Jose Altuve Gets Hit By Pitch During Spring Game vs. Tigers

Well, that didn’t take long.

During the Houston Astros spring game against the Detroit Tigers — Jose Altuve became the most notable player on the team to be hit by a pitch, something opposing fans are calling for to happen all season long.

It happened on his 3rd at-bat against Tigers reliever Nick Ramirez.

It has begun ladies and gentlemen pic.twitter.com/uZPxQzSgbV

— Brad (@BradBravesTakes) February 24, 2020

Altuve hit by pitch in his third at-bat

— Brook Smith (@brookme3) February 24, 2020

For the game, Altuve went 1-for-2 , K, 2B, and, of course, got hit by a pitch.

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Social media pretty much celebrated him being hit, but it seems it was just a breaking ball that got away and hit him in the foot:

https://twitter.com/NoCloutAlex/status/1232030817968443392

ALTUVE ALREADY HIT BY PITCH. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT. https://t.co/psTvun3xsr

— ca$tro. (@cashtroooo) February 24, 2020

It's going to be a long season for Altuve. https://t.co/xpuV5bZb9Q

— Rob Tornoe (@RobTornoe) February 24, 2020

This is how it starts. 1 of many for Altuve and the cheating @astros ….. #firemanfred pic.twitter.com/nyEgetPjPN

— T. Wayne Scolpini II (@twscolpini) February 24, 2020

https://twitter.com/SerCoryHink/status/1232030167737999360

It’s also worth noting that he got booed out of the stadium during his first at-bat:

Jose Altuve heavily booed when he steps into the batter’s box at #SpringTraining. pic.twitter.com/ttR8YUBQpA

— Monkey Knife Fight (@mkf) February 24, 2020

The Astros would go on to defeat the Tigers by 10 runs.