When Carlos Correa opened up on Jose Altuve's fierce reaction to Houston Astros' trash can tactics

In 2020, Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa defended Jose Altuve with regard to the Astros sign stealing scandal. Correa believed that the scheme did not include Altuve. Additionally, he claimed it enraged Altuve, who was one among the very few players who refrained from partaking in the scandal in 2017.

An MLB investigation that concluded in 2020 found that the Houston Astros employed a unique method to relay opposing teams' signs by using trash cans. With a watchful eye on the catcher's signals, players and staff members would bang on a trash can in the dugout, effectively notifying the batter of the upcoming pitch. This practice granted the Houston hitters an unfair advantage by enabling them to anticipate the pitches they were about to face.

Carlos Correa, however, claimed that Altuve was never involved in the practice.

“The few times that the trash can was banged was without his consent and he would go inside the clubhouse and inside the dugout to whoever was banging the trash can and he would get pissed. He would get mad. He would say, ‘I don’t want this. I can’t hit like this. Don’t you do that to me.’ He played the game clean.”

What did Cody Bellinger accuse Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve of?

José Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros scores on a double hit by Alex Bregman during the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on June 10, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

A rumor rose amidst the 2019 ALCS when Jose Altuve hit a walk-off home run that he had a hidden buzzer beneath his uniform. Altuve was spotted instructing teammates to not rip off his jersey, which is a popular celebratory gesture in baseball.

Altuve proceeded to go inside the changing room and change into a different shirt before he came out, thereby heightening the speculation.

Altuve himself said that he didn’t let his teammates rip off his shirt due to a request made by his wife about the same. Carlos Correa seconded this statement, but Cody Bellinger, a former first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, did not buy it.

"I don’t know what human hits a walk-off home run against Aroldis Chapman to send your team to the World Series and – one – has the thought to say ‘don’t rip my jersey off’ but two, go in the tunnel, change your shirt, and then come out and do your interview. That makes no sense to me."