Yordan needed 372 games on the most demanding circuit on the planet to reach the outstanding mark to break the previous franchise record, until then held by Lance Berkman, who achieved it in 452 games, the publication specifies.
Only four players in the history of the MLB caressed the hundred full-turn shots in fewer duels than the Cuban. The list is headed by Ryan Howard (325 games), Pete Alonso (347), Gary Sánchez (355) and Aaron Judge (371).
With the Astros flannel, 18 players reached the mark born before the man from Las Tunas, who became the seventeenth player born on the island to round out the long-awaited figure in the MLB.
It will go down in the books that the shot that traveled 435 feet was connected to Dominican reliever José Cisnero, and that his exit speed was 110.6 mph, but that it also served to erase the disadvantage of his team and set a 4- tie. 4 on the board, add the report.
Yordan Alvarez makes it a whole new ballgame for the @Astros with his 100th career HR! pic.twitter.com/ZPDvqcVUxA
—MLB (@MLB) April 4, 2023
“When I connected the ball, at that moment, the truth is that I was not thinking about it. I knew I was one or two away [HR para llegar a 100]but it really didn’t go through my head,” Yordan said, quoted by the MLB website.
“What I was thinking at the time is, ‘OK, great, I just tied the game.’ And then I realized when I turned to see the board. And it said 100 HR. Great,” she added.
Since his arrival at the Astros, the Cuban has displayed an impressive career, which among other achievements, includes the nomination in 2019 as the American League Rookie of the Year.
After missing most of the 2020 season with a knee injury, he overcame other inconveniences to hit 33 homers in 2021 and another 37 in 2022 that underpinned his team’s World Series victory that season.
In addition, he already has a call to the All-Star Game and won a Silver Slugger.
