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This is a 2018 photo shows
Jose Altuve of the Houston As-
tros baseball team.
Associated Press
MVP Jose

Altuve,

Astros

finalize

$163.5M

contract

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
(AP) — Jose Altuve sat be-
hind a table set up on the
field at the Houston Astros'
spring training complex,
and his teammates looked
on as the World Series
champions announced his Trail Blazers win 13th straight,
$163.5 million, seven-year
contract, the longest in
team history. beat Clippers 122-109
"You made me more ner-
vous, because I don't like
talking in front of a lot of
people. You know that,"
he said
Houston finalized a deal
Monday that guaranteed
the AL MVP an additional
$151 million over five sea-
sons.
“Certainly a fan favorite.
Our fans love Jose,” own-
er Jim Crane said. “Win-
ner, MVP — what else can
you say? He always leads
by example. When I talk
to the guys in the locker
room, everybody is better
because of Jose, and he’s Portland Trail Blazers Jusuf Nurkic, left, of Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Maurice Harkless during the first half of an NBA basketball
a great leader. game, Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Los Angeles.
Associated Press
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