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Astros superstar second baseman Jose Altuve will likely leave out indispensable time after suffering a hand hurt on Saturday night at some stage in Venezuela’s 9-7 loss to the United States in the World Baseball Classic.
“I do know he’s hurt,” Houston manager Dusty Baker talked about on Sunday morning. “Don’t know the procedure severe it is.” Baker added, “It looks it will probably probably per chance per chance even be some time.”
The Astros are location to evaluation Altuve on Sunday. Altuve, who re-arrived at camp on Sunday morning with his thumb bandaged, talked about he’ll focus on to journalists, nonetheless no longer till after the crew had evaluated him.
Altuve exited at some stage in the fifth inning on Saturday after a 95.9 mph Daniel Bard fastball struck the eight-time All-Important individual on his correct hand. Predominant facets on the severity of Altuve’s hurt had been no longer straight obtainable, nonetheless he was as soon as evaluated after leaving the game quickly after returning to his toes.
“For sure I’m deeply concerned, unhappy, pissed off,” Venezuela manager and Astros first-deplorable coach Omar López talked about on Saturday night. “I’d preserve to explicit my emotions in a completely different skill, nonetheless I secure to be loyal in front of you, in front of my family, in front of my country. Let’s wait for a number of days.”
Altuve, entering his 13th season with the Astros, is a occupation .307/.362/.468 hitter and faded AL MVP. Venezuela was as soon as trailing, 5-3, at the time of Altuve’s hurt nonetheless rallied later in the frame to erase the deficit. The US rallied back in the eighth inning, when Trea Turner overwhelmed a huge slam to ship his squad to the next spherical, while handing Venezuela its first lack of the match.
