Andrés Alvarez #3

Andrés Alvarez...Attended Washington State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019....Was a two-time All-Pac 12 Conference selection for Washington State (played 156 games for the Cougars and made all of his starts at shortstop)...Finished third in the Pac-12 with 131 assists and turned 24 double plays while also leading the league with 16 sacrifice bunts as a senior at Washington State.

2023

Attended Spring Training as a non-roster invitee…Spent the entire season with Altoona, where he ranked second on the team in games played and sixth in walks…Connected for his first home run of the season on 4/12 with a three-run shot against Erie…Drove in a career-high six runs on 5/25 vs. Hartford with his second career two-homer game…Was placed on the seven-day injured list on 7/2 with a right thumb fracture (was activated on 8/10)…Hit .321 during an eight-game on-base streak from 8/17-26…Made 34 appearances (34 starts) at shortstop, 31 at second base (28 starts) and four appearances (four starts) in left field. 

2022

Spent the entire season with Altoona where he became the first player in team history to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in a season…Earned Altoona’s Unsung Hero Award…Was one of two players in Pittsburgh’s Minor League system (also Matt Gorski) to record a 20/20 season…Finished 10th among Pirates Minor Leaguers in stolen bases…Led the Eastern League and Pittsburgh’s Minor League system in walks…Homered in each of his first two games on 4/10 vs. Harrisburg and 4/14 at Richmond… Hit a walk-off single on 4/24 vs. New Hampshire to help the Curve earn a series win…Reached base safely in eight straight games from 4/22 to 5/5, hitting .286 with three doubles, a home run, four RBI, six walks and two stolen bases…Homered in three straight games from 5/15-18… Hit .419 with a double, triple, five home runs and seven RBI during his nine-game hitting streak from 5/11-22…Had a career-high five RBI as part of a 3-for-5 game on 6/2 vs. Bowie (included a three-run homer in the eighth inning)… Became the first Curve player to hit 10 home runs on 6/11 at Reading…Reached base safely in 20 straight games from 6/29 to 7/24…Became the first player in Altoona history with 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a single season with his 20th homer on 9/4.