Although Altuve played all nine innings in left field during a 1-1 tie against the St. Louis Cardinals, he nonetheless turned heads for the wrong reasons. Cardinals catcher Iván Herrera drilled a ball to the left field wall, and Altuve leaped high ... only to miss miserably.

The Houston Astros are doing something no one ever expected — moving Jose Altuve to left field. Projected to be the team’s starting left fielder for the 2025 MLB season, Altuve is attempting to adjust to an entirely new position for the first time in his 14-year career.

A nine-time All-Star, three-time batting champion and the 2017 AL MVP, Altuve has played all but two of his 1,767 major league games at second base. He won the Gold Glove in 2015 and in 2020 led the AL with the fewest errors there, with four.