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Jose Alvarez

Jose Alvarez is a six-foot-one, 180 lb. right-handed hitting and throwing catcher/first baseman/right fielder from Maracaibo, VZ. Born on June 4, 2000, he signed with the Astros just weeks after his 16th birthday on July 2, 2016. From 2017 through 2021, he appeared mostly at the rookie level aside from a 17-game hitch with the Low-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers in 2021.

The 2022 campaign would see Alvarez learn the meaning of the term “well-traveled,” at least when it comes to the high-minor slog that some prospects find themselves in. He started the season at the Double-A level with the Corpus Christi Hooks, where he slashed .253/.336/.326 in 29 contests with one homer and nine RBI…