Astros manager Joe Espada said Sunday that Altuve (oblique) is expected to resume swinging a bat "in the next day or two," Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. Altuve traveled with the Astros to Chicago for their series versus the Cubs but is slated to fly to Florida later Sunday as he begins his rehab program for the moderate left oblique strain that recently sent him to the injured list. He's already started playing catch again, but swinging the bat will represent a more meaningful step forward in his recovery from the oblique injury. Altuve still has multiple checkpoints to hit before being deemed ready for game action, but he seems to be making quicker progress than the Astros may have initially anticipated.
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10-Day IL - Oblique - Strain Expected Return: 2026-06-15STATS
Jose Altuve Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/22L 3-2200000000030003/20L 7-4301100010040013/19L 6-2300000000040003/18L 4-1301100000030013/15W 1-0300000000060003/13L 5-4300000000050003/11W 4-1311000110040043/10W 7-6200000001060003/8L 3-1300000000010003/6W 7-1300000000020003/5L 2-0300000000050003/23-3301100000050013/1L 4-3201100001001012/274-430000000005000
Preseason Totals 3915400122053108 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/14L 8-3400000000050005/133-3300000021050005/12L 10-2311100001050015/11L 3-1513300000030035/10L 5-0401100000060015/9L 3-1401100000030015/8W 10-0321010000160025/5W 2-1400000000090005/4L 8-3401100010040015/3W 3-1411010000000025/2W 6-3511010000050025/10-0100000000010004/30L 5-0101100001010114/28L 5-3500000000070004/25L 8-3300000001040004/24L 12-4322110000010034/22W 2-0400000000010004/21L 8-55000000000100004/20W 9-2500000000010004/19L 7-5513300010010034/18L 7-5410000001080004/17L 9-4511000110090044/16L 3-2412110001080034/14W 7-6510000000040004/13L 6-2400000000020004/12L 6-1403210000010044/11L 8-7401100000030014/10L 9-6400000000070004/8L 9-1401100000030014/7L 5-1400000000060004/6L 9-7523120010030054/5L 12-10422110012050034/4W 11-0401100011040014/3L 11-4100000001050004/1W 6-4411100000040013/31W 1-0100000000010003/30W 8-14442002210200103/29W 9-7311010012090023/28W 11-9411100001070113/27L 6-2301100001071013/26L 3-030000000102000
Regular Season Totals 1532438251003111611781257
Jose Altuve Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 412400.2452610018112620.326Away 03180.21411705101250.275Home 49220.278153013011370.376Day 04170.27012507001220.343Night 48230.230145011111400.316March 2370.3684108011140.556April 15210.22614608001300.294May 14120.2358302100180.273Opponent vs STL 1 2 4 0.286 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0.333 vs COL 0 1 6 0.273 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 0.304 vs ATH 0 2 3 0.333 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.538 vs NYY 0 0 2 0.333 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.429 vs LAD 0 1 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 vs BOS 2 2 8 0.348 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 16 0.423 vs BAL 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.222 vs CIN 0 0 3 0.273 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.333 vs SEA 0 2 8 0.258 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 0.314 vs LAA 0 1 3 0.231 2 1 0 5 0 1 1 4 0.444 vs CLE 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs TEX 1 1 1 0.250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.250 Venue @ Seattle 0 0 4 0.250 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.294 @ Cleveland 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Athletics 0 2 3 0.333 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.538 @ Colorado 0 1 4 0.308 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.308 @ Houston 4 9 22 0.278 15 3 0 13 0 1 1 37 0.376 @ Cincinnati 0 0 3 0.273 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.333 @ Boston 0 0 3 0.231 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.231 @ Baltimore 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.222
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Jose Altuve: Breaking News
Continuing rehab in Florida
Altuve (oblique) will head to West Palm Beach on Sunday to continue his rehab, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Altuve told McTaggart he is feeling good, and while an oblique strain typically carries a multi-week timetable, it sounds like Altuve is trending in the right direction. Braden Shewmake and Brice Matthews have been splitting starts at the keystone in Altuve's absence.
Move to IL made official
The Astros placed Altuve on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left oblique strain. Altuve has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain after injuring his oblique on a swing in Saturday's game versus the Rangers. The club has not offered a timeline for Altuve's return, but moderate oblique strains typically result in absences of at least 4-to-6 weeks. Brice Matthews should receive the bulk of the playing time at second base for Houston while Altuve is out.