Jose Altuve Adamantly Denies Wearing Electronic Device To Steal Signs Jose Altuve Denies Wearing Electronic Device ... To Steal Signs Breaking News 6K 1/16/2020 3:41 PM PT
Jose Altuve is VEHEMENTLY denying he ever wore any sort of device to steal signs ... saying he wasn't electronically tipped off before his ALCS-winning home run -- or EVER.
Video of Altuve begging his teammates not to rip his jersey off after sealing the pennant in 2019 has gone viral ... with fans speculating he had a buzzer strapped to him to cheat.
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But, Altuve is working to clear his name ... flat-out saying all that talk is BS, via his agent Scott Boras.
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“Jose Altuve called me and said he wants it known that he has never, ever worn an electronic device in a major league game -- ever," Boras told Sports Illustrated.
"He never received any form -- of a trigger or any information -- via an electronic product that was on his body or in his uniform. He has never worn any electronic device. Ever.”
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Worth noting -- at the time, Altuve claimed he didn't want to go shirtless because he's a modest guy and his wife preferred he kept his uni on.
Of course, the Astros have been under fire since the MLB announced the findings of its investigation into sign-stealing claims ... with Alex Cora, Carlos Beltran, A.J. Hinch and Jeff Luhnow all losing their jobs.
While the investigation determined there was a complex sign-stealing system in place with the Astros ... the MLB determined there was no proof players were wearing any sort of buzzers.
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