Houston Astros’ star slugger Jose Altuve famously won the American League MVP Award in 2017. Altuve’s stellar performances in that MLB season guided the Astros to a World Series victory. But his legacy soon fell into disrepute as the legitimacy of the Astros’ championship win got questioned after a scandal. NBA star Patrick Beverley only recently discovered that news and his shocking reaction sent the MLB fans into a frenzy. 

Jose Altuve made his MLB debut with the Astros in 2011. He defends as the second baseman. Altuve is an eight-time All-Star player with one World Series championship. 

Patrick Beverley is a popular basketball player who also hosts his own podcast titled, ‘Pat Bev Pod’. Beverley plays in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers as the point guard. Thus, Beverley is now a teammate of the legendary LeBron James. Earlier, Beverley played for the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, and Minnesota Timberwolves, respectively.

Prior to that, he also played in basketball leagues in Ukraine, Greece, and Russia, respectively. Beverley made one All-Star appearance each in Ukraine and Russia and also won one trophy each in Greece and Russia. 

Recently, Beverley is back in news again, but not for his basketball prowess.

Pat Beverley shocked by the news about Houston Astros and the fans reacted

Presently, Jose Altuve is in the news all over again, as the Astros have reached the upcoming World Series. So Patrick Beverley got into a discussion about the MLB World Series in a recent episode on his podcast. At one point, Beverley’s podcast co-host Adam Ferrone asked Beverley about his pick to win the World Series. Beverley straightaway chose the Astros as this year’s World Series winners, considering the Astros’ dominant form. 

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However, Ferrone followed up by informing Beverley about the Astros cheating scandal during the 2017 MLB season. Ferrone mentioned how Altuve got wired up by his team management. Beverley was dumbstruck by the comments, as he seemingly had no clue about the incident. So Beverley then made a change in his choice. 

Pat Bev Pod shared a video clip from the interview on their official Twitter account, quoting, “The disappointment in Pat’s face when he found out Jose Altuve cheated is priceless.” 

Some of the fan reactions to have followed: 

Therefore, as is the case always, the Astros fans stood up to defend Altuve.  

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As is evident, the MLB community will forever remain divided on the Astros’ sign-stealing issue. 

Jose Altuve and the Astros in the World Series 

Altuve has smashed 28 home runs this season so far amidst another magnificent campaign by the Astros. Interestingly, the Astros have maintained an undefeated run in the postseason this year. Consequently, the Astros have reached their second consecutive World Series. While the Astros ended as runners-up last year, they will surely seek a result reversal against the Philadelphia Phillies. 

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So, what is your opinion about the Houston Astros cheating scandal?