Jose Altuve is a Venezuelan professional baseball player with a net worth of $60 million and an annual salary of $26 million. Jose Altuve is best recognized as an All-Star second baseman for the Houston Astros in Major League Baseball.
Who is Jose Altuve?
Jose Altuve was born on May 6, 1990, in Maracay, Venezuela. He grew up there and met Salvador Perez, a future major leaguer and Kansas City Royals catcher when he was seven years old. They competed against each other at a young age, pushing each other to be the best at baseball.
He visited a Houston Astros trial camp when he was 16 years old, but the team’s scouts initially turned him down because he was too short and they felt he was lying about age. Jose returned the following day with his birth document and asked for a chance to prove himself, and he pleased team officials enough that they signed him to an undrafted free agent contract with a $15,000 bonus.
How old is Jose Altuve?
He is currently 33 years old.
What is Jose Altuve’s net worth?
He is estimated to be worth $60 Million.
What is Jose Altuve’s career?
Jose Altuve made his major league debut in mid-summer 2011, representing the Astros at the All-Star Futures Game. He was successful immediately initially before slumping near the end of the season. He regained his form the next year and made his first All-Star appearance.
In 2014, Altuve became the first player in over 80 years to reach 130 hits and 40 stolen bases before the All-Star game. He also became the first Astro to win the hitting crown, topping the American League with a.341 average.
Jose Altuve was voted the AP Athlete of the Year, the AL Hank Aaron Award winner, and the AL MVP on his way to the 2017 World Series Championship, which the Houston Astros won in seven games over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was also selected Sports Illustrated’s co-Sportsperson of the Year, alongside J.J.
Watt of the Houston Texans, for their relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. In 2017, Jose Altuve was also awarded The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year, Baseball America’s Major League Player of the Year, and the winner of MLB’s Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, which is given annually to a player who “best exemplifies Gehrig’s giving character.”
Jose Altuve was chosen to the All-MLB Second Team as well as the ALCS MVP in 2019. He was substantially responsible for the Astros’ second World Series appearance in three years, hitting a home run off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning of a tied Game 6.
In 2022, the Houston Astros won the World Series again, this time in six games over the Philadelphia Phillies, making Jose Altuve a two-time World Series champion. He is also an eight-time All-Star, six-time Silver Slugger Award winner, three-time American League batting champion, and 2015 Gold Glove Award winner.
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