José Cruz Jr. will not finish his fourth year as Rice's head baseball coach after starting this year's season with a 2-14 record.

Rice University announced Thursday that it was "parting ways" with head baseball coach José Cruz Jr. Rice VP and Athletics Director says the decision was "in the best interest of our student-athletes and our baseball program.

Altuve hadn't gotten many chances at his new position heading into Thursday. Then he faced a long fly ball and did not handle it well.

Jose Altuve is learning on the fly in left field. And sometimes, that means the former Houston Astros second baseman can struggle to look graceful at his new position. That was true on Thursday in Spring Training action.

The Houston Astros are doing something no one ever expected — moving Jose Altuve to left field. Projected to be the team’s starting left fielder for the 2025 MLB season, Altuve is attempting to adjust to an entirely new position for the first time in his 14-year career.