Jose Altuve knocked it out of the park in 2017 - Named the overall Hickok Belt(R) winner for 2017!

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - March 20, 2018 - PRLog -- Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has been named the overall Hickok Belt(R) Award winner for 2017 by a select panel of members of the National Sports Media Association (NSMA). Altuve's selection caps off a year in which he led the Astros to their first-ever World Series championship and was voted the American League's Most Valuable Player.

"On behalf of the NSMA, I'd like to congratulate Jose Altuve on an amazing year," said Dave Goren, Executive Director. "His performance in leading the Astros throughout the season and then to their first World Series title was impressive to say the least. He is truly deserving of this honor."

Other finalists for the award included each of the 2017 Hickok Belt Award monthly winners, which finished in the following order, based on the NSMA voting: Tom Brady (football), Kevin Durant (basketball), Giancarlo Stanton (baseball), Serena Williams (basketball), LeBron James (basketball), James Harden (basketball), and Russell Westbrook (basketball).

Altuve's selection recognizes him as "the best of the best" across all professional sports in 2011.

"Jose Altuve is a great addition to the stories Hickok Belt Award family, "said Tony Liccione of the Hickok Belt Award. "To be selected from such an elite group of athletes demonstrates that Jose knocked it out of the park in 2017 and we congratulate him on a spectacular season."