He Venezuelan second baseman Jose Altuve signed a extension of contract by five years on Tuesday, which practically guarantees what will finish are carrera with the Houston Astros.
He agreement vale $125 million dollarssources told ESPN, and will take him until his 39th birthday season.
“He’s a franchise player, one of the best in Houston history,” owner Jim Crane said at the owners’ meetings in Orlando. “And we hope that one day he’ll be a Hall of Famer.”
The Astros announced the deal on social media, calling their diminutive 5-foot-6 superstar an “Astro for life.” Altuve, 33, was approaching her final year before free agency. Her new deal starts in 2025 and will take him through 2029.
He has established himself as a central figure of the most successful era in franchise history, a seven-year stretch that included two World Series titles, four American League pennants and seven consecutive trips (and counting) to the AL Series. American League Championship.
Out of Venezuela in 2007, Altuve defied the odds and became a superstar despite being one of the smallest players in baseball history at 5-foot-6.
Over 13 years in the Major Leagues, Altuve has hit .307/.364/.471 while accumulating 2,047 hits, 295 stolen bases and 209 home runs. His resume includes eight invitations to the All-Star Game, six Silver Sluggers, three batting titles, a Gold Glove and an MVP, captured in 2017.
His career batting average is the highest of any active player with at least 2,000 at-bats, and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman (2,017) is the only other player with more than 2,000 hits since Altuve made his debut on July 20, 2011.
But some of his greatest work has been done in the postseason. Most recently, Altuve hit the dramatic game-winning home run to cap a contentious game against the division rival Texas Rangers and force Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.
He did something similar in the 2019 American League Championship Series, beating the New York Yankees with a ninth-inning home run off Aroldis Chapman to send the Astros to the World Series.
In 103 playoff games, Altuve has 27 home runs and 89 runs scored, both ranking second all time. His 117 hits are tied for third. He is just one of four players in MLB postseason history to surpass 100 hits and 50 RBIs, joining Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and Manny Ramirez.
Altuve and his longtime infieldmate, Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, were heading into their final seasons before free agency in 2024. But the idea all along was that the Astros would at least find something with Altuve, who has presented a strong case. for the Hall of Fame despite the sign-stealing scandal that engulfed his team in recent years.
His new deal will pay him a $15 million signing bonus, then salaries of $30 million in 2025, 2026 and 2027. He will earn $10 million in both 2029 and 2030.
Ultimately, he will become the first second baseman in baseball history to reach $300 million in career earnings.
ESPN’s Jesse Rogers contributed to this report.
2024-02-07 03:44:12
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