#27

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Full Name:
 

José Carlos Altuve 

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Nicknames:

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"Mighty Mouse", "Gigante", “Enano” - Spanish for “the midget”

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Born:  
   

May 6, 1990 
Maracay, Venezuela

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Family:  

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Father: Carlos

Mother: Lastenia Linares
Wife: Nina

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His father Carlos is retired (worked as an assistant to engineers at a chemical company) - Doesn't like to fly.

Altuve and his wife are high school sweethearts.

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Friends:

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Salvador Perez: Childhood friends

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School:  

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Not available.

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Baseball Related:

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When he was 16 he attended a Houston Astros camp but was cut for being too short.

 

2007 - Signed by the Houston Astros ($15,000 signing bonus) Signed by Al Pedrique

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2011 - Major league debut with Houston

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2013 - Signed a four-year deal with Houston ($12.5 million)

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2017 - AL Most Valuable Player Award winner

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Extra:

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Shortest active player in the MLB.

Idol: Omar Vizquel 
 

Noted that Victor Martinez is/was his mentor.

 

There is a documentary about him called, "Big Dreams: The Jose Altuve Story".

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Sample Heckles:

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"Enano!"

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@JoseAltuve27​