Jose Altuve signs contract extension with Astros

\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The Astros signed Altuve to a four-year, $12.5 million extension in 2013, then to a five-year, $151 million deal in March 2018. Altuve, general manager Dana Brown, manager Joe Espada and Altuve’s agent, Scott Boras, will discuss the deal at a press conference Wednesday morning at Minute Maid Park.\n\nAltuve was one of four key Astros players facing free agency in the next two years. That list includes third baseman Alex Bregman, who is scheduled to be a free agent after this season. Right fielder Kyle Tucker and left-hander Framber Valdez, a pair of two-time All-Stars, are set to become free agents after the 2025 season.\n\n“Every one of these guys is a different situation,” Crane said. “We’ll certainly visit with Bregman when the time comes and move onto the next deal. … We’ve got \\[Tucker\\] for two more years, so we’re just going to let him play and see how he does.”\n\nAltuve is scheduled to make $26 million this season, which would have been his last before reaching free agency. If he plays out the life of the extension, Altuve will end up spending 19 seasons in an Astros uniform. That would trail only Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, who played 20 seasons with Houston.\n\n“He’s just a great human being and a great competitor and he’s great in the community,” Crane said. “He’s just the full package and we’re happy we’re able to get it locked up and he’ll hopefully finish his career in Houston.””,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”OEmbed”,”html”:”“,”providerName”:”MLB”,”providerUrl”:null,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:425,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Altuve was limited to 90 games in 2023 because of pair of stints on the injured list, his fewest in a full season since his rookie year, but still hit .311 with 17 homers, 14 steals and 51 RBIs. He missed the first 43 games of the regular season after having surgery to repair a fractured thumb suffered when he was struck by a pitch in the World Baseball Classic, then missed 17 games in July with a left oblique strain.\n\nHe recorded his 2,000^th career hit on Aug. 19 against the Mariners at Minute Maid Park and hit for his first career cycle Aug. 28 against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”* Most career postseason home runs“,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2024-01-18T01:53:00Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferredPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2024/2024-01/16/d7c4cd81-08244201-599e6748-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”Jose Altuve ranks 2nd on MLB Network’s Top 10 Second…