Astros' Jose Altuve asks to be moved out of leadoff spot for bizarre reason

Houston Astros 2nd baseman Jose Altuve asked manager Joe Espada to determination him retired of the leadoff spot for a peculiar reason. 

Altuve, 34, is playing near tract this play for the archetypal clip successful his vocation aft helium spent the archetypal 14 years of his vocation astatine 2nd base. 

The Astros prima asked to beryllium dropped from the leadoff spot due to the fact that helium needed a small much clip to get acceptable to deed due to the fact that of the farther tally into the dugout from the outfield than his aged spot astatine 2nd base. 

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Houston Astros near fielder Jose Altuve (27) walks disconnected the tract during the crippled against the San Diego Padres astatine Daikin Park connected April 18, 2025.  (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images)

"I conscionable request similar 10 much seconds," Altuve said. 

Altuve was transitioned into the outfield pursuing the departure of outfielder Kyle Tucker and 3rd baseman Alex Bregman. 

The Astros’ crippled against the Detroit Tigers connected Monday was the archetypal clip since 2023 that Altuve deed successful a spot different than leadoff, arsenic helium deed second. Shortstop Jeremy Pena deed leadoff successful his place. 

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Houston Astros' Jose Altuve hits an RBI sacrifice alert during the seventh inning of a shot crippled against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, April 13, 2025, successful Houston.  (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)

"I conscionable told Joe that possibly helium tin deed maine 2nd immoderate games astatine immoderate point, and helium did it today," Altuve said. "I conscionable request similar that small other clip to travel from near field, and helium decided to enactment Jeremy (there)."

"I bask playing baseball," Altuve said. "I emotion playing, particularly with these guys. I similar being successful the lineup. In the end, it doesn’t truly substance if I play 2nd oregon left, if I pb disconnected oregon not. I conscionable privation to beryllium successful the lineup and assistance this squad to win."

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Houston Astros near fielder Jose Altuve (27) makes a sliding drawback connected a enactment thrust deed by Los Angeles Angels' Kyren Paris during the ninth inning of a shot crippled Sunday, April 13, 2025, successful Houston.  (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)

In his career, Altuve has deed leadoff successful 919 games, deed 2nd successful the lineup successful 541 games, and 3rd successful 333 games. 

In 28 games this season, Altuve has a .272 batting mean with 4 location runs and 12 RBI. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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