Houston Astros: Yordan Alvarez named AL Player of the Week

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was named the American League player of the week Monday, his third such recognition amid a prolific first half.

Entering Monday, Alvarez led all qualified major-league hitters in OPS (1.065), slugging percentage (.637), on-base percentage (.429), total bases (207) and runs batted in (67). He also led the American League in home runs (29) and ranked second among qualified AL hitters in batting average (.320).

Alvarez was named an AL starter for the All-Star Game for the second time in his career Saturday, hours before he recorded a two-homer, six-RBI performance against the Rays that included the second walk-off home run of his career.

The player of the week honor is Alvarez’s sixth in his career. This season, he was also named AL player of the week for March 30-April 5 and June 1-7.