Houston Astros, Martin Maldonado (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Martin “the Machete” Maldonado is not the Houston Astros’ biggest offensive tool, but apparently he is. Because the numbers say so.
Seeing Yordan Alvarez come back to the Houston Astros lineup felt like sweet, sweet justice. This Astros attack unleashed itself on the Seattle Mariners, with Alvarez and Yuli Gurriel taking center stage. But it was Martin Maldonado who continued to build on what has become such a specifically incredible offensive run.
Maldonado picked up another two RBIs, giving him the second-most RBIs in that massive first inning and adding to his season tally of 14, tied for best on the team with Alex Bregman.