“I take SH*TS bigger than Aaron Judge” Yordan Alvarez clobbers 3-HR game as Houston intimidates play-off berth
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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.”