Jose Altuve Releases Statement On Accusations of Wearing An Electronic Buzzer

January 16, 2020, 7:37pm EST (Updated: February 3, 2023, 7:12pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

On Thursday, just days after Major League Baseball handed out punishments to the Houston Astros for cheating, accusations flew that some of the Astros’ best players had also been wearing electronic buzzers during games to receive stolen signals.

What helped the situation get even bigger were videos of where Altuve seemed to be covering up his jersey as he made his way to the homeplate after a game winning home run.

MLB responded to the accusations, stating they had already looked into the situation and found nothing.

from MLB with so much coming out publicly about Altuve HR to end ALCS and other incidents: "MLB explored wearable devices during the investigation but found no evidence to substantiate it.” That investigation, MLB said, includes 2019.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 16, 2020

Both Altuve and his agent Scott Boras issued statements to the New York Post’s Joel Sherman denying the use of an electronic buzzer:

Reach out to Scott Boras about his client Jose Altuve: “When this came up today, Jose Altuve immediately contacted me and this is his statement: ‘I have never worn an electronic device in my performance as a major league player.’” #Astros
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 16, 2020

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I asked Boras about Altuve not wanting to have his shirt ripped off as he came to home plate to end the ALCS and Boras said, "that is the shyness of Jose Altuve." Said his client didn't want the shirt ripped off.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 16, 2020

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Boras did not want to get into 2017 and the #Astros, but said of Altuve, "He has been transparent and truthful with MLB and their investrigation.”
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 16, 2020

More Boras: "(Altuve) has never been involved in any information with the use of an electornic device that is triggered during the course of the game."
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 16, 2020

Altuve hit a walk-off 2-run home run off Aroldis Chapman to send the Astros to the 2019 World Series.

The Astros being punished already leads you to believe just about everything that comes out.