When Yordan Alvarez hit his 30th home run on September 13, Alvarez became the second Astro to do so at the age of 24, following Alex Bregman, who did the same in 2018.
Against the Los Angeles Angels on September 23, Alvarez hit a home run in the first inning to score his 100th RBI of the season. After César Cedeo, he was the Astros’ second-youngest player to reach 100 RBIs in a season at the age of 23.
He hit .277/.346/.531 with 33 home runs, 104 RBIs, and 145 strikeouts in 537 at-bats for the Astros in the 2021 season.
He also tied for the club lead in GIDP (16). He was selected to the All-MLB Second Team as a DH for the second time in his career.
The Astros defeated Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale 9–1 in Game 5 of the ALCS at Fenway Park.
Against the left-handed ace, Alvarez had three hits and three RBIs, all to the opposite field, including a home run that cleared the Green Monster in the second inning.
For the first time in his career, Alvarez hit four home runs against Sale, who had only allowed four hits to left-handed batters in 42+23 innings in 2021.
This was the first time Alvarez faced Sale. When David Ortiz hit three singles off Sale on July 30, 2015, he was the last left-handed hitter to do so in a single game.
Houston’s 5–0 ALCS win in Game 6 featured four hits from Alvarez, including two doubles and a triple.
There were three doubles, one triple, one home run, six runs batted in, and seven runs scored for him in his .522 average and 1.408 on-base percentage (OPS).
What Is Yordan Alvarez Ethnicity?
Yordan Alvarez ethnicity is Cuban.