ANDl second baseman of the Houston Astros José Altuve said Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19, but that at no time did he feel bad and hope to return soon.
“I felt very good all the time, and I feel very good now,” said the Venezuelan. “And I am happy to be back.”
The MVP of the American League in 2017 was among the five Astros on the COVID-19 list on April 14. The other four returned to the game in a few days, but Altuve remained on the list until Friday.
Altuve has not yet returned to active payroll, and it is not clear when it will happen.
He said that before testing positive he received the first dose of one of the two-dose vaccines, and that he does not know how the virus was spread.
“It doesn’t matter if you got vaccinated or not, it’s not good to find out that you tested positive,” he said. “Nobody wants him. And to top it all, you have to be away from the team for 10 days. So I was looking forward to those 10 days to get back on the field and play. “