Overview
- The skin aspiration was performed Monday to drain fluid between the fourth and fifth toes on Altuve’s right foot.
- Team and media reports indicate the procedure should not affect his availability for the start of Spring Training.
- He played through the issue down the stretch, missed one mid-September game, and shut it down only after Houston was eliminated with two games left.
- In his 15th Astros season, he appeared in 155 games and hit .265 with 26 home runs and 77 RBIs, moving past Jeff Bagwell into second on the franchise hits list.
- Position usage remains an offseason topic as Houston weighs his defensive fit at second base versus left field or DH, with potential external additions under consideration.