The Houston Astros have gone above and beyond to secure the services of their star designated hitter Yordan Álvarez for years to come. According to multiple reports, the Astros handed out a six-year extension to Álvarez that will pay him $115 million.

If the numbers are correct, then the contract represents the biggest in MLB history for a player that plays DH as his main position. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that the new deal kicks in next season and buys out three years of Álvarez’s free agency.

Álvarez made his debut for the Astros in 2019 and immediately showed he was a special player by earning All-MLB Second Team and AL Rookie of the Year honors. He was limited to just two games in 2020 after undergoing knee surgery but followed that up with a breakthrough campaign last year.

The Las Tunas, Cuba-native batted .277 for Astros in 2021 while having team-leading 33 home runs and 104 RBIs. He was even more productive in the postseason and ended up winning the ALCS MVP award after hitting .522 in the Boston Red Sox series.

Álvarez had a strong start in 2022 as well, currently hitting .272. The 24-year-old player also has 14 homers, which is third-most in the majors, and 31 RBIs in 41 games.

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Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez has been named the 2019 American League Rookie of the Year award winner after a landslide vote that saw him being given the trophy in unanimous fashion.

Alvarez was named the third Rookie of the Year winner in the history of the Astros franchise, and the first since the franchise was moved to the American League in 2013.

It’s no surprise to see why the Cuban power hitter won the award in unanimous fashion. The other two finalists, the Orioles’ John Means and the Rays’ Brandon Lowe, had impressive debuts, but couldn’t come close to match Alvarez’s production for the AL pennant-winning Astros.

Alvarez, who made his debut in June, hit .313 and blasted 27 home runs in only 313 at-bats. He made his presence known immediately after being called up, blasting the first of many home runs that he would hit over the summer in his June 9th debut against the Baltimore Orioles.

The season put together by Alvarez was, in fact, historic. He posted the highest OPS mark by any rookie with over 300 plate appearances in a single season in the history of the league.

The Astros have a young slugger in their midst that should become one of the league’s top bats over the next several seasons.

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The Houston Astros have gone above and beyond to secure the services of their star designated hitter Yordan Álvarez for years to come. According to multiple reports, the Astros handed out a six-year extension to Álvarez that will pay him $115 million.

If the numbers are correct, then the contract represents the biggest in MLB history for a player that plays DH as his main position. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that the new deal kicks in next season and buys out three years of Álvarez’s free agency.

Álvarez made his debut for the Astros in 2019 and immediately showed he was a special player by earning All-MLB Second Team and AL Rookie of the Year honors. He was limited to just two games in 2020 after undergoing knee surgery but followed that up with a breakthrough campaign last year.

The Las Tunas, Cuba-native batted .277 for Astros in 2021 while having team-leading 33 home runs and 104 RBIs. He was even more productive in the postseason and ended up winning the ALCS MVP award after hitting .522 in the Boston Red Sox series.

Álvarez had a strong start in 2022 as well, currently hitting .272. The 24-year-old player also has 14 homers, which is third-most in the majors, and 31 RBIs in 41 games.

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Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez has been named the 2019 American League Rookie of the Year award winner after a landslide vote that saw him being given the trophy in unanimous fashion.

Alvarez was named the third Rookie of the Year winner in the history of the Astros franchise, and the first since the franchise was moved to the American League in 2013.

It’s no surprise to see why the Cuban power hitter won the award in unanimous fashion. The other two finalists, the Orioles’ John Means and the Rays’ Brandon Lowe, had impressive debuts, but couldn’t come close to match Alvarez’s production for the AL pennant-winning Astros.

Alvarez, who made his debut in June, hit .313 and blasted 27 home runs in only 313 at-bats. He made his presence known immediately after being called up, blasting the first of many home runs that he would hit over the summer in his June 9th debut against the Baltimore Orioles.

The season put together by Alvarez was, in fact, historic. He posted the highest OPS mark by any rookie with over 300 plate appearances in a single season in the history of the league.

The Astros have a young slugger in their midst that should become one of the league’s top bats over the next several seasons.

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