Astros' Jose Altuve sidelined at least two months after thumb surgery
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve underwent surgery Wednesday to repair his fractured right thumb and will not resume baseball activities for at least two months, general manager Dana Brown said.
"Some guys heal faster than other guys and he seems to be one of those guys," Brown said."But after a couple months, we'll make an assessment and hopefully he's coming along well. It looks like it's going to be about two months." when he was hit by a pitch during Team Venezuela's quarterfinal loss on Saturday in the World Baseball Classic.
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