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Jose Altuve To Make Major League Debut With The Houston Astros

The Houston Astros have called up Jose Altuve who has been one of Minor League Baseball’s biggest breakout prospects in 2011. The 21 year old second baseman began the year with the High-A Lancaster Jethawks batting .408 with 13(2B), 7(3B), 5HR, 39RBI, and 19 stolen bases in 52 games. Following a promotion to Double-A Corpus Christi, Altuve continued his hot hitting posting a .361 batting average with 9(2B), 3(3B), 5HR, and 25RBI. He has struck out just 40 times in 357 combined at-bats this season. Altuve will be one of the shortest players in the big leagues, officially listed at just 5’7″, but is possibly a little shorter than that. Altuve went 2-3 with a double during the 2011 Futures Game.

Pair Of Dominican Summer League Pitchers Suspended 50 Games

Chicago Cubs Dominican Summer League pitcher Yomar Morel and Houston Astros DSL pitcher Manuel Sanchez were each suspended 50 Games for violations of the Minor League Baseball Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Morel was 3-3 with a 2.08ERA and 28 strikeouts in 26.2 innings. Opposing batters were hitting just .151 against the right hander. Sanchez was 4-0 with a 2.55 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 24.2 innings.