Cuban Yordan Álvarez ranks ninth among the historical home run hitters of the Houston Astros.

The players from Tunera have hit 164 home runs in Major League Baseball.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Yordan Álvarez © X/@AstrosFuture
Yordan ÁlvarezPhoto © X/@AstrosFuture

With his home run against the Los Angeles Angels, the star Cuban player Yordan Álvarez ascended to ninth place on the all-time home run list for the Houston Astros in Major League Baseball (MLB) on Saturday.

In the success of their 10-2 record at home, Álvarez had a spectacular night, going 5-for-4, with two runs scored, one run batted in, and the mentioned home run, which marked his number 164 in the MLB.

According to journalist Francys Romero on Facebook, in addition to reaffirming his position in the top ten of the franchise's leading sluggers, the player born in Las Tunas was just two home runs away from matching his personal best of 37 in a season, achieved in 2022.

Facebook Post/Francys Romero

At this moment, the Caribbean player is averaging .305, with 86 men brought to the "home plate" and .954 OPS, statistics that confirm him as one of the best hitters in the baseball world.

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