Yordan Alvarez: MLB's New Barry Bonds?

0:00On April 23rd, Jordan Alvarez is straight dominating Major League Baseball right now, leading the league with 11 home runs as the Houston Astros. Snag a two-nothing win over the Cleveland Guardians. His teammate, shortstop Carlos Corea, dropped a bold take, calling this version of Alvarez, the closest thing he's seen to Barry Bonds. The Astros have been banged up with injuries early in the season, stumbling a bit, but Alvarez is carrying the load like a beast. He's topping the charts in RBI's with 26, hits at 33, extra base hits with 19, total bases at 74, on base percentage, at 0.466, slugging at 0.779, and OPS at 1.245. Corea broke it down, saying Alvarez isn't whiffing much, he's walking a ton. Even getting intentional walks with first base open, just like Bonds, did. Major Joe Aspada calls him a reliable presence, homering in four of his last six games and

1:00stretching his on-base streak to 18. In that series finale, Alvarez went three for four, yanking a two-run homer on a curveball in the first after Corea doubled. The Guardians' pitcher admitted it was a mistake pitch up in the zone, and Alvarez crushed it 422 feet. Alvarez keeps it humble, saying he just hunts good pitches and works hard after missing time last year with injuries. He's already matched a rare Astros' feet, hitting 11 homers in the first 26 games, and right now, he's must watch baseball keeping Houston, uh, float. You've been listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage.