José Altuve wanted to be with the Houston Astros for life, achieves goal with contract through 2029
ADAM SPOLANE
interviewed by Julia Morales after a press conference announcing they agreed to a five-year contract extension for him at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Houston. Altuve and the Houston Astros agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract that covers 2025-29. Houston announced a new multiyear deal for Altuve on Tuesday without disclosing financial details. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada speaks during a press conference announcing they agreed to a five-year contract extension at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Houston. Houston Astros Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract that covers 2025-29. The eight-time All-Star second baseman would have been eligible for free agency after this year’s World Series. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Houston Astro Yordan Alvarez sits in the back of the interview room during a press conference announcing the agreement to a five-year contract extension for Jose Altuve at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Houston. Altuve and the Houston Astros have agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract that covers 2025-29. Houston announced the new multiyear deal for Altuve on Tuesday. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Former Houston Astro and Hall of Fame Craig Biggio, right, sits in the back of the interview room during a press conference announcing the agreement to a five-year contract extension for Jose Altuve at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Houston. Altuve and the Houston Astros have agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract that covers 2025-29. Houston announced the new multiyear deal for Altuve on Tuesday. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Houston Astros players and staff sit in the back of the interview room during a press conference announcing the agreement to a five-year contract extension for Jose Altuve at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Houston. Altuve and the Houston Astros have agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract that covers 2025-29. Houston announced the new multiyear deal for Altuve on Tuesday. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Houston Astros Jose Altuve speaks during a press conference announcing they agreed to a five-year contract extension at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Houston. Altuve and the Houston Astros agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract that covers 2025-29. Houston announced a new multiyear deal for Altuve on Tuesday without disclosing financial details. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON (AP) — Ten months from free agency, José Altuve knew what he wanted.
“Houston is my home,” he said.
He achieved his goal to remain with the Astros, agreeing to a contract that will pay $125 million from 2025-29, when he will be 39.
“I have obviously two homes,” he said Wednesday at a news conference, a day after the deal was announced. “I grew up in Venezuela, my country. Every time I go there, I tell my wife ‘Let’s go home.’ And then when it’s time to come back, I tell her ‘Let’s come back home.’”
An eight-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion and the 2017 AL MVP, Altuve had started to discuss free agency last year with wife Nina.
“I come back every day, after a night game, and I see my daughters sleeping,” Altuve said. “I can wake up the next day and take them to school, so that was where the conversation where everything started, and we decided to stay here in Houston. We will never move from here.”
“Jose Altuve is the heartbeat of this organization,” Astros general manager Dana Brown said. “He’s a franchise player. He’s on pace to be in the Hall of Fame. He’s a fan favorite, and without a doubt, he’s the spark to our Clubhouse, to our dugout, and he’s an Astro for life.”
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