“Did he jump?”

“I think he may have.”

“I think he jumped.”

“Wow.”

Indeed, the rather diminutive Jose Altuve leaped out of his Keds cleats to swing at — and, amazingly, make contact with — a pitch above his head on a hit-and-run attempt in last night’s game against the Rangers.

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Astros fans (yeah, they still exist) are in love with their 5-foot 6-inch, 175-pound second baseman, whose .345/.380/.459 slash line and 5.1 fWAR is nearly identical to those of the more widely known and celebrated (not to mention considerably taller) Robinson Cano and his .321/.387/.463 and 5.4 fWAR.