Yordan Alvarez’s Triple Crown bid will have to survive a major challenge from the AL East
Yordan Alvarez, the Houston Astros' slugger, is set to face two significant challenges as the season concludes - traditional opponents seeking to prevent the Astros from reaching the postseason, and individual rivals who could hinder his pursuit of baseball's Triple Crown. Currently, Alvarez leads the American League with an impressive .320 average, 36 home runs, and 90 RBIs.
If he maintains these numbers, he would become the first batter to win the Triple Crown since Miguel Cabrera achieved the feat in 2012. However, the biggest threats to Alvarez's Triple Crown bid come from within the AL East. In the batting average race, Tampa Bay's Chandler Simpson and Yandy Díaz are close behind with .310 and .306 respectively.
The home run race is the tightest, with Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero leading at 35 and New York Yankees' Ben Rice and Junior Caminero not far behind. In the RBIs category, Baltimore's Pete Alonso is in the lead with 85, followed by Caminero with 83.
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