The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) has named Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez a finalist for the 2026 American League Most Valuable Player award. Alvarez is 29 and was born in Cuba.
Alvarez has not yet won an MVP award. He finished third in the voting in 2022, 13th in 2023 and ninth in 2024. According to the report, a win would make him the third Astros player to win BBWAA MVP honors, joining Jeff Bagwell (1994) and Jose Altuve (2017).