A slow motion replay shown on the Astros' broadcast made it clear that the ball did deflect off the toe area of Altuve's foot, validating his claim that the play should have been ruled dead and he should have been allowed to continue his at-bat.

A saying about baseball is that you see something new every day. On Tuesday, that meant Jose Altuve's foot. An already dramatic game between the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres entered odd territory in the top of the ninth inning,

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was replaced by Mauricio Dubón after apparently injuring himself on a swing.