The Houston Astros have signed All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve to a five-year, $125million contract extension, keeping one of the franchise's iconic players inked through 2030.

Altuve had been entering the final year of his previous deal.

Houston announced the deal on social media on Tuesday, declaring Altuve to be “an Astro for life.”

Only three players have ever played more games in an Astros uniform, and Altuve has been a cornerstone of Houston’s seven straight trips to the American League Championship Series, helping them win the World Series in 2017 and 2022.

“He's a franchise-type player; one of the best in Houston history,” owner Jim Crane said last November at the annual owners’ meetings. “And we hope someday he's a Hall of Famer.”

Jose Altuve will be an Astro for life. pic.twitter.com/ndPHz1lP7E

— Houston Astros (@astros) February 6, 2024

Altuve also became a lightning rod for opposing fans and media during the team’s sign-stealing scandal in recent years.

Standing just 5-foot-6, Altuve beat the odds just to be signed out of Venezuela in 2007.

Altuve, 33, has been selected as an All-Star eight times and was the AL’s Most Valuable Player in 2017, when he won his third batting title in four years.

In 1,668 career games – all with the Astros – Altuve has a .307 batting average and .834 OPS with 209 home runs and 293 stolen bases.

Some of Altuve’s most memorable moments, however, have come during Houston’s recent play-off runs.

Altuve’s 27 career post-season home runs and 89 runs scored both rank second all-time.

Altuve will be 39 when his new extension runs out, at which point he will be the first second baseman to make over $300million in career salary, according to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez.