My Take
Yordan Álvarez is one of those players who makes baseball look almost unfair. This guy defected from Cuba as a teenager, navigated the whole international signing process, and by 2019 was already winning AL Rookie of the Year with the Houston Astros — that's a wild arc even before you get to the hitting. And the hitting is genuinely jaw-dropping: a left-handed swing that generates elite exit velocity and a patient eye that makes pitchers visibly nervous in big moments. His 2022 ALCS run was the kind of series that cements a player in postseason lore, and the Silver Slugger that year was well-earned. Standing 6-foot-4 and built like a freight train, he's a three-time All-Star who somehow keeps improving. I genuinely think he's one of the five best hitters in the game right now, and watching him get locked in against a closer in a close game is appointment television.
Overview
Yordan Ruben Alvarez (born June 27, 1997) is a Cuban professional baseball designated hitter and left fielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Astros. Alvarez stands 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), weighs 237 pounds (108 kg), bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He is a three-time All-Star.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yordan Álvarez
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨルダン・アルバレス
- Reading
- よるだん・あるばれす
- Born
- June 27, 1997 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
- Origin
- Las Tunas, Las Tunas Province, Cuba
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 196 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award
- 2021 League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award
- 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star
- 2022 Silver Slugger Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.