DENVER — Jose Altuve climbed one other rung within the Houston Astros’ document e-book ladder on Wednesday evening in Denver.
With a bunt single within the first inning and a two-run single within the sixth inning towards the Colorado Rockies, Altuve recorded his 2,314th and a pair of,315th profession hits, bypassing Corridor of Famer Jeff Bagwell (2,314) for the second-most hits in Astros historical past. Altuve, nonetheless, remains to be far behind one other Corridor of Famer on the prime of Houston’s hit listing, Craig Biggio, with 3,060.
Amongst energetic MLB gamers, Altuve trails solely Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had 2,351 hits heading into Wednesday’s motion.
Now in his fifteenth MLB season, the 35-year-old Altuve is signed with the Astros via the 2029 marketing campaign. He’ll flip 39 that season, elevating the potential for him reaching 3,000 hits throughout his illustrious profession.
Heading into Wednesday’s motion, Altuve had averaged 197 hits per 162 video games. If he continues at that tempo (he had 185 hits final season in 153 video games), he could possibly be at or across the 3,000-hit mark when his present contract expires.
Of the 23 present gamers MLB.com detailed who may have a shot at 3,000 hits earlier than their profession ends, Altuve “was the quickest to 1,500 hits (1,190 video games) and the one one who received there quicker than the three,000-hit membership’s common.”
Solely 33 gamers in MLB historical past have totaled 3,000 or extra hits. Miguel Cabrera was the latest when he recorded a single as a member of the Detroit Tigers on April 23, 2022.
If Altuve reaches 3,000 hits, it’ll add to what could possibly be a really fascinating and polarizing Corridor of Fame candidacy. In spite of everything, as MLB.com’s David Adler writes of the three,000-hit membership, “practically all the 33 members are Corridor of Famers or soon-to-be Corridor of Famers, or are locks for Cooperstown as soon as they retire.”
Altuve definitely has Corridor of Fame-worthy numbers, however was part of the Astros workforce that was implicated in a sign-stealing scandal in the course of the 2017 marketing campaign. Altuve expressed remorse for the 2017 incidents simply earlier than the 2020 season was scheduled to start, but it surely was finally delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
