Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (right) hugged Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve during the 2018 BBWAA dinner in New York. a{background-color:transparent;}/*!sc*/ .blLcNM .content >:nth-last-child(2){border:none;margin-right:auto;padding-right:48px;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold-italic.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold-italic.woff') format('woff');font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ The Houston Astros' Jose Altuve is just the 10th second baseman in baseball history to … .hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo img,.hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo a{height:56px;}/*!sc*/ "I was surprised that I won it," Altuve said. 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An MVP should be an MVP on and off the field and Jose Altuve went above and beyond to gain an unfair advantage and add to his totals. .hfAxOd .p-search-item{display:block;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'mlb-primary','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica','Arial', sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ But even as his size is constantly called to our attention, the Astros’ small-framed second baseman never fails to prove that no moment is too big for him to handle. 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Altuve also ranked first in the AL in infield hits (35), tied for second in runs (112), third in on-base percentage (.410), third in stolen bases, third in OPS (.957), fifth in total bases (323), sixth in slugging percentage (.547) and tied for ninth in doubles (39). .hfAxOd .p-search__form{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:100%;}/*!sc*/ sup{top:-0.5em;}/*!sc*/ Everybody makes a big deal about his size, but you never take away his heart. @media (min-width:768px){.hfAxOd header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo img{min-height:40px;max-height:40px;}}/*!sc*/ Altuve edged out Judge for the award by a 405-279 margin. MVP José Altuve for one crossword clue. article ul{list-style:disc;}/*!sc*/ Jake Kaplan. Jose Altuve's favorite play this year starts with a groundout to third -- and ends with the Astros star jogging across home plate. I have to thank my teammates and my fans.\"Outfielder George Springer, shortstop Carlos Correa and infielder/outfielder Marwin Gonzalez each received votes on ballots, which ran 10 selections deep.Astros third baseman Alex Bregman said Altuve should have won unanimously.\"I sent him a text message and told him congratulations and he deserved it,\" Bregman said. 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