After winning the American League batting title in 2014 and leading the league in hits in each of the past two seasons, Jose Altuve has stepped up his game. Roughly three-quarters of the way through the 2016 season, he's already set career highs in home runs (19) and walks (50). And not only does the Astros' second baseman lead the league in batting average and on-base percentage (.365 and .429, respectively), but he's also second in slugging percentage (.573) and Wins Above Replacement (7.0)—numbers that arguably make him the leader in the AL MVP race. On Tuesday night, he collected the 1,000th hit of his career, making him the ninth-youngest player to reach that milestone.
As Jose Altuve reaches 1,000 hits, what are his chances at 3,000?
