Houston Astros All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve is representing his home country, Team Venezuela in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Similarly, his Astros teammates are representing other teams in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.Dominican Republic pitchers Bryan Abreu, Ronel Blanco, Cristian Javier, Rafael Montero, and Hector Neris will compete against Ryan Pressly and Kyle Tucker representing the United States. The Dominican Republic will also feature Jeremy Pena on the field.Luis Garcia, José Urquidy, Martin Maldonado, Colton Gordon, and Derek West will all compete for their nations (Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Israel, and the Netherlands, respectively).The Houston Astros were found to have used technology to steal signs from opposing teams during their 2017 championship-winning season. The scandal rocked baseball and led to the suspension and firing of several members of the Astros organization.One of the players implicated in the scandal was second baseman Jose Altuve. Altuve will face Astros players for the first time in his career at the WBC 2023 and MLB Twitter is in a frenzy.Houston Astros@astrosFor the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros.6171489For the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros. https://t.co/29gvXAeiBv"For the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros." - Houston AstrosHere are some of the comments:Robert Breedlove@BreedlovecamHe'll get revenge on the team that sullied his reputation twitter.com/astros/status/…Houston Astros@astrosFor the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros.6168488For the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros. https://t.co/29gvXAeiBvHe'll get revenge on the team that sullied his reputation twitter.com/astros/status/…Nick🇵🇷@NicksSadness@astros And it should be the only time! SIGN THIS MAN FOR LIFE!!!165@astros And it should be the only time! SIGN THIS MAN FOR LIFE!!!Rip Griffin@RipGriffin3How crazy is this? Going to be a fun game either way. #WorldBaseballClassic2023 #Ready2Reign twitter.com/astros/status/…Houston Astros@astrosFor the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros.1488For the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros. https://t.co/29gvXAeiBvHow crazy is this? Going to be a fun game either way. #WorldBaseballClassic2023 #Ready2Reign twitter.com/astros/status/…Gilly@GilDiaz92BOO THAT CHEATER twitter.com/astros/status/…Houston Astros@astrosFor the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros.3488For the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros. https://t.co/29gvXAeiBvBOO THAT CHEATER twitter.com/astros/status/…Archbishop Deshaies@HouCounterplotI’ve been waiting a long time to boo that buzzer-wearing cheater. twitter.com/astros/status/…Houston Astros@astrosFor the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros.39128For the first time in his career, Jose Altuve will face the Houston Astros. https://t.co/29gvXAeiBvI’ve been waiting a long time to boo that buzzer-wearing cheater. twitter.com/astros/status/…Thurmon Munson@ThurmonMunson15@astros I wonder if they’ll get offended when he cheats against them?!3@astros I wonder if they’ll get offended when he cheats against them?!Follow me if your lost@MRKNOWITALLSPO1@astros So now he will be on the other side of the trash can@astros So now he will be on the other side of the trash canJeffrey Graham@JeffreyAKGraham@astros At least they know where to check for the buzzer 🤷🏼‍♂️1@astros At least they know where to check for the buzzer 🤷🏼‍♂️𝓬𝓳@stxrmcj@astros He can finally play against cheaters instead of cheating himself 733@astros He can finally play against cheaters instead of cheating himself ❤️Apparently, Altuve denied the sign-stealing allegations, and an investigation by Major League Baseball found no evidence to support the claims. Despite the investigation's findings, Altuve and the Astros continued to face criticism and suspicion from other teams and fans.Jose Altuve always wanted to represent his country at international tournamentsLeague Championship Series - New York Yankees v Houston Astros - Game SevenEver since he was a child, Houston Astros All-Star Jose Altuve has always wanted to represent Venezuela on international platforms. His dream is coming true in the 2023 World Baseball classic.“Since I remember, probably (as a) 10-, 11-year-old kid, I was trying to make a Venezuelan team to go in the world championships and stuff. It’s always a dream for me and for every single Venezuelan kid, Dominican kid, Puerto Rican, American kid to represent their country. I’m really excited, and it’s going to bring a lot of memories," said Jose Altuve.LasMayores@LasMayoresLa imagen habla por sí sola: Eugenio Suárez, José Altuve y Miguel Cabrera. ¡VENEZUELA! 🗣#WorldBaseballClassic576107La imagen habla por sí sola: Eugenio Suárez, José Altuve y Miguel Cabrera. ❤️🇻🇪 ¡VENEZUELA! 🗣#WorldBaseballClassic https://t.co/DmnacrkwL0"The image speaks for itself: Eugenio Suárez, José Altuve and Miguel Cabrera." - Las MayoresAltuve will be in the starting lineup for Team Venezuela along with MLB players Luis Arraez, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Salvador Perez.