World Baseball Classic: Jose Altuve needs surgery on fractured thumb from HBP, no timeline for return to Astros

World Baseball Classic: Jose Altuve needs surgery on fractured thumb from HBP, no timeline for return to Astros The 2023 World Baseball Classic has another major injury on its ledger. Houston Astros All-Star José Altuve, playing for Venezuela, has a fractured thumb he sustained during Saturday's game against the United States after taking a 96 mph fastball from pitcher Daniel Bard to the hand. The Astros announced on Sunday that Altuve will need surgery on his broken thumb, and there's …