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Astros: Yordan Alvarez would excel in the home run derby

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While the 2021 All-Star festivities including the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby were pulled from Atlanta as a response to a governmental issue, it has been reported that it will be moving to Denver, Colorado. With the air being so thin at the city that is a mile high, Houston Astros‘ designated hitter Yordan Alvarez should be the first person asked.

As a not well-known name in the game of baseball, it is obvious that the 2019 AL Rookie of the Year isn’t a poster player for MLB, but that shouldn’t matter for the best home run hitter in the game.