The Houston Astros have been among the best teams in the American League over the past few seasons. After reaching seven consecutive American League Championship Series from 2017 to 2023, the Astros lost to the Detroit Tigers in the wild-card round in 2024.

World Series, Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros took down Cody Bellinger and the Los Angeles Dodgers to win it all.

Jose Altuve is willing to get creative if it means keeping the gang together. Chandler Rome of The Athletic reported Saturday that the Houston Astros star Altuve would be open to switching positions in order to accommodate a potential return in free agency of longtime teammate Alex Bregman.

A reunion between Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros could be on the horizon, which means Jose Altuve could be on the move -- positionally.

Altuve, who stands 5-foot-6, has never played the outfield at any point over his more than 15,000 defensive innings.

HOUSTON — The idea of Jose Altuve playing left field for the Astros first surfaced last week. It was reportedly Altuve's idea as a way to shift things around to make room for free agent third baseman Alex Bregman to return.

Jose Altuve isn't ready to see Alex Bregman leave Houston, and he's willing to give up the keystone to make it happen.The Astros' longtime second baseman said Saturday that he's willing to shift to left field if it will help the team re-sign Bregman,

Though the Astros have re-engaged with Bregman, general manager Dana Brown on Saturday characterized any potential reunion as a “long shot” given the state of Houston’s roster. Brown intimated that Bregman’s slow-moving market surprised the club and caused it to circle back.

Astros general manager Dana Brown said he expects Altuve to take reps practicing as a left fielder next month during the team's Spring Training in West Palm Beach, Florida. Altuve has never logged a game in the outfield across his 14 MLB seasons, and he's logged just two starts at shortstop, his only non-second-base position to date.

Jose Altuve is an All-Star second baseman with the Houston Astros and also a former American League Most Valuable Player award winner.

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