José Carlos Altuve is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. The Astros signed Altuve as an amateur free agent in 2007, and he made his major league debut in 2011.

Who is the shortest player in the MLB?

Who Was the Shortest Baseball Player? Eddie Gaedel was the shortest baseball player ever to play in the MLB. Standing at 3'7″, Eddie Gaedel made a big splash in his only big league at bat by walking.

Is Jose Altuve shorter than 5 6?

Altuve stands only 5-6. He is tied with Athletics utility player Tony Kemp for the shortest player to appear in an MLB game in 2021. Altuve, Kemp, Alexi Amarista, Danny Herrera, David Eckstein and Donnie Salder are all tied for the shortest players in the majors since 2000.