In a fun, memorable night, Jose Altuve faces Astros as part of Team Venezuela
fulfill Altuve’s wishes, Wednesday will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Bielak came set and fired a first-pitch fastball. Altuve did what Altuve always does. He is a career .371 hitter on the first pitch of his at-bats. Of his 1,935 hits, 476 have arrived on the first pitch. Altuve’s lifetime batting average is 22 points higher when he swings at the first pitch. He struck this one into left field for a single, a sight so many have seen before but never in another uniform.
“I think they knew I was going to swing,” Altuve said afterward with a smirk. “I got it good. I was happy I got the hit. I’m going to keep going, keep preparing myself to go out there and help my team to win.” Altuve trotted to first base and could not hide his wide smile. Bielak couldn’t, either. A boisterous group of Venezuelan fans above the first-base dugout erupted as Altuve took his secondary lead. Ronald Acuña Jr. lifted Bielak’s next pitch into shallow left field.
Altuve measured the fly ball as it fell into Jake Meyers’ glove. In no reality did it travel far enough for him to advance. Altuve tried anyway. His aggression on the basepaths can be borderline reckless. No major leaguer made more outs on the bases last year than him, perhaps the only frustration for an Astros fanbase that adores him.
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