Yordan Alvarez gave Houston Astros fans plenty to celebrate during an MVP-caliber regular season. Before Houston’s Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox , he revealed two changes that helped make it possible: a different diet and a trainer who accompanied him on road trips.

Yordan Alvarez won the AL batting title with a .316 average. He finished second in home runs with 42 and RBIs with 106 in an MVP-caliber season.

"The rotation, beyond Hunter Brown, is a mess. The bullpen isn't a lot better. There's a reason the Astros have the title of Worst Team Ever to Make the Postseason: Houston is not very good. And yet, this is baseball," Passan added.

Yordan Alvarez leads MLB in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging, putting his 2026 season in unprecedented territory for the Astros.

Alvarez is one of the Astros' leaders by example, but he delivered a "personal" message after the Braves swept Houston on Sunday.

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Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez put together an incredible campaign that had him win the batting title.

It was a tale of two bullpen games in Tuesday’s wild-card opener between the Astros and White Sox. One went much better than the other.