She also works as a purchasing specialist and referrers to herself as a full-time mommy. Nina is a high-steemed woman who loves traveling and paragliding and supports her love of life, Jose, unconditionally. He began 2010 with the Lexington Legends of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting .308 with 39 steals and 11 home runs, earned a spot on the league all-star team, and then moved up to the Lancaster JetHawks in the Class A-Advanced California League and hit .276. "[130], On November 1, 2016, Altuve's wife Nina gave birth to their first child, a daughter. From there, she acquired her bachelors degree in Bioanalytics. Speaking to the Houston Chronicle, Jose explained that he didn't leave the house "in probably months" as "my wife was pregnant, so I had to do it.". On October 19, 2018, Altuve officially underwent surgery to repair a patella avulsion fracture in his right knee. He has twice led the AL in stolen bases. [60][61] He established a franchise record for total hits in a postseason. [95][96], In Game 6 of the 2021 World Series, Altuve made his 73rd postseason start as part of the infield unit of Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa, and Yuli Gurriel, which was more postseason starts than any quartet of teammates in major league history, surpassing the Yankees' Derek Jeter, Tino Martinez, Paul ONeill, and Bernie Williams, who had started 68 postseason contests together. He also found a power surge with 42 doubles (the second most of his career and his third straight season with 40+ doubles), a career-high 24 home runs, and a career-high 96 RBI. On October 7, 2020, Altuve became the Venezuelan with the most home runs in postseason history; he is tied with Mickey Mantle and Reggie Jackson for 5th-most home runs in postseason history. Where does Nina live? The first deal brought him $15, 000. Check your inbox to be the first to know the hottest news. The family of four resides in Houston and recently worked with interior designer Nina Magon to decorate their home. After taking the first two games in Houston, with Altuve scoring the winning run in Game 2, Altuve and the Astros offense slumped as they lost all three middle games at Yankee Stadium. Melanie A. Altuve (daughter with Nina Altuve). Even though Nina and Jose have been in the limelight for decades, they have yet to be in any controversial news. Likewise, putting chilling and soaking aside, Altuve also indulges herself in some thrilling adventures. Actually, when Jose was born, his dad was at the local ballpark and watched the game though he knew that his wife was about to deliver. [58] The World Series went on for seven games, and the Astros prevailed for the first title in franchise history. Altuve hit .361 with 24 steals, 26 walks and 40 strikeouts in over 350 minor league at-bats in 2011 and played in the All-Star Futures Game. Also, he earns $2.6 million in his annual salary, where all of his income comes from his successful career as a baseball player. [32] In the final game of the season, Altuve went 3-for-5 to reach 200 hits for the second season in a row, which led the American League, while becoming both the first player in Astros history and Venezuelan to accumulate multiple 200-hit seasons. Jos Altuves height is just 5 feet 6 in, but he has already gained a reputation of a baseball star and collected lots of titles, among which the MVP Player (2017), the MLB All-Star (6 times) and many others. Altuve finished 2011 with 898 aggregated plate appearances, including 391 in the minors, 234 with Houston, and 273 with the Magallanes. This is a carousel. "Sometimes, you just have a feel about a guy," Al Pedrique said. Jose also earns $29 million playing for the Houston Astros. Having played for the Astros since 2011, he is the longest-tenured current member of the team, and the only one to have been with the Astros since they were in the National League.