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Yordan Alvarez

Astros
Number #44
Position DH
Bats L
Throws R
Age 29
Height 6' 4"
Weight 237 lbs
Birth Place Las Tunas, Cuba
Born Jun 27, 1997

Key Insights

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One opponent brings the best out of him

Alvarez has hit .500/.556/1.167 against Luis Castillo in 27 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

12 for 24 with 5 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .916 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Gerrit Cole has struck Alvarez out 9 times in 13 plate appearances, 69.2% of everything between them.

9 strikeouts in 13 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the DET, Alvarez has hit .204 and slugged .296 over 61 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

11 hits, 1 home run and 10 strikeouts, against a .598 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Alvarez has hit .000/.059/.000 against Kevin Gausman in 17 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 16 with 0 home runs and 9 strikeouts, against a .916 OPS median across his matchups.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Alvarez cannot get the barrel to Aaron Nola: 78.6 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 93.1 across the pitchers he has faced.

10 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Alvarez is 12 for 20 against Nathan Eovaldi, a .600 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

26 career plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 27, 1997
Birth Place Las Tunas, Cuba
Height 6' 4"
Weight 237 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/R