Astros insider: Yordan Alvarez is holding his own with LF defense
Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez catches a fly ball off the bat of the Angels' David Fletcher while avoiding a collision with shortstop Jeremy Peña in a game at Minute Maid Park on Sept. 9.DETROIT — Willi Castro covers 28.4 feet per second when he sprints, more than a foot per second above major league average and good enough to be the fourth-fastest member of a miserable team that can’t score. The Detroit Tigers have no choice but to be aggressive.
All of Alvarez’s momentum carried him forward. The slugger finished a seamless glove-to-hand transition and uncorked a throw toward Maldonado. It bounced twice and forced Maldonado to adjust. The veteran catcher corraled it, applied the tag and appeared dumbfounded that plate umpire Cory Blaser called Castro safe.Alvarez waited in left field while replay review overturned the incorrect call.
Since Michael Brantley’s season-ending shoulder surgery last month, Alvarez has morphed into the closest thing Houston has to an everyday left fielder. His 49 starts there lead the Astros.
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