Jose Altuve Net Worth

Net Worth:	$60 Million
Date of Birth:	May 6, 1990 (34 years old)
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.68 m
Profession:	Baseball player
Nationality:	Maracay, Venezuela

What is Jose Altuve’s Net Worth and Salary?

Jose Altuve is a Venezuelan professional baseball player who has a net worth of $60 million. He also receives $26 million as an annual salary.

The Houston Astros’ second baseman for the All-Stars in Major League Baseball, Jose Altuve, is probably most known for that role.

Early Life

Venezuela’s Maracay was the place of Jose Carlos Altuve’s birth on May 6, 1990. When he was seven years old, Salvador Perez entered his life for the first time (future major leaguer and catcher for the Kansas City Royals).

When they were young, they faced off against one another, pushing one another to be the finest baseball players they could be.

He went to a Houston Astros trial camp when he was 16, but the team’s scouts initially turned him down because he was too small and they thought he was lying about his age.

The team management decided to sign Jose to an undrafted free agent deal with a $15,000 incentive after he returned the next day with his birth certificate and requested a chance to prove himself.

Jose Altuve excelled in the Venezuelan Summer League in 2007, and the following year he relocated to the United States to play for the Astros minor league organization.

In 2011, he was named an All-Star and the Houston Astros Minor League Player of the Year, highlighting his impressive play at the minor levels. He was entirely passed over for a Class AAA call-up and brought up to the major leagues.

MLB Career

Midway through the summer of 2011, Jose Altuve made his major league debut and played for the Astros in the All-Star Futures Game.

Before losing some steam toward the end of the season, he had a successful start. Jose was selected for his first All-Star game the year after when he was in top form.

The only player to amass 130 hits and 40 stolen bases before the All-Star break in more than 80 years was Jose in 2014, making him history. As the American League’s top hitter with a.341 average, he also became the first Astro to claim the batting crown.

The Houston Astros’ route to the 2017 World Series title, which they won in seven games over the Los Angeles Dodgers, included Jose Altuve winning the AP Athlete of the Year award, the AL Hank Aaron Award, and the AL MVP.n, he and J.J.

Watt of the Houston Texans was recognized as co-sportspersons of the year by Sports Illustrated for their contributions in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

José Altuve received the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 2017, which is given annually to a player “who best exemplifies the giving character” of Gehrig. The Sporting News and Baseball America both gave him their respective Major League Baseball Player of the Year awards.

A member of the 2019 All-MLB Second Team, Jose Altuve was also chosen as the ALCS MVP. In a deadlocked Game 6, he hit a home run off Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth inning that effectively sent the Astros to the World Series for the second time in three years.

Astros Cheating Conspiracy

The Houston Astros sign-stealing incident during their 2017 World Series run was made public in 2019. Due to allegations that he was wearing a wire and stealing team signs, Altuve’s involvement in this situation attracted national attention and criticism.

The use of a wire has been completely refuted by Major League Baseball, and Altuve has stated that the team is sorry for any cheating.

He has refrained from discussing any part that his teammates or the company may have played in the cheating affair.

Contracts & Earnings

After signing one-year contracts worth $483,000 in 2012 and $505,700 in 2013, Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros came to terms on a long-term contract extension in July 2013 that lasted four years and cost $12.5 million.

Options for 2018 and 2019 totaling $6 million and $6.5 million, respectively, were included in the contract. With bonuses and milestone payments, he ultimately made $9 and $9.5 million throughout both seasons.

Altuve committed to a five-year, $151 million contract in March 2018 that would keep him in Houston through 2024 and increase his annual compensation to $26 million.

Over the course of his MLB career, Jose Altuve has earned close to $109 million in salary alone, and by 2024, those sums will reach $160 million.

Personal Life

The shortest player currently competing in Major League Baseball is José Altuve, who stands at just 5 feet, 6 inches tall.

They reside in Pearland, Texas, with their daughter, José Altuve.

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