OOOOOOOOOOO _ _ _ CHAPTER 1 A Latino Legen Jose Altuve steps up to the plate He watches the pitcher closely The ball sails toward him Altuve drives the ball to deep left center field He takes off around the bases He speeds past first base He rounds second base He gets to third and keeps on running Altuve crosses home plate It s an inside the park home
Short but Skilled Altuve is an all star baseball player His batting skills are some of the best He s also great at stealing bases And he's an excellent second base player But Altuve wasn't always a pro ball player He grew up in Venezuela He loved baseball But he was always smaller than the other kids Coaches and scouts told him he was too small to play baseball Altuve proved them
