
Yordan Alvarez is a Cuban-born professional baseball designated know all about Yordan Alvarez Family, Net Worth, Parents, Wife and Wiki Bio in this article.
Yordan Alvarez Wiki Bio
Name | Yordan Ruben Álvarez |
Birthdate ( Age) | 27 June 1997 |
Place of Birth | Las Tunas, Cuba |
Nationality | Cuban |
Marital Status | Married |
Spouse/Partner | Monica Quiros |
Kids | Two |
Mother/ Father | Name not Known |
Education | Not Known |
Profession | Baseball player |
Net Worth | $2 Million |
Last Update | 2022 |
Yordan Alvarez is a Cuban-born professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 for the Astros. Álvarez stands 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), weighs 225 pounds (102 kg), bats left-hand and throws right-handed.
Yordan Alvarez Family, Parents
Yordan Alvarez was born on 27th July 1997 in Las Tunas, Cuba, and spent his childhood in his hometown. His parents still live in Cuba while he defected from Cuba in 2016 and later started his residency in Haiti where he made a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent.
Yordan Alvarez Wife, Is Yordan Alvarez Married
Yordan Alvarez is in a relationship with his long-term girlfriend named Monica Quiros. The couple welcomed their first child as a baby girl named Mia on 6th November 2018. On 11th January 2020, Monica Quiros announced her engagement with Yordan Alvarez. She shared the picture of two while exchanging the rings where two rings were half embedded in the sand.
Yordan Alvarez Net Worth
Yordan Ruben Álvarez is a Cuban-born professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder has an estimated Net Worth around $2 Million in 2022.
Yordan Alvarez Contract and Salary
Yordan Alvarez signed a one-year, $609,000 contract that includes a guaranteed sum of $609,000 and an annual average Salary of $609,000. Alvarez will receive a base pay of $609,000 and a total compensation of $609,000 in 2021.
Professional Career
Yordan Alvarez played two seasons in the Cuban National Series for Las Tunas.He defected from Cuba, then established residence in Haiti in 2016.He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in June 2016.
He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Astros, where he spent the whole year, batting .341 with a .974 OPS in 16 games.He started 2017 with the Quad Cities River Bandits and was promoted to the Buies Creek Astros during the season.In 90 total games between the River Bandits and Astros, he batted .304/.379/.481 with 12 home runs and 69 RBIs in 335 at bats.He played in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game.
Yordan Alvarez sat out the beginning of the 2020 season after having tested positive for COVID-19.He returned in August and played just two games before undergoing arthroscopic surgery on both of his knees, shutting him down for the rest of the season.
On 7th May 2021, Alvarez drove his 100th run while doing his 114th career game and winning over Toronto Blue Jays with an overall score of 10-4. He was ranked as the seventh-fastest player who reached 100RBI in the league history and became the fastest man of doing so since the expansion era started in 1961.
The next game he played faced a loss with an overall score of 8-4 that was lost to Blue Jays with 103 RBI in 115 games. Alvarez hit his 30th run of the season on 13th September while being at the age of 24 and later became the second Astro for doing so in the history of being at such an age after Alex Bregman who hit 31 in 2018.