Career timeline: Jose Altuve

2007: Try, try again

At age 16, Altuve was turned away at an Astros tryout camp because of his size, but came back determined to impress, and Houston signed him for $15,000

July 20, 2011: Welcome to The Show

A career .325 hitter in the Minors, Altuve was called up from Double-A and immediately made an impact, hitting safely in his first 7 games

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Aug. 20, 2011: 1st HR stays in the yard Altuve’s 1st career homer was an inside-the-park homer at Minute Maid Park in which he ran through a stop sign at 3rd and scored easily

2012: Hey now, he’s an All-Star

In his 1st full season, Altuve became the last Astros player to be an All-Star in the NL when he was a reserve in the 2012 All-Star Game

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2014: 1st batting title (of many) Altuve won the 1st of 3 batting titles in 4 years when he hit .341 and set a club record with 225 hits, securing the batting crown on the season’s final day

2015: All-Star starter

Altuve became the 7th player in club history to earn a fan-elected All-Star start and the 3rd Astros second baseman (Craig Biggio, Jeff Kent) to start the ASG

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Oct. 5, 2017: Three-homer game The Astros began their march to the World Series title by beating the Red Sox in Game 1 of the ALDS behind three homers from Altuve

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2017: World Series champion Altuve had a legendary postseason performance, batting .310 with a club-record 22 hits, seven homers and an MLB-record 14 RBIs for a second baseman

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Nov. 16, 2017: M-V-P! M-V-P! Altuve joined Jeff Bagwell as the only MVPs in club history when he hit .346 with 24 homers, 81 RBIs and 32 stolen bases, earning 27 of 30 1st-place votes

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2017: Good sport After helping with Houston relief efforts following Hurricane Harvey, Altuve and the Texans’ J.J. Watt were named Sports Illustrated’s co-Sportspersons of the Year

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Oct. 19, 2019: Pennant clincher In one of the most epic homers in postseason history, Altuve hit a walk-off blast vs. Aroldis Chapman in Game 6 of the ‘19 ALCS to send the Astros back to the World Series

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2022: Racking up another ring Altuve helped the Astros to another World Series title in ‘22, hitting .300 with 28 homers, making his club-record 8th All-Star Game and winning his 6th Silver Slugger

Altuve's career stats

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Aug. 19, 2023: 2,000 Altuve became the third player in Astros history to reach the 2,000-hit milestone with his single against Seattle

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Aug. 28, 2023: Hitting for the cycle Altuve went 4-for-6 with 4 runs scored and 4 RBIs at Fenway Park for the Astros' first cycle since 2013

Feb. 6, 2024: Astro for life Altuve signed a five-year extension with Houston running through his age-39 season, cementing him as a lifelong Astros icon