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Monitor Daily Intro for October 24, 2017
David Clark Scott
Jose Altuve is a portrait of persistence.
Yes, there are other really compelling story lines going into Tuesday night鈥檚 Major League Baseball鈥檚 World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers.
But let鈥檚 take a moment to appreciate the Astros鈥� second baseman, all 5 feet, 6 inches of him. Altuve offers a tale of defying physics and a century of slugging wisdom.
How good is he? Altuve is the front-runner for the American League鈥檚 MVP. Again. At bat, he seldom misses. On the base paths, he鈥檚 fast. In 2014, he led the league in batting average, hits, and stolen bases. The next year, he started doing something players of his size seldom do: He started hitting home runs. Lots of them. You鈥檝e probably heard of long-ball sluggers like Albert Pujols, Hanley Ram铆rez, and Mark Trumbo. Altuve hit more home runs than each of them did this year.
His teammates attribute his success to persistence. He still works harder than most to prepare for every at bat.
聽In his native Venezuela, the Astros initially passed on the teenager. Too small. Go home. But he kept showing up at tryouts. In the minors and in the big league, he was continually overlooked. No more.
As the Houston Astros seek to win their first championship, Altuve鈥檚 grit, heart, and big bat stand out as a testament to challenging assumptions.
