As the Astros weigh the idea of moving Jose Altuve to left field, Craig Biggio shares his experience of moving from second base to the outfield late in his care

Altuve, who stands 5-foot-6, has never played the outfield at any point over his more than 15,000 defensive innings.

Jose Altuve seeing time in left field next season? It might not be contingent on Alex Bregman returning, Houston Astros GM Dana Brown said Tuesday.

Astros general manager Dana Brown said he expects Altuve to take reps practicing as a left fielder next month during the team's Spring Training in West Palm Beach, Florida. Altuve has never logged a game in the outfield across his 14 MLB seasons, and he's logged just two starts at shortstop, his only non-second-base position to date.

HOUSTON — The idea of Jose Altuve playing left field for the Astros first surfaced last week. It was reportedly Altuve's idea as a way to shift things around to make room for free agent third baseman Alex Bregman to return.