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06/12 20:57 CDT Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez becomes 1st MLB player to hit
grand slam, multi-run HR in 1st inning
Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez becomes 1st MLB player to hit grand slam,
multi-run HR in 1st inning
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Yordan Alvarez became the first player to hit a grand
slam and multi-run homer in the first inning of a Major League Baseball game,
pulling off the feat for the Houston Astros against the Kansas City Royals on
Friday night.
He became the eighth player to hit a grand slam and a multi-run homer in an
inning and the first since Angels slugger Kendrys Morales did it against Texas
in 2012, according to Sportradar.
The left-handed Alvarez drove in two runs with an opposite-field homer early in
the inning and cleared the bases with a two-out shot to center, giving him six
RBIs in Houston's nine-run inning.
Alvarez, the AL leader in homers, tied Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber for the
MLB lead at 24 with his two-homer inning.
The 28-year-old designated hitter, who is from Cuba, was the AL rookie of the
year in 2019 with Houston. The three-time All-Star was the AL Championship
Series MVP in 2021 and led the Astros with six RBIs the next year when they won
the World Series.
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