The longtime Astros leader just keeps adding to his trophy case.
On Tuesday night, Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was named the American League Silver Slugger winner among second basemen.
He beat out Marcus Semien , Colt Keith and Gleyber Torres . For Altuve, it was his seventh career Silver Slugger Award, which tied him with Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg for the most among second basemen in baseball history. Altuve reached the 20-homer plateau for the sixth time in the past eight seasons. He is vying for his seventh Silver Slugger, which would tie him with Ryne Sandberg for the most by a second baseman.Altuve has been one of the best players in baseball over the last decade and is coming off a season in which he hit .295 with the 20 homers. Altuve is a lifetime .306 hitter who has been at the forefront of the Astros dynasty, helping the team win the World Series in both 2017 and 2022.
A nine-time All-Star, Altuve is also a three-time batting champion and a former MVP winner. He's a 14-year veteran who has spent his career with. In addition to his one MVP win, he's received MVP votes in seven different seasons. He pairs with Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker to make up one of the best lineup trios in all of baseball.
Houston won the American League West this season but was bounced in the wild card round of the playoffs by the Tigers.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.
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