Yordan Alvarez is a six-foot-five, 225 lb. left-handed batting, righty throwing outfielder from Las Tunas, Cuba. Born on June 27, 1997, he signed his first professional deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 25, 2016. A week later, he was traded to the Astros for Josh Fields.
Alvarez quickly rose through the ranks of Houston’s minor league feeder system, making his debut by hitting .313/.412/.655 in 87 games in 2019 as a rookie, with 27 jacks and 78 RBI. That effort paid off with an American League Rookie of the Year Award.