“I take SH*TS bigger than Aaron Judge” Yordan Alvarez clobbers 3-HR game as Houston intimidates play-off berth
Yordan Alvarez
Yordan Alvarez has been struggling for the past two months with his hand ailment but on Friday night he indicated to the fans that he is prepared for the post-season. In the 5-0 win over the Oakland Athletics’ on at Minute Maid Park, Yordan crushed 3 homeruns earning his Houston Astros team a play-off berth.
This would be Houston Astros’ sixth straight season where they play October baseball, Yordan Alvarez went 4-for-4 with three solo homers and a 109.3 mph single. Fortunately for Houston, their star slugger seems to be back in early season form.
“Yordan was unbelievable,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said joyfully. “The balls he hit had a lot of mileage to them. We needed it.”
“My body feels great,” Yordan Alvarez said in Spanish. “It hasn’t stopped feeling great the entire year, but it is no secret I have had to battle with hand issues. It’s not to justify the results I had then, but it did affect me a little bit. After a couple of days off, I felt a lot better.”
Yordan Alvarez to make a strong case for Houston as they confirm post-season berth
Yordan Alvarez was named the American League Player of the month back in June, but his injury gushed a downward slope to his 2022 MLB season. In the month of July and August he went .286/.432/.714, seven homers, 14 RBIs, 19 games and .234/.326/.312, one homer, 10 RBIs, 23 games respectively.
“It’s special hitting one homer in a game, so imagine three,” Yordan Alvarez said. “I didn’t take a lot of swings in the cages or go out to do BP, and then I go out to do that. It was a special night for me.”
“It’s pretty cool when a Major League player can make other players be in awe,” said Justin Verlander, he himself tossed five no-hit innings. “It’s just incredible what [Alvarez] can do. I’ve only seen a few guys do what he can do, like [Miguel Cabrera’s] Triple Crown season and Jose Altuve.”
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