This may just be the weirdest single Jose Altuve ever hits in his baseball career.
On Wednesday, the Houston Astros played in a spring training exhibition game against Venezuela ahead of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The upcoming baseball tournament — which was last played in 2017 — will give fans something to cheer for this month as we continue on this slow crawl to Opening Day on March 30.
Unfortunately for Astros fans, this game left many conflicted about who to cheer for as Altuve is currently playing for his home country of Venezuela during the tournament. Not only that, Altuve hit a first inning single off the first pitch he faced against his current team!
Feels weird tweeting this… Jose Altuve gets a hit on the first pitch he sees against the Astros 😆👏
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Totally weird! The pitch was definitely an easy one for Altuve to line to left, as it hung right down the middle for him to pull for the single.
Astros fans weren’t sure how to feel after Altuve’s first-pitch single against his current team in a World Baseball Classic exhibition game.