The Houston Astros are the 2022 World Collection Champions, however the stigma from 2017’s dishonest scandal nonetheless lingers across the franchise and the gamers who stay, together with Jose Altuve.
Nonetheless, in Peter Gammons’ latest for The Athletic, he reveals a brand new wrinkle to the story that will not die.
As soon as the general public grew to become conscious of the Astros’ misdeeds forward of the 2020 season, Gammons was informed by “gamers, coaches and quite a lot of folks” throughout the group that Altuve did not take part within the crew’s sign-stealing operation. In response to Gammons, Altuve requested him politely to maintain quiet, saying it could be a “betrayal of my teammates.”
“Two years later, he nonetheless didn’t need to be singled out,” Gammons wrote.
As Gammons identified, Altuve has silently taken the brunt of followers’ ire over time, though his residence/highway splits from 2017 present that he performed a lot better away from Minute Maid Park. That season, Altuve slashed .311/.371/.463 at residence, and .381/.449/.633 on the highway.
Gammons’ account of Altuve’s involvement, or lack thereof, within the Astros’ sign-stealing vibes with former teammate Carlos Correa, who in 2020 told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal that Altuve “was the one man that did not use the trash can.”
If being public enemy No. 1 within the eyes of many is weighing Altuve down, he is not displaying. In 2022, the 32-year-old posted one other All-Star marketing campaign, successful his sixth Silver Slugger Award whereas batting .300/.387/.533 with 28 homers and 57 RBI.
