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Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez was named the American League Most Outstanding Player and American League Comeback Player of the Year by the Major League Baseball Players Association, with the awards announced on Wednesday. Alvarez received the honors after batting .316 with 105 runs, 42 home runs, 106 RBI, 109 walks and a 1.033 OPS in 158 games during the 2026 season.
He led the American League in multiple offensive categories, including OPS, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, total bases, intentional walks and extra-base hits, while winning the AL and Major League batting titles. Alvarez, who missed most of the 2025 season due to injuries, became the second Astros player to win the Comeback Player award, joining Justin Verlander (2022), and the third in franchise history to earn the Outstanding Player honor, alongside Jeff Bagwell (1994) and Jose Altuve (2016-17).
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