Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is set to make his season debut Friday night against the Oakland Athletics after the team activated him from the injured list.
He had surgery in March after breaking his right thumb during the World Baseball Classic. At the time of the injury on March 22, it was expected Altuve would miss eight weeks of the regular season.
And eight weeks and a few days later, he's back, with the Astros announcing his return Friday with a video posted to Twitter.
Tonight, Jose Altuve returns. pic.twitter.com/H95PEmcyD5 Altuve, 33, is in his 13th season with Houston. He batted .300 with 28 homers, 57 RBIs and 18 steals in 141 games last season.
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