Jose Altuve signs contract extension with Astros

\n\n”, “providerName”: “Twitter”, “providerUrl”: “https://twitter.com”, “thumbnail_url”: null, “type”: “oembed”, “width”: 550, “contentType “: “rich”},{“__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: The Astros signed Altuve to a four-year, $12.5 million extension in 2013, then to a five-year, $151 million deal in March 2018. Altuve, general manager Dana Brown, manager Joe Espada and Altuve's agent, Scott Boras, will discuss the deal in a news conference Wednesday morning at Minute Maid Park.\n\nAltuve was one of four Astros major leaguers facing free agency next offseason.Two years.Includes This list includes third baseman Alex Bregman, who is set to be a free agent after this season. Right fielder Kyle Tucker and left fielder Framber Valdez, a pair of two-time All-Stars, are set to become free agents after the 2025 season.\n\nHe said Crane: “Each one of these guys has a different attitude.” “We will definitely visit Bregman when the time comes and we move on to the next deal. … we've got \\[Tucker\\] For two more years, so we'll let him play and see how he does. Altuve is set to make $26 million this season, which would have been his last before hitting free agency. If he completes the extension life, Altuve will end up spending 19 seasons in an Astros uniform. That would leave Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, who played 20 seasons with Houston.\n\n“He's just a great human being, a great competitor and he's great in the community,” Crane said. “He's just a complete package and we're glad we were able to close him down and hopefully he'll finish his career in Houston.”,”type”:text”},{“__typename”:OEmbed”,”programming language”:”“”, “providerName”: “MLB”, “providerUrl”: null, “thumbnail_url”: null, “type”: “oembed”, “width”: 425, “contentType”: “rich”}, {“__typename” : “Markdown”, “content”: Altuve was limited to 90 games in 2023 due to two stints on the injured list, his fewest in a full season since his rookie year, but he still hit .311 with 17 homers, 14 steals and 51 RBI. He missed the first 43 games of the regular season after undergoing surgery to repair a broken thumb sustained when hit by a pitch in the World Baseball Classic, then missed 17 games in July with a left oblique strain.\n\nHis 2000th hit scored^y He made his career start on August 19 against the Mariners at Minute Maid Park, and hit his first career home run on August 28 against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.”,”type”:text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown” ,” content”: “* Most career tournaments in the postseason”, “type”: “text”}, {“__typename”: “Video”, “contentDate”: “2024-01-18T01:53:00Z”, ” preferredPlaybackScenarioURL” ({\”preferredPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2024/2024-01/16/d7c4cd81-08244201-599e6748-csvm – Diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″, “type”: “video”, “description”: “Jose Altuve ranks second on MLB Network's current top 10 first basemen after slashing .311/.393/.522 in 90+ Games in 2023” “displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:27″,”slug”:”top-10-sec-basemen-2-x9338″,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-117″,”title”:”Houston Astros”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:117″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-514888″,”title”:”Jose Altuve”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:514888″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”vod”,”title”:”vod”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlb-network”,”title”:”MLB Network”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlbn-top10″,”title”:”MLBN Top 10 Right Now”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlbn-mlb-now”,”title”:”MLB Now”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”alexa”,”title”:”alexa”,”type”:”taxonomy”}]”thumbnail”:{“__typename”: “Thumbnail”, “templateUrl”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/l68ofonaqjkjvjyvpo59″},”title” : “Top 10 Second Basemen: #2″,relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/top-10-second-basemen-2-x9338″},{“__typename”: “Markdown”,”content”:”Altuve Made by Back He debuted in the major league in 2011, and 13 years later, he is among the franchise's all-time leaders in multiple categories, ranking first in career batting average (.307), third in hits (2,047), and doubles (400). , runs (.1,062) and stolen bases (293); and fifth in home runs (209). With 2,047 hits on his resume, Altuve could reach the coveted 3,000-hit club if he remains a regular player throughout the five-year extension.\n\ He was the central figure in the most successful era in Astros history, a streak that included eight starts in that span. postseason, and a major league record of seven consecutive appearances in the American League Championship Series, four American League pennants, and two World Series titles. He was at his best in the postseason, where his 27 homers and 89 runs scored were both second in AL/NL history. His 117 postseason hits are tied for third-most.\n\nAltuve's career accolades also include eight All-Star selections, six Silver Slugger Awards, three batting titles, a Gold Glove, and the 2017 AL MVP Award.\n\n n\\-\ \- *Brian Murphy contributed to this story.*”type”:text”}],”relativeSiteUrl”:”:/news/jose-altuve-signs-contract-extension-with-astros”, “contentType”: “news”, “subHeadline”: null, summary: “HOUSTON – Jose Altuve, one of the most accomplished and popular players in Astros history and the cornerstone of two World Series championship teams, will likely finish his career in Houston.\nAgree The star second baseman received a five-year contract extension with the Astros on Tuesday, his third contract, “tagline({\”formatString\”:\”none\”}):null,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-514888″,”title”:”Jose Altuve”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:514888″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”transactions”,”title”:”transactions”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-117″,”title”:”Houston Astros”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:117″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”brian-mctaggart”,”title”:”Brian McTaggart”,”type”:”contributor”}]”type”: “story”, “thumbnail”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/kbmqzvhyzyarvbipe3m8”, “title”: “Jose Altuve signs the contract “Attached to the Astros”}},”Person:514888″:{“__typename”: “Person”,”id”:514888}”,”Team:117″:{“__typename”: “Team”,”id”:117 } }} window.adobeAnalytics = {“reportingSuiteId”:”:mlbglobal08,mlbcom08″, “linkInternalFilters”: “mlb”} window.globalState = {“tracking_title”: “Major League Baseball”, “lang”: “en”} window. app id = '' /*–>*/