Jose Altuve passes Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell for 2nd place on Astros career hits list
- - - Jose Altuve passes Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell for 2nd place on Astros career hits list
July 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
1 / 3Astros Rockies BaseballHouston Astros first base coach Dave Clark, right, congratulates Jose Altuve after his single to drive in two runs off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jake Bird in the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
DENVER (AP) — Jose Altuve has passed Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell for second place on the career hits list for the Houston Astros.
With a bunt single in the first inning and a two-run single in the sixth on Wednesday night at Colorado, Altuve raised his career total to 2,315 hits, one more than Bagwell. Hall of Famer Craig Biggio is the franchise leader with 3,060 career hits.
Altuve, a nine-time All-Star who moved this season from second base to left field, is in his 15th major league season, all with Houston. Both Biggio and Bagwell also spent their entire careers with the Astros.
Among active players, Altuve is second in career hits behind Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, who had 2,351 entering Wednesday.
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