Jose Carlos Altuve is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. The Astros signed Altuve as an amateur free agent in 2007, and he made his major league debut in 2011.
Jose Altuve: What happened to| Is hurt| Injury status| Hurt
What happened to:
Altuve strained his left hamstring while running out a grounder in the eighth inning of Monday’s 8-3 win over the Angels.
He was immediately removed from the game and underwent further testing, including an MRI on Tuesday. He’s eligible to come off the IL on April 29 at Toronto.
“We didn’t think he would be ready to go in a week,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said.
Hurt:
“It’s a 10-day IL and we’ll reevaluate him from there. He was disappointed. He apologized, which you don’t have to. But that’s the kind of guy he is. Sometimes you can’t help it. This guy has been a rock. He’s played every day for a number of years and hopefully he didn’t hurt it too badly. He’ll be all right, hopefully, within a couple of weeks.”
Altuve missed five weeks during the 2019 season with a strained left hamstring. He was placed on the IL on May 12 of that season and wasn’t activated until June 19 as his return was slowed by right leg weakness.
Injury status:
“It’s probably less severe,” Baker said. “I’ve seen guys pull a hammy and then you’ve got to carry them off the field. Some of them can last four to six weeks and invariably guys try to come back too soon. I’ve seen that 100 times.”
You come back and say, ‘I feel great running around,’ and as soon as they have to bust it [run hard], it’s back again. We want to make sure that doesn’t come back anymore. He’s such a vital part of this team.”
Hurt:
If Altuve only needs to remain on the injured list for the required minimum amount of time, he will be eligible to return next weekend when the Astros play the Blue Jays in Toronto.
Altuve is off to a slow start in 2022, hitting just .167 with one home run and a .518 OPS in nine games to begin this season. Last year, Altuve totaled 31 home runs and an .839 OPS in a bounce back campaign.
