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2026 Yordan Alvarez Home Run Tracker

2026 Yordan Alvarez Home Run Tracker (Stats & Videos)

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Matt Musico

The 2025 season featured a lot of interesting home run moments. But you know what it was missing? Some good old-fashioned Yordan Alvarez home run action. 

After putting together four straight seasons of 30-plus homers for the Houston Astros from 2021-24, Alvarez slugged just six taters in 2025, thanks to being limited to just 48 games played. He was the hitter I missed watching the most last season, but thankfully, Air Yordan is back in business this year. 

With that in mind, you knew we had to bring back the Yordan Alvarez Home Run Tracker for the 2026 season. Every time he goes deep for Houston (or another team?) this year, I’ll update this article with all the pertinent information, including the date, opponent, distance, and exit velocity.

Related: A Complete Guide to Single-Season (& Single-Game) HR Performances

Yordan Alvarez’s Place in Astros Home Run History

The 2026 campaign is Alvarez’s age-29 season, but he’s been making an impact at the big-league level since his 2019 American League Rookie of the Year performance as a 22-year-old. When healthy, the dude knows how to hit taters at a consistent pace.

Entering 2026, he’s already racked up five seasons of at least 27 home runs, with four of those occasions going for 30-plus. That kind of consistency had the left-handed slugger at 170 career homers heading into this season. 

That was good for eighth on Houston’s all-time list, and as of this writing, he’s already leapfrogged George Springer for seventh place. Alvarez will need to record a 40-homer performance to crack the very top of the Astros’ single-season leaderboard, but what he accomplished in 2022 (37 homers) and 2024 (35 homers) is already among the top-20 power performances in franchise history. 

Yordan Alvarez Home Run History By Season

As mentioned previously, Alvarez made landfall in the big leagues in 2019. Here’s a look at his yearly home run production since joining the Astros: 

  • 2019: 27
  • 2020: 1
  • 2021: 33
  • 2022: 37
  • 2023: 31
  • 2024: 35
  • 2025: 6

Before the season started, FanGraphs’ ZiPS projections had him hitting just 24 homers for the Astros in 2026. But it looks like he’ll easily surpass that since he’s reached double digits before the calendar flipped to May. How many homers do you think he’ll hit this year?

2026 Yordan Alvarez Home Run Tracker

Home Run No. 1: March 27 vs. Los Angeles Angels

Distance: 378 feet

Exit Velocity: 104.9 mph

Home Run No. 2: March 30 vs. Boston Red Sox

Distance: 394 feet

Exit Velocity: 108.8 mph

Home Run No. 3: March 31 vs. Boston Red Sox

Distance: 399 feet

Exit Velocity: 110.9 mph

Home Run No. 4: April 5 vs. Athletics

Distance: 399 feet

Exit Velocity: 110.8 mph

Home Run No. 5: April 10 vs. Seattle Mariners

Distance: 389 feet

Exit Velocity: 104.5 mph

Home Run No. 6: April 11 vs. Seattle Mariners

Distance: 395 feet

Exit Velocity: 102.6 mph

Home Run No. 7: April 15 vs. Colorado Rockies

Distance: 375 feet

Exit Velocity: 107.2 mph

Home Run No. 8: April 17 vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Distance: 357 feet

Exit Velocity: 104.2 mph

Home Run No. 9: April 18 vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Distance: 421 feet

Exit Velocity: 116.2 mph

Home Run No. 10: April 19 vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Distance: 357 feet

Exit Velocity: 95.8 mph

Home Run No. 11: April 22 vs. Cleveland Guardians

Distance: 422 feet

Exit Velocity: 108.8 mph

Home Run No. 12: April 22 vs. Baltimore Orioles

Distance: 424 feet

Exit Velocity: 107.4 mph

Frequently Asked Questions

How many home runs has Yordan Alvarez hit in his career?

Heading into the 2026 season, Yordan Alvarez had 170 career home runs — eighth on the Houston Astros’ all-time list. As of late April 2026, he’s already surpassed George Springer for seventh place on that leaderboard.

What is Yordan Alvarez’s single-season home run record?

Yordan Alvarez’s single-season best is 37 home runs, which he accomplished in 2022. That performance ranks among the top-20 single-season power outputs in Astros franchise history. He followed it up with 35 homers in 2024, which also cracks that list.

Why did Yordan Alvarez hit so few home runs in 2025?

Injuries limited Alvarez to just 48 games played during the 2025 season, which is why he finished with only six home runs. When healthy, Alvarez has posted five seasons of at least 27 homers, including four seasons of 30-plus.

What did ZiPS project for Yordan Alvarez’s home runs in 2026?

FanGraphs’ ZiPS projection system forecast Alvarez to hit 24 home runs in 2026. He’s already on pace to blow past that number, having reached double digits before the end of April.

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