The Man From FCPA thought all his sports desires had been fulfilled as he had seen his hometown team play in a World Series back in 2005. It turns out that winning a World Series, however, is now something back on the list as the Houston Astros are in the 2017 World Series. Moreover, it turns out that baseball has multiple lessons for the compliance professional.
One of the things which intrigues me has been the steady rise of Astros star Jose Altuve, usually referred to as the shortest baseball player in the big leagues. Hopefully soon it will be simply one of the best players in baseball. Altuve has retooled his swing and approach to become a much more rounded hitter. In addition to leading the league in batting again this year, he had one thirty-day period where he hit over .500 (June 27-July 27). A rare feat accomplished in baseball. Yet his power numbers have increased dramatically from his 2014 when he won his first of three batting titles (hitting .347) when he only had seven home runs. Over the past two years he had increased his home runs to 24 each season.
