Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez had three extra special guests at Minute Maid on Park on Tuesday night.
The parents of Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez, Agustn Eduardo lvarez Salazar, rear, and Mailyn Cadogan Reyes walk to their seats to watch the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros play a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Houston. Alvarez's parents got to see him play as a professional for the first time Tuesday night after arriving from Cuba Friday.
Despite those struggles, the family never lost hope that they’d make it to see their son play in the majors. They arrived on Friday. “It means everything,” he said in Spanish through a translator. “Obviously, when I came into the United States it was not easy. And when I arrived here, I arrived by myself. I knew I had their support, but obviously they weren’t here.”Alvarez defected from Cuba in 2016 and established residence in Haiti before signing with the Dodgers as an international free agent in June of that year. That August he was traded to the Astros.
While they were away from their son they worried a bit of course, but they didn’t have too many concerns because they knew there was an entire community keeping an eye on the 25-year-old.
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