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Jose Carlos Altuve is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. Having played for the Astros since 2011, he is the longest-tenured current memb
Altuve with the Houston Astros in 2015
Altuve on the field on April 6, 2012
Altuve batting against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 19, 2013
Altuve in 2014
The Houston Astros sign stealing scandal in Major League Baseball broke in November 2019. Several members of the Houston Astros management were disciplined for failing to prevent Astros players from i
Jose Altuve
…Series, Altuve was awarded his first ALCS MVP, and would later win the 2022 World Series with the Astros. Although Altuve has received criticism for the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal, later reports have indicated that Altuve did not participate in the scheme. Altuve's nine MLB All-Star selections are the most for an Astro, and he…
The 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros visiting the White House. The legitimacy of their victory came under question following the scandal.
Pitcher Mike Fiers, pictured here with the Houston Astros in 2017, brought the scandal to light in November 2019 during an interview with reporters of The Athletic.
Minute Maid Park, the Astros' home ballpark, in 2010
Commissioner Rob Manfred began an investigation into the Astros' sign stealing after The Athletic's article.