The Cuban guy Yordan Alvarez He hit two home runs this Wednesday in the Houston Astros’ win over the New York Mets and, with his 21 home runs so far, he continues to establish himself as one of the best Latino hitters in the leagues. Big leagues.
The Astros’ designated hitter has hit the ball consistently and with power all season.
The home run is the hit that generally distinguishes hitters and Álvarez, who is tied with Mike Trout (Angels outfielder) for second place in home runs so far on the calendar, is the leader among Latino players in the MLB.
The powerful left-handed hitter has not been satisfied with sending the ball out of the park but has done it by hitting it with force, exhibiting the second best percentage of slugging among all major league hitters.
The slugging His metric includes extra-base hits, so to achieve that percentage, Álvarez has added eight doubles and two triples. All that, added to his 21 home runs, gives him a total of 31 hits from more than one base.
With his two complete lap sticks this Wednesday, the native of Las Tunas reached 12 games of two or more homers in his career, of which he has registered four in the current season.
The danger of Álvarez’s bat, who has driven in 51 runs, has not only served to collect individual statistics since the Astros are 15-2 in the 17 games in which he has bounced the ball out of the park.
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On in June
Alvarez, who has hit three homers in his last two games, has been a scourge for opposing pitchers in June.
In the 17 games he has played this month, the Cuban has hit him for no-man’s land in 27 of the 61 at-bats he has exhausted to reach a .443 batting average.
Among his hits, the slugger from the Island collects four hits from two bases, a triple and seven hits that have gone over the fences, for a total of 12 extra-base hits.
Alvarez has also combined his hit-hitting ability with his knowledge of the strike zone, taking more walks (8) than strikeouts (7) and posting an on-base percentage of .521, which translates to more than 50 % of times he appeared at bat.
His effectiveness with the wood has allowed him to take 23 runs to the plate, while he has scored 15 times.
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All of the above has contributed to the Astros showing a record of 11-8 in June, which has allowed them to remain in first place in the West Division of the National League with a record of 43-25.
Álvarez’s potential with the bat has been recognized by the voters for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, who have placed him as the leader in the designated hitter position of the American League team, according to the first bulletin of the vote. for the game to be held on July 19 at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.
