Yordan Alvarez’s Triple Crown bid will have to survive a major challenge from the AL East
As the season winds down, Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez will have to worry about two sets of spoilers. The first is the more traditional type —…
Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is on a quest to become baseball's next Triple Crown winner, leading the American League with a .320 average, 36 home runs, and 90 RBIs. However, Alvarez faces significant challenges from the AL East in his bid for baseball history.
The Tampa Bay Rays have two batters with batting averages just below Alvarez's .320: Chandler Simpson at .310 and Yandy Díaz at .306. These two players are the biggest threats to Alvarez's Triple Crown aspirations, as there are no stealth candidates who could catch up to him by the end of the season.
In the home run race, Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero is just one behind Alvarez with 35 homers. New York Yankees' Ben Rice and Junior Caminero are tied with 34 homers each. Alvarez seems to be the dominant offensive force for Houston, having been intentionally walked 28 times, compared to Caminero's 10 and Rice's 4.
Alvarez's closest competition in RBIs comes from Baltimore's Pete Alonso, who has amassed 85 RBIs. Caminero and Alvarez are tied with 83 RBIs each. When Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown in 2012, he had to outperform Hall of Famers Joe Mauer, Adrian Beltre, and Mike Trout, finishing one homer ahead of Josh Hamilton and Curtis Granderson.
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