Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday on his strained left hamstring.
MLB Network reported the MRI will provide a timetable for how long the seven-time All-Star might be sidelined.
Altuve suffered the injury in the eighth inning of Monday night’s 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels. He legged out a ground ball to third and then collapsed past first base. He was replaced by pinch runner Aledmys Diaz.
Altuve, 31, is off to a slow start, batting just .167 with a home run and three RBIs in 36 at bats over nine games.
The 2017 American League MVP is a career .307 hitter and has won three batting titles (2014, 2016 and 2017).
–Field Level Media