Astros Fan Arrested For Running On Field, Hugging Jose Altuve During ALCS Game

A Houston Astros fan ran onto the field throughout the group’s championship game versus the Yankees on Thursday night and hugged Jose Altuve … and TMZ Sports has actually discovered he was eventually apprehended over the stunt.

The male hopped Minute Maid Park railing throughout the ninth inning of Game 2 of the ALCS … and rapidly made a beeline for Houston’s most significant star.

The man — later ID’ed as 27-year-old Jose Alvarado — evaded security enough time to really get to Altuve … and after that he planted a huge hug on the Astros 2nd baseman.

Altuve remarkably didn’t appear troubled by the interaction, remained calm, and hugged the fan back. He even seemed down to take a selfie with the man right in the middle of the outfield yard.

Eventually, nevertheless, security was available in to break the scene up — with 6 guards battling him to the ground.

A representative for the Houston Police Dept. informs us Alvarado was nabbed and scheduled on a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge.

Jail records reveal he’s still behind bars.

Altuve stated after the video game he wasn’t worried the fan had bad objectives when he saw the male’s Astros jersey.

“He just said, ‘We need to win — I spent all my money on the ticket,'” Altuve stated of the occurrence. “And I was trying to tell him that, ‘Yes, we’re trying to win.’ We were about to take a selfie, but then security guys got there and did their job.”