BOSTON -- Now that Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has won his third American League batting title, is the AL Most Valuable Player Award next?
Altuve capped his tremendous regular season in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park, going 0-for-2 as the leadoff hitter to finish with a career-best .346 batting average that was easily tops in the big leagues (Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies hit .331) for the second time in his career. It was his third AL batting title in four years.
"This one is a little bit more special," Altuve said.