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Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez does not appear to be in agreement with his manager over the reasons behind his day off on Wednesday. Alvarez sat out the final game of the Astros’ series against the Detroit Tigers after playing in the …
Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez left Friday’s game in Atlanta due to illness, but there was an unusual explanation for the nature of the illness. Alvarez left the game in the fifth inning after feeling sick on the field, and was taken …
Yordan Alvarez was taken to the hospital on Friday night after feeling sick during his Houston Astros’ game against the Atlanta Braves. Alvarez started the game batting third and playing left field. He struck out his first two at-bats. Alvarez …
One Houston athlete may be continuing down the path that James Harden blazed. Baseball fans noticed a very weird statistical trend this week with Houston Astros All-Star slugger Yordan Alvarez. More specifically, Alvarez is hitting a sweltering .439 …
The umpires in Wednesday’s Boston Red Sox-Houston Astros game made a big mistake during one of Yordan Alvarez’s at-bats. Alvarez went 0-for-4 with an RBI in his Astros’ 6-1 win. During his at-bat in the bottom of the third inning, …
Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez had to be carted off the field Wednesday after a scary outfield collision with teammate Jeremy Pena. Pena and Alvarez collided when chasing a shallow popup in the 8th inning of a scoreless game against the New …
Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros agreed to a historic contract extension on Friday. MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart first reported that Alvarez agreed to a six-year, $115 million deal with the team. The contract reportedly guarantees Alvarez $26 …
Yordan Alvarez is one of the youngest players in the Houston Astros’ lineup, but one opposing stadium believes that he is a literal toddler. During Friday’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Astros, there was a funny error that …
If there’s one name Boston Red Sox fans will walk away from the 2021 season never forgetting, it’s Yordan Alvarez. Alvarez was an absolute monster in the ALCS and won MVP for deserving reasons. He got a hit in every game of the series and …
Alex Cora has generally made very good managerial decisions with his Boston Red Sox this year. But he made one terrible decision in Game 5 of the ALCS on Wednesday that backfired. The Houston Astros entered the top of the sixth leading 1-0 on a …
Yordan Alvarez blasted a huge home run on Tuesday night, and Lance McCullers loved it. Alvarez broke open a 1-0 game with a huge 2-run home run for his Houston Astros against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the eighth inning. The clean-up …
Yordan Alvarez had an unbelievable rookie season in 2019, but he may have actually been held back a little. The Houston Astros slugger told reporters on Thursday that he battled knee pain “all season” last year. “I just worked hard …
Yordan Alvarez has looked very much like a rookie during his first MLB playoff run, but the Houston Astros still have faith in him to get right. Astros manager AJ Hinch said on Monday that the 22-year-old will start and hit seventh in Game 1 of the …
In case you haven’t heard, Yordan Alvarez has got some pop. Before Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels, the Houston Astros rookie slugger uncorked a missile during batting practice that clanged off the Minute Maid Park …
