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Houston Astros manager Joe Espada and general manager Dana Brown shed more light on the reasons why Jose Altuve could log ...

Future Hall of Famer Jose Altuve can't match the big bats in the majors in bat speed or exit velocity, but he does find a way ...

Moving a star second baseman to the outfield in the later stage of his career is unusual. For the Houston Astros, it is not ...

Joe Espada talks the possibility of Jose Altuve playing left field to give the team more flexibility and enhance their lineup ...

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Jose Altuve seeing time in left field next season? It might not be contingent on Alex Bregman returning, Houston Astros GM ...

Astros manager Joe Espada said Tuesday that Altuve has been working out in left field for the last two weeks, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Altuve, who stands 5-foot-6, has never played the outfield at any point over his more than 15,000 defensive innings.

Astros general manager Dana Brown said he expects Altuve to take reps practicing as a left fielder next month during the team ...