A Potential Triple Crown? Will He Win MVP? Breaking Down Yordan Alvarez's 2026 Season

Will Yordan Alvarez win Triple Crown? Astros slugger chases history

Yordan Alvarez is trying to become just the second player since 1967 to win the Triple Crown. Here's where he stands:

A potential Triple Crown? Will he win MVP? Breaking down Yordan Alvarez's 2026 season

History or not, Alvarez's offensive campaign stands alone. Here's his status in the MVP race, how his season would rank among Triple Crown winners and more.

Alvarez's late-season fade clouds Triple Crown and AL MVP chase

Baseball’s Triple Crown — leading a league in batting average, home runs and RBIs — has been rare in the modern era, with Miguel Cabrera in 2012 the only hitter to achieve it since 1967. According to the report, Houston’s Yordan Alvarez spent much of the 2026 season on a path to join Cabrera. On […]

Where does Yordan stand in chase for 1st Triple Crown since 2012?

After two days off to tend to a sore right ankle, Yordan Alvarez returned to the Astros’ lineup on Sunday. He was 0-for-1 with a walk before being lifted in a blowout 14-4 loss, hopping back in the saddle in his quest for the batting Triple Crown. Alvarez, the frontrunner