Yordan Alvarez takes home the American League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award.
Yordan Álvarez is the 11th player to win the AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year award by a unanimous vote and the first for the Houston Astros. The other unanimous choices: Carlton Fisk, Mark McGwire, Sandy Alomar Jr., Tim Salmon, Derek Jeter, Nomar Garciaparra, Evan Longoria, Mike Trout, Jose Abreu and Aaron Judge. There have been 13 unanimous winners in the National League.
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Álvarez is the third Astros player to win the award and the second in the AL as he joins Carlos Correa, the 2015 winner. The only player to win the award during Houston’s 51 seasons in the National League was Jeff Bagwell in 1991. The Astros moved to the AL in 2013.
He posted a 3/4/6 slash line, .313/.412/.655, with 53 extra-base hits in just 313 at bats. If he had done that for a full season, he might have won MVP as well.