Astros 2B Jose Altuve (thumb) resumes baseball activities

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has resumed baseball activities as he moves closer to returning to action after sustaining a broken right thumb in March.

The injury occurred when Altuve was hit by a pitch during the World Baseball Classic on March 22. The eight-time All-Star underwent surgery and was forecasted to miss eight weeks.

Altuve figures to miss at least two more weeks but the club hasn't updated the