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Astros' Jose Altuve named MVP of AL Championship Series

Jose Altuve's walkoff home run sent the Houston Astros to the World Series on Saturday night and also clinched the AL Championship Series MVP for the veteran second baseman.

Altuve's two-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning off New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman gave the Astros a 6-4 Game 6 win in Houston. Minutes later, Altuve was handed his first ALCS MVP award, a no-doubter given his ninth-inning theatrics.

"The only thing I remember is just thanking God for the opportunity to go to another World Series," said Altuve, who called his teammates "the MVPs" of the game.