There were some thoughts heading into the 2019 season that we had seen the best of Jose Altuve. The consensus view after a 2018 season in which he .316 with 13 home runs and still finished 13th in the MVP voting: Still an excellent player, but probably no longer an MVP candidate. Nobody on ESPN's panel picked him to win the award.
Not so fast, my friends. Altuve homered twice in the Astros' 8-6 win over the Yankees, including this Titanic blast off James Paxton:
Go ahead and watch all of this one!