HOUSTON -- Perhaps the player that Yordan Alvarez gets compared to the most is Hall of Famer David Ortiz, who was also an intimidating left-handed slugger with prodigious power. It’s a comparison that resonates when you consider each player’s ability to change the game with one swing from the left side of the plate.
Alvarez, who is 6-foot-4 and 237 pounds, still fashions himself to be an athlete more than a guy who can only affect the game when the bat is in his hands. That was the case in the fourth inning of Saturday’s 5-4 win over the Rangers at Daikin Park, where Alvarez scored from third base on a wild pitch with the game-winning run.
HOUSTON -- Perhaps the player that Yordan Alvarez gets compared to the most is Hall of Famer David Ortiz, who was also an intimidating left-handed slugger with prodigious power. It’s a comparison that resonates when you consider each player’s ability to change the game with one swing from the left side of the plate.
Alvarez, who is 6-foot-4 and 237 pounds, still fashions himself to be an athlete more than a guy who can only affect the game when the bat is in his hands. That was the case in the fourth inning of Saturday’s 5-4 win over the Rangers at Daikin Park, where Alvarez scored from third base on a wild pitch with the game-winning run.