15 November 2024

Astros place Jose Altuve on the injured record for hamstring pressure

Jose Altuve, Houston Astros’ second baseman, was positioned on Wednesday’s 10-day injured record with a strained left quadriceps.

The 2017 AL MVP was harm whereas making an attempt to achieve an infielder within the eighth inning of Monday evening’s recreation. The roster transfer has been rescheduled for Tuesday.

Altuve was initially positioned on the Astros’ injured record to forestall him from being harm, however they did so after realizing that he would possible have to relaxation for at the very least per week.

Supervisor Dusty Baker acknowledged that it’s solely a 10-day interval and that we’ll reevaluate the state of affairs from there. He was disillusioned. He didn’t must apologize. He’s a fantastic man.

Baker acknowledged that the Astros would cut up second base time between AledmysDiaz and Niko Goodrum, whereas Altuve is on.

To create space for Matijevic on their 40-man roster, the Astros signed J.J. Matijevic, an infielder from Sugar Land of Pacific Coast League. Taylor Jones was additionally transferred to the 60-day injures record.