Yadier Álvarez is a Cuban professional Baseball player who plays in the Major League Baseball (MLB). As of 2018, Yadier Álvarez currently plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers as their pitcher. Additionally, he is ranked as the second-best prospect by mlb.com for the international signing.
As a pitcher, Yadier Álvarez reportedly earns around $535 thousand as his yearly salary from Los Angeles Dodgers. Further, Yadier Álvarez has an estimated net worth of over six-digit figure. He is married and has two children with his wife.
Yadier Álvarez was born on March 7, 1996, in Matanzas, Cuba. As per his nationality, he is Cuban and belongs to the African ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Pisces. Further, the details about his parents and siblings are still not available in the media.
As of 2019, Yadier Álvarez has an estimated net worth of over seven-digit figure. Further, the MLB player has an average salary of $535 thousand annually which is equal to Ross Stripling.
Ranked as the second-best prospect by mlb.com for the international signing, Álvarez received $16 million as signing bonus from the Dodgers on July 2, 2015.
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Further, the MLB Player Yadier Álvarez earns a good amount of money from various sponsorships. He is living a luxurious lifestyle with the earnings made from his career. He owns several luxurious cars for riding with the Porche and McLaren- best in his collection.
Taking a look at his Instagram account, we can clearly tell that Yadier Alvarez is married and has two children with his wife. Alvarez has shared several photos kissing his wife on his Instagram. The couple seems to have a deep love for each other.
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The couple is the parents of two children; a daughter and a son. Their first child, a daughter, is assumed to be about 5 years old while the young one was born in February 2018.
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Since he is an early stage in his career, he is also focused on becoming popular pitchers similar to Mike Krukow. Talking about his body measurement, the Famous MLB star is 6 feet in height and weighs around 79 kg.
Álvarez was selected from Cuba to pursue a career in Major League Baseball (MLB). He's got a fastball reaching 98 miles per hour. Scouts believe he has two starters upside and a National League official said he's the best 18-year-the old pitcher he's ever seen.
Numerous MLB teams including Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks were interested in him. Ranked as the second-best prospect by mlb.com for the international signing, Álvarez signed a $16 million bonus with the Dodgers on July 2, 2015.
On 20 June 2016, he made his professional baseball debut for the Dodgers Arizona rookie league affiliate and struck seven, allowing only one hit in 3 1⁄3 innings.
Currently, his name appears on the roster along with baseball superstars like Clayton Kershaw, Kenley Jansen and many more.