José Altuve is an international professional Venezuelan baseball second baseman. His full name is Jose Carlos Altuve.
He made his major baseball league debut in 2011, and he was the shortest active MLB player as of 2017.
His age and height
He was born on 6 May 1990. According to this date, his recent age is 30 years old. His height is 5 feet 6 inches or 1.68m.
Altuve’s Salary and Net worth
As of 2017, his salary is 4.5 million USD. Altuve is a Venezuelan baseball player who has a net worth of $20 million USD.
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His wife or girlfriend
Baseball player Altuve is married to Nina Altuve. She was born also in Venezuela. Her actual name is Giannina Cimetta Sandoval. They got married in 2006.
Jose Altuve baseball ranking, height, family, biography, contract, career and more
| Altuve's MLB career, family, net worth, contract, wife, girlfriend, and more | |
|---|---|
| His height, weight, age, biography | |
| Full name | José Carlos Altuve |
| nick name | Altuve |
| profession | Venezuelan baseball player |
| Height in cm and m | 168cm and 1.68m |
| Height in feet inches | 5 feet 6 inches |
| Weight in kg | 75 kg |
| Weight in Ibs | 165 Ibs |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Hair Style | Small |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Date of Birth | 1990-05-06 00:00:00 |
| age | [showcurrentage month="May" day="6" year="1990" template="9"] |
| Birth Place | Maracay, Venezuela |
| Religion | not known |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| High School | Unknown |
| College | Unknown |
| His MLB Statistics, team, career awards and more | |
| Bat style | Right |
| Throws | Right |
| Batting Average (Win Loss record) | 311 |
| Hits | 1610 |
| Home Runs | 133 |
| Stolen bases | 256 |
| Runs Batted in | 556 |
| MLB debut | July 20, 2011, for the Houston Astros |
| Teams in Club career | Houston Astros (2011–present) |
| Career Highlights and award | |
| 6x All-star | (2012, 2014–2018) |
| All-MLB second team | 2019 |
| World Series Champion | 2017 |
| AL MVP | 2017 |
| ALCS MVP | 2017 |
| Gold Glove Award | 2015 |
| 5× Silver Slugger Award | (2014–2018) |
| 3× AL batting champion | (2014, 2016, 2017) |
| 2× AL stolen base leader | (2014, 2015) |
| N/A | |
| National team | American team |
| AL Hank Aaron Award | 2017 |
| His contract, salary, net worth | |
| Contract | started a four-year contract, $12.5 million |
| Salary | 4.5 million USD |
| Net worth | $20 million USD |
| Family, wife, parents, and favourite details | |
| Fathers name | Carlos Altuve |
| Mothers name | Lastenia Linares |
| brother's | brother Carlos |
| Sister | N/A |
| Marital Status | married |
| wife | Nina Altuve |
| marriage date | 2006 |
| Wife Profession | Unknown |
| children | One daughter: Melanie A. Altuve |
| girlfriend | Nina Altuve |
| Twiter | Twitter open |
| Favourite color | Blue and white |
| Favourite games | MLB and Hockey |
| Favourite animals | not known |
| Hobies | Listenning to Music |
Jose Altuve MLB career and news
He faced New York Mets reliever Jon Rauch on 1 May 2012, the tallest player in major league career. Altuve started a four-year contract, $12.5 million on 13 July 2013.
Altuve stole two seats in a game against the Detroit Tigers, on 29 June 2014.
He became the third Astro 2nd baseman to be voted a starter, following Biggio and Jeff Kent who were the American former baseball player.
Altuve was conferred the AL Most Valuable Player Award on November 16, 2017, only the second Astro to victory the award, following Jeff Bagwell in 1994.
Altuve was selected as the starting 2nd baseman for the American League in the All-Star, collecting the most votes of any player with 4,849,630 divisions, on 8 July, 2018.
He hit his 100th career home run off New York Yankees pitcher Jonathan Loáisiga. Altuve became the 16th player in Astros history to reach 100 runs, On 9 April, 2019.
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