Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez has been playing in MLB for three years: his career there started in 2019.
He is from Cuba, and having his family fly to Houston to see him in action is more difficult than it sounds.
For the first time since he became a major leaguer, Alvarez’s family was able to watch one of his games.
That game happened to be Tuesday’s AL Division Series opener against the Seattle Mariners.
The lefty-hitting slugger sure picked a fantastic game for his family to go!
Alvarez gave the Astros a hard-fought, come-from-behind 8-7 win against the Mariners with a walk-off, three-run home run.
It was just the fourth time in the history of the playoffs that a hitter has a walk-off home run to turn a deficit into a win, after Lenny Dykstra, Kirk Gibson, and Joe Carter.
A Moment His Family Won’t Ever Forget
The moment was very special for regular fans; so just imagine how Alvarez’s relatives felt watching their beloved Yordan suit up as a hero.
“Yordan’s family was able to see him in a #postseason game live for the first time, and they were not disappointed,” MLB tweeted.
Yordan's family was able to see him in a #postseason game live for the first time, and they were not disappointed. pic.twitter.com/WCw99bHft3
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2022
No, they weren’t disappointed at all.
Alvarez has evolved into the Astros’ best hitter and a top-five batter in MLB.
Over the course of the regular season, he hit an incredible .306/.406/.613 with 37 home runs, 95 runs, and 97 RBI.
He possesses a rare blend of contact and power that gives him a very high ceiling in MLB.
He hits lefties and righties; he performs at home or on the road, and at day or night.
There are just no weaknesses in Alvarez’s offensive profile.
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