Jose Altuve's expression steals show at Astros' White House visit

PHOTOS: The Astros' Jose Altuve at the White House

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (R) watches U.S. President Donald Trump during a celebration of the team's World Series victory in the East Room of the White House March 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump talked about Hurricane Harvey and the city and team's resilience in the face of the storm.

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When the Astros visited the White House on Monday to celebrate their World Series championship, Jose Altuve had a spot in the front row directly behind Donald Trump's right shoulder.

That meant everyone could see the American League MVP's face throughout Donald Trump's speech in the East Room.

Altuve's stone-faced expression in the background led to a lot of laughs on social media, but the Astros' second baseman couldn't help but smile when Trump talked about the year Altuve had.

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"Who could forget the amazing Jose Altuve?," said Trump after talking about George Springer's performance during the World Series. "Where's Jose?"

After turning around and searching for a moment, Trump shook Altuve's hand.

"He's much taller than I thought," Trump said. "Unbelievable. That's a hell of a team. Congratulations Jose. What you've done is incredible.

"The American League MVP is a true fan favorite. He led his team in hits and set a new career-high with a .346 batting average. .346? Wow, that's good.

"I sat next to Stan Musial about 10 years ago, before he passed away, and he was doing the circuit, and I think he said he played for 22 years and his batting average was .333 and he was never the happiest person after baseball, because he figured he missed out, but what a great guy. 'Stan the Man,' right? Twenty two years, .333 batting average, so that's good, but for this year, you beat him right? That's great. Do it for another 22 years. He'll do it."

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Trump was really close to Musial's actual statistics. Musial did have a 22-year big league career, hitting .331.

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Altuve posted a photo with Dallas Keuchel from the White House visit to Instagram.

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When Trump finished his speech, he turned around to thank the players for coming. He shook hands with Springer, Will Harris, Josh Reddick, Justin Verlander, A.J. Hinch and Jeff Luhnow, but missed Altuve.