After playing hurt for much of the second half and the entire postseason, Astros second baseman Jose Altuve underwent knee surgery three weeks ago to repair a patella avulsion fracture in his right knee. In English, that means the patella tendon ripped away a piece of bone in Altuve's kneecap. Ouch.
On Sunday, while at Minute Maid Park for a private event, Altuve told MLB.com's Brian McTaggart he expects to be "120 percent" for the start of spring training in three months. From McTaggart:
"We have a lot of time before Spring Training," said Altuve. "We're not doing a lot. The only thing they told me is we're going to be 120 percent for the first day of Spring Training, and that's what really matters."