HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Astros announced that second baseman Jose Altuve underwent successful surgery on his right knee on Friday.
Altuve is expected to make a full recovery and to be ready for Spring Training.
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Altuve served as Houston's designated hitter in the final three games of the ALCS loss to the Boston Red Sox, because of what had been described as a bruised knee.
Astros manager AJ Hinch acknowledged Thursday before Game 5 that Altuve was "playing on one leg" and that the 2017 American League MVP would not have played if it was a regular season game.
After the Astros' season-ending 4-1 loss, Altuve said this was the worst pain he's ever played with.
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"I feel really, really bad for not being on the field for my team," Altuve said. "But one thing you can know is that I gave everything I had -- healthy, not healthy, that was all I have."
Altuve, 28, batted .315 with 13 home runs and 61 RBIs in 137 games this season for the Astros. He batted .265 in eight postseason games.