Jeremy Peña knows he set high expectations for himself as a rookie in 2022. The 2018 third-round Draft pick hit 22 home runs ...

What started as a surprising defensive shift has turned into one of the smartest moves of the Astros' season. José Altuve’s transition to left field isn’t just working — it might be reshaping how ...

A couple of franchise icons almost swapped places in a baseball trade that never was. During an appearance on the “Diggin' Deep” show with former big leaguers Eric Hosmer and Peter Moylan, ex ...

Astros GM once offered to trade Jose Altuve for Eric Hosmer, ... Altuve was coming off an All-Star Game appearance in 2013, ... a Gold Glove award and he was the 2017 AL MVP.

Altuve was coming off an All-Star Game appearance in 2013, the first of nine in his career. Altuve later won three batting titles, seven Silver Slugger awards, a Gold Glove award and he was the ...

Altuve's defensive WAR is -0.8, which dragged his overall WAR down to -0.6 for 2025. The Astros, sitting at 18-18 and third in the AL West, are clearly in need of a decision on where Altuve plays.

Conversely, Rodgers is hitting .244 with three doubles, seven RBI, and a .651 OPS. Although the 2022 Gold Glove winner has played shortstop in the past, he’s exclusively played second or DH over ...

The Houston Astros have made their final opening day roster decision for their matchup with the New York Mets. Jose Altuve is making the full-time switch to left field. Now, there are some growing ...

Jose Altuve is making the full-time switch to left field. ... In fact, he was able to win the National League Gold Glove award in 2022. He lacks some power at the plate, ...

He won the Gold Glove in 2015 and in 2020 led the AL with the fewest errors there, with four. “Right now the plan is for him to play the majority of his games in left field,” Espada said, adding that ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Houston Astros are planning to play Jose Altuve mostly in left field this season, manager Joe Espada told the Houston Chronicle on Monday. A nine-time All-Star ...

Altuve is a former Gold Glove winner at second base, but his defense has declined considerably as he’s entered his mid-30s. Defensive Runs Saved has pegged him at -13 or worse in each of the ...