Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros is positioned for a rare achievement in baseball. The left-handed slugger holds a.329 batting average, 35 home runs and 85 RBIs, leading MLB in batting average and home runs while vying for the overall RBI lead.
No player has won the Triple Crown since Mickey Mantle in 1956. Only four players have led MLB in all three categories—batting average, home runs and RBIs—since the statistic became official in 1920.
In the batting average race, Alvarez's.329 mark faces competition from Luis Arraez (.326) and Otto Lopez (.318). Arraez, a three-time batting title champion from 2022 to 2024, rebounded from a.292 average last season. He posted.324 with the Giants before being traded to the Phillies at the deadline, where he plays alongside Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber.
Alvarez leads the home run race with 35. Kyle Schwarber, Hunter Goodman and Junior Caminero are tied for second with 33. Matt Olson has 32 and Ben Rice has 31. Alvarez is one of seven players to reach 30 home runs this season.
Caminero, 23, has hit 78 home runs over the last two seasons and improved his plate discipline. Goodman, a Rockies catcher, is in a breakout season.
For RBIs, Alvarez's 85 trail CJ Abrams (88) and Sal Stewart (87). The RBI race is complicated by its dependence on teammates reaching base—Alvarez's opportunity to secure the title depends partly on the performance of his Astros lineup.
Alvarez is widely considered the American League MVP frontrunner.
