ESPN Predicts Astros' Yordan Alvarez to Pick Up Multiple Honors For 2026 Performance

The Houston Astros had an up-and-down year during the 2026 season, but even so, designated hitter Yordan Alvarez was very impressive, and because of that, ESPN has predicted that Alvarez will pick up multiple honors.

On that note, Bradford Doolittle of ESPN gave his picks and analysis for the MLB awards, and he selected Alvarez for multiple of those awards.

The first award that Doolittle selected Alvarez for was the AL MVP award which comes as no surprise as Alvarez was consistently one of the best batters in the entire MLB all year long while clinching the AL batting average title with a batting average of .316.

In terms of the other two finalists for AL MVP, it is Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays and Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals who both had solid years, but Alvarez was a level above all year as Doolittle noted Alvarez won all the slash categories and fell just short of a Triple Crown.

While the award has not been announced yet, based on the production and dominance that Alvarez showed in 2026, it is quite likely that he will be the AL MVP.

Two more awards that Doolittle projected Alvarez to win were the AL Hank Aaron Award and the Edgar Martinez Award. For clarification, the AL Hank Aaron Award is given to the best offensive performer in each league, and the Edgar Martinez Award is given to the most outstanding designated hitter.

With that in mind, it makes total sense why Doolittle projects Alvarez to win both as he was dominant across the board in nearly every statistical category when it comes to hitting which is exactly what it takes to win each of these awards.

Simply put, the dominance and overall great performance that Alvarez put on display throughout the 2026 season is something that cannot be denied and could very well prove Doolittle's award projections right.

The final honor the Doolittle projected Alvarez to win was the fact that Doolittle put together his All-MLB Team and Alvarez made it as the designated hitter, and after all the other awards that have been previously talked about, that should be no surprise.

When considering who could win these awards when they are announced, it is clear that Alvarez's 2026 campaign has put him in a great position to win a lot of these awards and be considered one of the best players in the entire MLB heading into 2027.

In terms of when these awards will be announced, most of the winners will be announced at the MLB Awards Show on Wednesday, November 11th, at 9 PM EST on MLB Network, and it will take place at the Chelsea Theater at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

With all that said, Alvarez could be in line for a lot of awards, so be sure to tune and see how many awards Alvarez can bring home to recognize how truly special his 2026 campaign really was.

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