I feel the same about Jeter, sat around watched his teammates abuse steroids & said nothing. He saw so many good pitches because they wanted to avoid guys like Giambi, Sheffield, A-Rod. Had pitchers like Pettite & Clemens winning games. He doesn’t receive the scrutiny he deserves
Altuve was the face of the 2017 Astros. He sat in that clubhouse every night, watched teammates bang trash cans, won an MVP and a ring off the back of it and said nothing. For years. Not until reporters dragged it into the light.
“Innocent” is a word you use for a kid who didn’t know what was happening.
Altuve knew. He profited. He stayed quiet. Altuve let the entire sport eat the consequences while he kept the trophies.
I don’t think he gets enough criticism for it. He’s still likely to get into the HOF. I don’t think any player, manager or coach from the 2017 Astros should be allowed to even buy a ticket to the HOF, let alone get inducted into it.