VIDEO: Astros Fans Can Celebrate Jose Altuve's 30th Birthday With His Walk-Off Homer Against Aroldis Chapman
Jose Altuve is celebrating his 30th birthday on Wednesday in what has been a tough year so far for the Houston Astros star. He spent the early part of the year dealing with sign-stealing allegations and was mocked for his non-apologies. However, he is still beloved by Astros fans and his supporters can watch something positive by reliving his walk-off home run to send the team to the 2019 World Series.
Señoras y señores... WALK-OFF DE JOSÉ ALTUVE que tiene a @astros en la #SerieMundial ??
— ESPN Deportes (@ESPNDeportes) October 20, 2019
(Vía @MLB) #ALCSGame6pic.twitter.com/ontUDDDDvT
Altuve launched a home run off New York Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman in Game 6 of last year's ALCS to get his team back to the World Series for the second time in three years.
HELL-TUVE
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) October 20, 2019
Yankees’ season ends with Jose Altuve walk-off bomb off Aroldis Chapman.https://t.co/8jxk0WhCV0 pic.twitter.com/Ry53Q2U8E0
The moment itself was given a bizarre twist when some speculated Altuve had a buzzer under his jersey and that is why he didn't want his jersey ripped off once he reached home. Still, he'll always be immortalized in the minds of Astros fans.
That home run is what Astros fans remember most, and they can all celebrate his birthday by watching one of the greatest moments in franchise history.