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Astros superstar Yordan Alvarez hits 20th home run immediately after Munetaka Murakami
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The Houston Astros kept riding Yordan Alvarez 's 2026 power surge on Wednesday night, and his latest homer arrived shortly after Munetaka Murakami added another turn to the home run race in the American League.
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Murakami reached 20 home runs during the Chicago White Sox 's matchup against the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field. The rookie slugger connected in the seventh inning, moving into a tie for second in MLB behind Kyle Schwarber , who entered the day with 21 home runs.
MLB shared the moment on X, formerly Twitter, posting the White Sox rookie slugger's blast after it made the score 14-1 vs. the Twins.
"HOME RUN NO. 20 FOR MUNETAKA MURAKAMI!"
Shortly afterward, MLB returned to the platform with another post, this time from the Astros vs. Texas Rangers game in Arlington, sharing the three-time MLB All-Star's fourth home run in only the last two games.
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" Yordan Alvarez crushes his 20th homer of the season!
He makes it back-to-back games with 2 HR 🤯"
Alvarez's first home run Wednesday traveled 428 feet off Jacob deGrom and tied the game in the fourth inning. He later connected again during the Astros' 4-3 win over the Rangers, pulling even with Murakami for the American League lead and second place in MLB with 20 home runs.
The timing added another layer to a developing race between two of the league's top power bats. Murakami, the White Sox rookie from Japan, has quickly established himself during his first season in the majors. Alvarez, the 2021 ALCS MVP and already one of baseball's most dangerous hitters, has answered with another strong stretch.
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As the calendar moves toward June, Murakami and Alvarez continue to lead the American League's home run competition, while Schwarber remains alone atop the overall MLB leaderboard.
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