Altuve booed, nicked by pitch in spring debut for Astros
(World News USA)

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - José Altuve insisted he tuned out the hecklers. He couldn`t avoid a pitch that grazed him. ``He was hit in the foot. That ain´t nothing, you know what I mean?´´ Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker said Monday after an 11-1 win over Detroit at half-empty Joker Marchant Stadium. `It wasn´t intentional.` Altuve was loudly booed when he was introduced for his spring training debut, cheered when he struck out and called a cheater by several fans. Quite a difference from past years, when the diminutive All-Star second baseman was among the most popular players in the majors. But that was before Altuve and his Houston teammates were implicated in the sign-stealing scandal...