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José Altuve

In 2016 during the game against the Texas Rangers he got an oblique injury. It was the hardest year in his career, but in the end he was able to recover and go on to have a fantastic career.  He is the fifth player to be selected The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year in back to back years, occurring 2016−2017, and he is also a recipient of the Baseball America Major League Player of the Year award  in 2017.

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In accordance with fan graphs resource he has incredible stats and during his short career, he already received numerous awards like Silver Slugger Award (3 times) and Gold Glove Award. He also was honored with AL batting champion title for two times as well as AL stolen base leader.

He is a married man. Along with his wife Nina he has a baby girl named Melanie Andrea born on Nov. 1, 2016. Jose has a net worth of 7 million dollars and an annual salary of 4 million. Currently, Jose and his family reside in his own house in Texas. The information about him can be found on several social media sites, like Twitter or Facebook. Jose has mentioned to many people that one of his most important mentors in his life is his fellow  Venezuelan designated hitter and catcher Víctor Martínez. He has helped him with a lot in his life and he values their friendship greatly.

Jose is also a practicing Christian and preaches the gospel to many in the Houston Astros organization. He has also spoken about his faith in videos released by the Astros for faith day events.

Career Awards and Achievements.

Jose has had a fantastic career thus far with many coveted awards and achievements under his belt. He has been given the AL Hank Aaron award in 2017, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 2017, and the Gold Glove Award in 2015. Jose is also a 5 times All Star in the years 2012, and 2014-2017. He also has received the Silver Slugger Award for a total of 3 consecutive years (2014-2016). Also under his belt are the 3 times AL batting champion award for the years of 2014, 2016, 2017;  2 times AL stolen base leader award in the years 2014-2015, and 2 times AL Player of the Month award in June 2016 and July 2017. Jose helped the Houston Astros secure a victory over the New York Dodgers to win the World series, thus Jose became a  World Series champion in 2017. Jose is now AL MVP is 2017.

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Quick Facts
Birth Date: 6 May, 1990
Age: 29 yrs
Occupations: Baseball player
Citizenship: Venezuela
Birth Place: Puerto Cabello
Gender: Male
Description: Venezuelan baseball player
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Net Worth 2021: 20 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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