Venezuelan José Altuve is preparing to return soon to the lineup of the world champions, Houston Astros.
The team announced yesterday that the experienced 33-year-old waiter, who has been dealing with a sore right oblique muscle since early July, will be going to the AAA branch of the Sugar Land Space Cow Boys on rehab assignment starting of this Friday. Since last weekend, he began doing fielding routines at Minute Maid Park in the city of Houston.
In 146 plate appearances from 32 games with Dusty Baker’s team so far this season, Altuve has posted a .264/.371/.479 offensive line with six homers, 18 RBIs, 25 runs scored and five stolen bases in Half a dozen tries.
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The veteran player was honored with the 2017 American League Most Valuable Player award for his outstanding performance in helping the Astros win the World Series against the Dodgers for the first time in franchise history.
Altuve missed the first 43 games of the season due to a fractured right thumb suffered in March during the World Baseball Classic semifinal match between the United States and Venezuela.
His debut with the Astros in 2023, after playing five minor league games with affiliates Sugar Land and Corpus Christi, occurred on May 19. His best attacking performance so far this season came on June 17 at Minute Maid Park against the Cincinnati Reds, going 4-4 with two doubles and a stolen base, in a game that the sidereals lost with a score. of 10 runs for 3. It was the thirty-fifth challenge of at least four hits of his brilliant career.
2023-07-14 17:51:59
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