MIAMI, United States. — The recently completed Major League season continues to bring recognition to Cuban Yordan Álvarez. This Thursday, the Cuban slugger was announced among the winners of the Silver Slugger Award, an award given to the players with the best offensive performance in the Major Leagues.
The man from Las Tunas was awarded as the best designated hitter in the American League, beating baseball stars such as the Japanese Shohei Ohtani, of the Los Angeles Angels, the Americans Giancarlo Stanton, of the New York Yankees and George Springer, of the Toronto Blue Jays. , as well as his compatriot Adolis García, of the Texas Rangers.
Venezuelan second baseman José Altuve, another key player in Houston’s triumph, also received the award for the Astros.
Since his Major League debut in 2019, Yordan Álvarez has stood out as one of the best hitters on both circuits. In his initial season, Álvarez hit 27 home runs and drove in 78 runs. That year he also hit a grand slam in the World Series against the Washington Nationals.
Despite an injury that kept him out of the 2020 short series, Álvarez came back even better in 2021, topping 30 home runs (33) and 100 RBIs (104) for the first time in his career.
2022 has been the year of the consecration of the Cuban slugger. Álvarez hit 37 home runs, drove in 97 runs and averaged .306, ranking among the first in most offensive departments.
The 25-year-old was also instrumental in the Houston Astros’ World Series victory, hitting game-winning home runs in three postseason games, including the final against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Yordan Álvarez is one of the three candidates to win the award for Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the American League that annually delivers Major League Baseball (MLB).
Accompanying the Cuban in the list of finalists are New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, and Los Angeles Angels pitcher and slugger Shohei Ohtani.
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