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José Altuve MLB career milestones

Overview

Houston Astros second baseman José Altuve has reached several career milestones in Major League Baseball. During a game against the Oakland Athletics, Altuve hit his 14th home run of the season, which drove in Yordan Álvarez. This performance marked his 10th season with at least 14 home runs and moved him into sole possession of ninth place in MLB history for games with three or more RBIs. Subsequently, Altuve hit his 269th career home run, surpassing Hall of Famer Joe Morgan for the sixth-most home runs by a second baseman in MLB history. He also joined Omar Vizquel and Bob Abreu as the only Venezuelans to record 14 seasons with at least 100 hits. Additionally, Altuve reached 2,490 career hits during a game against the New York Yankees. Building on these achievements, Altuve recorded his 100th and 101st hits of the current season during a matchup against the Yankees. His career statistics have grown to include 1,293 runs scored, 471 doubles, and 774 extra-base hits. In a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox, Altuve hit his 270th career home run. The two-run blast occurred in the first inning, traveling 353 feet to the left field Crawford Boxes. Following this home run, Altuve sat five hits away from 2,500 career hits and one run away from reaching 1,300 career runs scored. Altuve reached the 2,500 career hit milestone during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, hitting a double to center field off pitcher Christopher Sánchez. He is the fourth Venezuelan player in MLB history to reach 2,500 hits, joining Miguel Cabrera, Omar Vizquel, and Luis Aparicio. He also became only the second player in Astros franchise history to record at least 2,500 hits, alongside Craig Biggio.

Entities

José Altuve · Houston Astros · Craig Biggio · Omar Vizquel · Philadelphia Phillies

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [SPORTS] 11 sources
    José Altuve reaches 2,500 career hits

    Houston Astros infielder José Altuve recorded his 2,500th career MLB hit, becoming the fourth Venezuelan player to reach the milestone and the second active player to achieve it.

  2. 8 days ago

    [SPORTS] 6 sources
    José Altuve hits 270th career home run in Astros victory

    José Altuve hit his 270th career home run to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox, moving him closer to the 2,500-hit and 1,300-run milestones.

  3. 17 days ago

    [SPORTS] 3 sources
    José Altuve surpasses Joe Morgan in MLB home run record

    Houston Astros infielder José Altuve has hit his 269th career home run, surpassing Joe Morgan, and joined Omar Vizquel and Bob Abreu with 14 seasons of at least 100 hits.

  4. 19 days ago

    [SPORTS] 5 sources
    José Altuve hits 14th home run of the season in Houston

    José Altuve hit his 14th home run of the season against the Athletics, reaching new career milestones in RBIs and franchise-specific home run records.

Sources

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This summary has been updated 3 times: see revision history