Among Creoles! José Altuve caught up with and passed Carlos González in MLB hits

Published at: 23/05/2025 08:46 AM

The Venezuelan José Altuve of the Houston Astros hit 2 home runs against Seattle Minute Maid Park Mariners, with which he surpassed his compatriot Carlos González on the list of Venezuelans with the most home runs in the history of the circuit in Major League Baseball.

The “AstroBoy”, who recently returned to second base and has since recovered his usual performance, shot his home run number 234 and 235 of his major league career, surpassing González who reached 234.

Alsteve won square nine, among the Criollos with the most full-lap hits in the majors.

The first place in the Venezuelan ranking is occupied by Miguel Cabrera, who shot 511 home runs, followed by Andrés Galarraga (399), Magglio Ordóñez (294), Eugenio Suárez (290), Bob Abreu (288), Salvador Pérez (276) and Antonio Armas (251) and Victor Martinez (246).

In addition, with his Vuelacercas 235, Altuve surpassed Hall of Famer Paul Molitor and took 299th place on the all-time Major League Baseball list.

Mazo News Team