# The case for Yordan Alvarez as MVP: Three stats that separate Astros designated hitter from the rest

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 7:00 AM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/case-yordan-alvarez-mvp-three-130000832.html>

Yordan Alvarez led the AL in average, on-base percentage and slugging in 2026. His historic edge over other hitters could bring the Astros star his first MVP.

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- Nov 11, 2026, 7:00 AM: [The case for Yordan Alvarez as MVP: Three stats that separate Astros designated hitter from the rest](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/case-yordan-alvarez-mvp-three-130000832.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Yordan Alvarez led the AL in average, on-base percentage and slugging in 2026. His historic edge over other hitters could bring the Astros star his first MVP.
