Jose Altuve’s game-tying home run in Boston allowed him to reach another incredible career milestone.
Altuve hit a game-tying home run against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. It added to his illustrious career with the franchise, as he moved into fourth place in all-time home runs with Houston.Wynn is a Houston legend in his own right. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native played his first 11 seasons with the Colt .45s and, later, the Astros, and made his first All-Star Game appearance for Houston in 1967. He later played for theWith Houston he batted .255 with 223 home runs and 719 RBI.
Only three players are ahead of Altuve on this list — Jeff Bagwell at 499 home runs, Lance Berkman at 326 home runs and Craig Biggio at 291 home runs.The Astros legend isn’t going anywhere, either. In the offseason he signed a five-year, $125 million extension that will keep him in Houston through the 2029 season. That gives him plenty of time to catch Biggio and, perhaps, Berkman.
Earlier this season, the 36-year-old second baseman stole his 300th career base, making him the third Houston player to reach the milestone. In fact, he became the fifth player in MLB history to have at least 2,000 hits, 400 doubles, 200 home runs and 300 stolen bases with a career batting average in the .300s.Last season Altuve missed nearly two months of the seasons due to an injury he suffered playing for his native Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
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