{"id":109588,"date":"2026-04-17T00:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/joe-espada-shares-reason-for-jose-altuves-removal-from-astros-lineup\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T00:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:51:50","slug":"joe-espada-shares-reason-for-jose-altuves-removal-from-astros-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/joe-espada-shares-reason-for-jose-altuves-removal-from-astros-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Espada Shares Reason for Jose Altuve\u2019s Removal From Astros Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/houston-astros\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Astros;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Houston Astros&quot;}\" class=\"link\">Houston Astros<\/a> have bobbled the start of the 2026 season, sitting in last place of the American League West division more than halfway through the first month of the season. They have struggled tremendously on the road, winning just one contest of the ten played away from Daikin Field.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off a win against the <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/colorado-rockies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colorado Rockies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Colorado Rockies&quot;}\" class=\"link\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> in their return home after an eight-game losing streak, Astros manager Joe Espada made a change to the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Espada is resting <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/10-greatest-designated-hitters-major-league-baseball-history\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:designated hitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;designated hitter&quot;}\" class=\"link\">designated hitter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/jose-altuve\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jose Altuve;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jose Altuve&quot;}\" class=\"link\">Jose Altuve<\/a> for Wednesday&#8217;s contest against the Rockies. Altuve had started the first 18 games of the season and is getting a much needed reprieve (h\/t Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle).<\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\"\/>\n<p>In 66 at-bats this season Altuve is hitting a .288 average alongside 19 hits, 6 RBIs and 2 home runs. The two-time World Series champion has historically been one of <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/houston\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Houston&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Houston<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/best-hitters-baseball-mlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:best hitters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;best hitters&quot;}\" class=\"link\">best hitters<\/a>, posting a career .303 batting average across his 16 seasons with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10883\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yordan \u00c1lvarez;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Yordan \u00c1lvarez&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Yordan \u00c1lvarez<\/a> will start in Altuve&#8217;s place against the Rockies, looking to keep building on his impressive start to the season. In 60 at-bats this season, the 2022 ALCS Most Valuable Player has posted a .317 batting average with 19 hits, 16 RBIs and 6 home runs.<\/p>\n<p>At second base, depth remains slim as Altuve is joined by utility <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10881\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Isaac Paredes;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Isaac Paredes&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Isaac Paredes<\/a> as the only two players who frequent the position. Paredes joined the Astros last season and is batting .234 with 11 hits and 6 RBIs this season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Houston Astros left fielder Jose AltuveTroy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reeling Astros are also continuing to fall prey to the injury bug, having placed shortstop <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/11768\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeremy Pe\u00f1a;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jeremy Pe\u00f1a&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Jeremy Pe\u00f1a<\/a> and pitchers <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/12141\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hunter Brown;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hunter Brown&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Hunter Brown<\/a>, Christian Javier and blockbuster winter signing <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/66492\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tatsuya Imai;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tatsuya Imai&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Tatsuya Imai<\/a> on the injured list this past Monday. With their positions continuing to be impacted, Espada&#8217;s resting of Altuve serves as a precautionary measure as to not wear out the 35-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Astros have been defensive of Daikin Park to this point, only dropping two of their eight games at home. They will play five more before returning to the road for a short series against the <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/baltimore-orioles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baltimore Orioles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Baltimore Orioles&quot;}\" class=\"link\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a> next week.<\/p>\n<p>Altuve is entering the second year of a five-year $125 million contract that he signed in February of last year. The 2017 American League MVP is already showing that he can still compete at that form and raise the team to a championship level this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/astros-place-star-il-concerning-183307535.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Astros Place All-Star On IL With Concerning Injury;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Related&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Related: Astros Place All-Star On IL With Concerning Injury<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>This story was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/houston-astros\/joe-espada-shares-reason-for-jose-altuves-removal-from-astros-lineup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Athlon Sports&quot;}\" class=\"link\">Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 15, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;MLB&quot;}\" class=\"link\">MLB<\/a> section. 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