The Houston Astros knew the Jose Altuve left field experiment wouldn’t be perfect initially. Thursday provided a reminder of why Altuve may be best sticking with second base. Although Altuve played all nine innings in left field during a 1-1 tie against the St.

Jose Altuve is learning on the fly in left field. And sometimes, that means the former Houston Astros second baseman can struggle to look graceful at his new position. That was true on Thursday in Spring Training action.

Altuve hadn't gotten many chances at his new position heading into Thursday. Then he faced a long fly ball and did not handle it well.