Houston Astros star second baseman Jose Altuve was hit by a pitch during Saturday night’s game at the World Baseball Classic between Team Venezuela and Team USA.
Altuve exited the game shortly after getting hit, with the Astros also releasing a statement that the infielder will undergo more tests to see the full extent of the injury.
The initial concern that José Altuve could “possibly” have a broken right thumb, as per Ken Rosenthal.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve. Photo courtsey of Talkin’ Baseball – Twitter