José Altuve hits historic home run for Astros putting him among the MLB elite
The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 in game 3 of the American League Championship Series and Venezuelan José Altuve makes history.
The Houston Astros took the 8-5 victory in game 3 of the American League Championship Series and kept themselves alive in the series 2-1 even with the balance tilted in favour of the Texas Rangers.
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Altuve steps up for Astros
Venezuelan player José Altuve continues to maintain his elite status in MLB, as he fired a home run that brings him closer to the all-time home run record in postseason history.
With this blast, “AstroBoy” becomes the second player in MLB history to hit 25 postseason home runs, joining Manny Ramírez, who reached 29 homers. Altuve’s home run left his bat at a speed of 104.4 mph and traveled a distance of 413 feet.
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Add to this that Altuve has now hit 10 home runs in the LCS, tying with Kyle Schwarber and Albert Pujols for the second-most all-time, behind only Ramirez.
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And with this home run, he broke a tie with his teammate Alex Bregman for postseason RBIs and now stands at eighth place with 51 runs batted in.
Jose Altuve is the 2nd player in MLB history to hit 25 career postseason home runs, joining Manny Ramírez.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 19, 2023
Altuve has hit 10 HR in the LCS, tied with Kyle Schwarber and Albert Pujols for the 2nd-most all-time, trailing only Ramírez. pic.twitter.com/NQY5dD0om0
All eyes now turn to Game 4 on Thursday evening at the Globe Life Field in Arlington.