First Time in 150 Years: Yordan Alvarez Does the Impossible, Hunter Brown Returns to Daikin Park, and an Undrafted Outfielder Hits .542
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First Time in 150 Years: Yordan Alvarez Does the Impossible, Hunter Brown Returns to Daikin Park, and an Undrafted Outfielder Hits .542
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In the first inning of a Friday night game in Kansas City, Yordan Álvarez hit a two-run home run. The inning continued. The bases loaded again. Álvarez came up a second time. He hit a grand slam. He became the first player in the 150-plus year history of Major League Baseball to hit a grand slam and a multi-run home run in the first inning of the same game. Before the Royals had a chance to catch their breath.
Also this week: Hunter Brown walks back to the Daikin Park mound 77 days after his shoulder strain, faces Framber Valdez in his first start, and the crowd gives him a standing ovation. Yainer Diaz returns from the IL the same night. And the Corpus Christi Hooks score 66 runs in six games.
Prospect Spotlight: Drew Brucher — never drafted, independent ball in Utah, signed two weeks before the 2025 season. This week he went 13-for-24 with 14 RBIs in five games at Double-A. The Astros found him when every other team passed.
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