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'He's my idol plus' | Jose Altuve gives bat to young fan in Baltimore after blasting home run

The fan said he was calling out to Altuve, asking him if he could have the bat if he hit a home run. Altuve delivered ... twice.
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BALTIMORE ā€” A young fan in Baltimore for Friday nightā€™s Astros-Orioles matchup was apparently already a fan of Houstonā€™s Jose Altuve. After the Astros second baseman went deep in the third inning, Altuve became that fanā€™s ā€œidol plus.ā€

In a video posted to Major League Baseballā€™s X social media accounts, Astros broadcaster Julia Morales was interviewing that fan in the stands and found out how it all went down.

Altuve was on deck and the young fan said he was calling out to him, asking if he could have the bat if Altuve hit a home run.

ā€œThe second pitch he hit a home run right to right field and right after, he called me into the dugout and gave me the bat,ā€ the fan said. ā€œHeā€™s my idol plus. It was my favorite thing of my life.ā€

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"He's my idol plus ... it was my favorite thing of my life." The story behind Jose Altuve giving his bat to a young fan tonight. šŸ„¹

Posted by MLB on Friday, August 23, 2024

And how he felt holding the bat?

ā€œIā€™m shaking right now,ā€ he said.

Here was that Altuve opposite-field blast that the young fan asked for.

 

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