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Yordan Álvarez, traded in 2016 by Dodgers, has developed into a big deal with Astros
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Astros-Mariners ALDS: Three takeaways from Game 2
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Yordan Alvarez tops list of key playoff contributors whose arrivals weren't exactly headline-grabbing
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Yordan Alvarez hits walk-off homerun to win ALDS Game 1, fan celebrating 26th birthday catches it
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Yordan Alvarez vs Shohei Ohtani in All-Star vote
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Yordan Álvarez walk-off HR sinks Mariners in stunning 8-7 loss to Astros in Game 1
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Astros' Yordan Alvarez taken to hospital against Atlanta after fireworks worsened breathing issue
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Jose Abreu's Breakout Game Puts Astros on Brink of Extending ALCS Streak - Sports Illustrated
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Mariners drop Game 2 of ALDS to Yordan Alvarez, Astros
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Astros hit 5 homers in 13-6 win over Rangers
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Mariners drop Game 1 of ALDS on crushing walkoff home run by the Astros
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Yordan Alvarez Pelted With Popcorn, Given the Silent Treatment In Ridiculous 3 Home Run Night — Astros Star Turns Other Major Leaguers Into Awed Kids - PaperCity Magazine
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Inside the Moment Yordan Alvarez Changed Everything — Justin Verlander's Blackout Sprint, an Old Rookie's Crazy Resolve and a Series Forever Shifted - PaperCity Magazine
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Astros Alvarez, Urquidy to join Sugar Land for rehab assignments