With a home run against the Los Angeles Angels, Cuban star Yordan Álvarez moved up to ninth place on the Houston Astros' all-time home run list in Major League Baseball (MLB) on Saturday. Contributing to his team's 10-2 victory at home, Álvarez had an outstanding night, going 4-for-5, scoring two runs, driving in one, and hitting the aforementioned home run, which was his 164th in the MLB.
According to journalist Francys Romero on Facebook, in addition to solidifying his spot in the top ten hitters of the franchise, the player from Las Tunas is now just two home runs away from matching his personal best of 37 in a single season, achieved in 2022. Currently, the Cuban slugger boasts a .305 batting average, with 86 RBIs and a .954 OPS, statistics that firmly place him among the best hitters in the baseball world.