff bagwell in 1994. atluve became tenth second baseman granted mvp, , shortest player win since phil rizzuto, 5 6 , in 1950.