30 Facts About Jose Altuve

1. Jose Altuve has cited fellow Venezuelan designated hitter and catcher Victor Martinez as a mentor.

2. On October 19, 2018, Jose Altuve officially underwent surgery to repair a patella avulsion fracture in his right knee.

3. On July 8, 2018, Jose Altuve was selected as the starting second baseman for the American League in the All-Star Game, collecting the most votes of any player with 4,849,630 votes.

4. Jose Altuve became the 20th player to appear in 1,000 games for the Astros.

5. Jose Altuve reached 1,000 games played in his career on April 17, 2018, versus the Seattle Mariners.

6. Jose Altuve was selected the 2017 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year.

7. Jose Altuve became the 18th Major League Baseball player to win the award in its 64-year history, and both the first Houston Astro and first Venezuelan player.

8. Jose Altuve became the first player since Buster Posey in 2012—and the eighth player overall—to win a batting title, MVP and World Series in the same season.

9. Jose Altuve became the tenth second baseman to be granted MVP, and was the shortest player to win since Phil Rizzuto, 5' 6", in 1950.

10. Jose Altuve won his fourth consecutive and overall Silver Slugger Award at second base.

11. Jose Altuve was the first second baseman and first Astro ever to win it.

12. Jose Altuve established a franchise record for total hits in a postseason.

13. Jose Altuve became the first hitter in Major League history to solely lead his respective league in hits for four years in a row while collecting his third career batting title.

14. Jose Altuve concluded the 2017 campaign by playing in 153 contests with an MLB-leading and career-best.

15. Jose Altuve served as the Astros' number three hitter during the 2017 season.

16. Jose Altuve found a power surge with 42 doubles, a career-high 24 home runs, and a career-high 96 RBI.

17. Jose Altuve became an All-Star selection for the fourth time of his career, and started for the second consecutive time.

18. Jose Altuve was awarded his first career Rawlings Gold Glove Award for second base on November 10, 2015.

19. On September 11, 2015, Jose Altuve recorded his 800th career hit, surpassing Biggio for the fastest Astro player to reach 800 hits.

20. Jose Altuve was bestowed his first iteration of the Luis Aparicio Award, annually given to the Venezuelan judged to produce the best individual performance.

21. Jose Altuve won the first Silver Slugger Award of his career, as the top hitter among American League second basemen.

22. Jose Altuve became the first Astros player to win a batting title.

23. Jose Altuve hit 47 doubles, seven home runs, and 59 RBI.

24. Jose Altuve became the first MLB player since 1933 to have 130 hits and 40 stolen bases before the All-Star Break.

25. Jose Altuve had 82 hits in winter league, bringing his cumulative year-end count to 282.

26. Jose Altuve finished 2011 with 898 aggregated plate appearances, including 391 in the minors, 234 with Houston, and 273 with the Magallanes.

27. On July 27, 2011, Jose Altuve tied Russ Johnson for the Astros record for most consecutive games with a hit to start a career with 7.

28. Jose Altuve was named the second baseman on Baseball America's 2011 Minor League All-Star team.

29. Jose Altuve was named the second baseman on Baseball Americas 2011 Minor League All Star Team as well as the Houston Astros Minor League Player of the Year.

30. At age 16, Jose Altuve attended a Houston Astros' tryout camp in Maracay.