Dyears after obtaining the award AL Rookie of the Year, Yordan Alvarez has another honor on his resume.
It was Most Valuable Player of the American League Championship Series.
The 24-year-old Cuban batted 4-4 with two doubles and a triple for the Houston Astros, who beat the Boston Red Sox 5-0 on Friday. to advance to the World Series.
Alvarez pushed the run out of the lead and scored the second.
He missed the entire previous postseason, while recovering from surgery on both knees. He set an AFC Championship Series record, hitting .522 (23-12), with one homer, three doubles, triple and six RBIs for Houston to win in six games.
Against the Red Sox, scored seven times and had nine hits in his last 13 at-bats, raising his postseason average to .441. with two homers and nine produced.
“I just concentrated on doing my job”, said Alvarez, who hit a hit in every game.