The possibility of José Altuve switching positions is becoming a reality. Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown revealed on Tuesday, as reported by Chandler Rome of The Athletic, that Altuve, the face of the franchise and starting second baseman since his major league debut in 2011,

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

Jose Altuve stated his openness to a position change in the context of a specific pursuit, saying he would “do whatever,” including move from second base, if it helped the Houston Astros re-sign Alex Bregman.

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.