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José Altuve MLB career milestones

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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. In the game where he reached the 2,500-hit mark at Citizens Bank Park, Altuve became only the second active player to hold that distinction, alongside Freddie Freeman. Despite his milestone, the Astros lost the game to the Phillies 11-7. Following the game, Astros manager Joe Espada announced that Yordan Alvarez would be held out of the upcoming series against the Tampa Bay Rays due to an ankle injury sustained during the matchup.

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