Yesterday, Yordan Alvarez, the No. 3 rated prospect in the Houston Astros organization, made his major league debut. He drilled a 413 foot 2-run home run to left-center in his second at-bat.
Alvarez has been crushing the ball all year for the Astros’ AAA affiliate, the Round Rock Express. In 56 games, he batted .343 with 23 HR, 71 RBI and an incredible 1.184 OPS. He had become so dominant that a team intentionally walked him three times in a game, rather than offer him a chance to swing his bat.
With all the injuries the Houston Astros have suffered, the question on many fans’ minds has been “What took so long?