Yordan Alvarez was named the American League MVP in a unanimous vote after hitting a career-best .316 with 42 homers and 106 RBIs.
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Yordan Alvarez won the American League MVP award in a unanimous vote on Thursday night, capping a season in which he made a run at the Triple Crown.
Playing for the AL West champion Houston Astros, the 29-year-old hit a career-best .316 with 42 home runs and 106 runs batted in.
Alvarez led the majors in batting average, finished tied for second in the American League in home runs, and placed second in RBIs behind Pete Alonso, who had 43 homers and 113 RBIs for Baltimore.
The four-time All-Star also led the majors in walks (109), on-base percentage (.432) and slugging percentage (.601).
Alvarez received all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Third baseman Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays finished second, receiving 27 of 30 second-place votes.
Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was named third.
The MVP was the first for an Astros player since Jose Altuve won in 2017. Alvarez has played in eight big league seasons, and the provided stats describe him as a .300 hitter with 212 homers and 599 RBIs.
Alvarez broke into the majors with Houston in 2019, earned AL Rookie of the Year in his first full season, was ALCS MVP in 2021 and helped the Astros win the 2022 World Series.
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