US EditionAstros Receive Injury Scare as 9-Time All-Star Jose Altuve Leaves Game with Right Foot Discomfort
Jose Altuve, a nine-time All-Star and key player with 2,378 career hits, exited a game due to right foot discomfort, prompting caution from the Houston Astros.
- Jose Altuve, the nine-time All-Star second baseman for the Houston Astros, left the game on September 14, 2025, in Atlanta due to right foot discomfort.
- Altuve complained directly to Astros manager Joe Espada that his foot was bothering him, prompting Espada to remove him as a precaution during Saturday night's game.
- Altuve hit a third-inning single before being forced out at second base and was replaced defensively by Ramón Urías while sitting in the dugout for the rest of the game.
- At 35 years old, Altuve tops the Astros in games played , at-bats , and home runs , while his 2,378 career hits rank him second on the franchise list, trailing only Hall of Famer Craig Biggio.
- The Astros won 6-2 against the Braves, and while Altuve was examined postgame, it remains unclear if he will miss any future playing time.
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The Houston Astros got a scare in their 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday when nine-time All-Star José Altuve was pulled after complaining of discomfort…
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Astros receive injury scare as 9-time All-Star Jose Altuve leaves game with right foot discomfort
The Houston Astros received an injury scare in Saturday night’s 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves when nine-time All-Star Jose Altuve was pulled after complaining of right foot discomfort.
The Houston Astros took a fright at the duel that won the Atlanta Bravos on Saturday 6-2, when Venezuelan Jose Altenu, nine times elected to the Star Game, was removed after complaining of discomfort on the right foot.
Altuve (right foot discomfort) pulled from game in abundance of caution
ATLANTA -- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is day to day after being removed from Saturday’s 6-2 win against the Braves in the third inning with right foot discomfort. Altuve left the game after hitting a third-inning single and then getting forced out at second base on a fielder’s choice.
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