MLB Twitter roasts Jose Altuve for giving Houston Astros batters poor advice, failing to mimic Bryce Harper from earlier in World Series

Jose Altuve thought he found a tell in Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Noah Syndergaard's delivery and went to inform his teammates about it before their at-bats in Game 5 of the World Series. But whatever Altuve said to his teammates didn't work. Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman both struck out after their discussions with Jose Altuve.

Altuve was certain he saw something that would help out his teammates. The incident was similar to Bryce Harper's in Game 3, when he picked up on Lance McCullers Jr. appearing to tip his pitches and went on to inform his teammates.

It's not clear what exactly Altuve tried to tell Bregman. Either way, it was enough to mess with Bregman's head, resulting in a strikeout.

Jose Altuve is an easy target for baseball fans

Altuve is one of the most hated players in the MLB. Since the Astros' cheating scandal in 2017, baseball fans have let him have it. He consistently gets booed every time he comes to the plate in an away game.

Funnily enough, players like Tony Kemp and Colin Moran don't receive the same treatment every time they step up to the plate despite being on the same roster.

Altuve seems to be one of the scapegoats for the cheating scandal because he was so successful in those years.

Maybe it would have been different had he received some sort of punishment at the time. As such, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is partially to blame for the way he handled the entire scandal.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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