Altuve tries the hidden ball trick on Carter

As Chris Carter strides into second base after a double, Jose Altuve puts the ball in his pocket to try and pull off a hidden ball trick


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[RiffRock]

The size difference between Altuve and Carter is hilarious

[drhart]

um. excuse me mlb. What happened to greg gibson the home plate umpire? Is'nt he supposed to be motioning or something?

[AWWYEAHHHHHH]

Carter used to be on the Astros the last couple years so this would have been a hilarious moment had Altuve got his former teammate out on a goof play

[AEMoreira]

That would have been something if Altuve threw his right butt cheek out at Carter to get the out (since the ball's in that pocket).

[WesleyAPEX]

I dont understand why the Astros traded Carter. Hes a SLUGGER.

[conorpage]

Carter looks at him like "Nice try little man."

[yabbaguy]

Basically, we almost had another Butt Tag.

[docrock]

Greg Gibson, the home plate umpire witnessed Altuve hiding balls in his pocket and failing

[connorclarke]

me being 5'7, this Altuve guy is really inspirational lol

[Anthony-fuiw]

the guy on 2nd was like double the size of the 2nd baseman lol

[nahor]

Just some fun b/w former team mates, lol.

[taze]

He also perfected the hidden mic trick. Hes very talented.

[margaro]

you don't literally hide the ball!!

[arthurprior]

That only works if the guy is still on the ground? Once he is standing up and can see what you are doing what idiot would fall for that?

[alexh]

Is it legal to put the ball in your pocket?

[rdcoastnyucka]

Chris Carter was TURRIBLE for the Astros.

[Tigerpuffer]

Hmm... I don't think it should be legal to intentionally hide the ball in your clothes. Glove, yeah. But making it literally disappear from the field of play is bullshit.

[gopusa]

It should be illegal to put a ball in pocket