The best player in baseball — at least this season — has been Yordan Alvarez.
The Houston superstar is dominating at the plate in a way that hasn’t been seen in over a decade.
Can he pull off the batting Triple Crown in 2026?
Let’s take a look at the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Aug. 7.
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ALVAREZ TO WIN AL TRIPLE CROWN
Yes: -155 (bet $10 to win $16.45 total)
No: +130 (bet $10 to win $23 total)
The rare batting Triple Crown is when a player leads their league in batting average, home runs and RBIs in the same season.
The last time a player won the Triple Crown at the plate was back in 2012, when Miguel Cabrera did it with the Detroit Tigers. That year, he hit .330 and tacked on 44 home runs and 139 RBIs.
He led the major leagues in the final two categories, but not in batting average.
Prior to Cabrera, the last Triple Crown took place in 1967, with Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski, who went .326/44/121.
Baltimore’s Frank Robinson did it in 1966 (.316/49/122) and the Yankees’ Mickey Mantle did it in 1956 (.353/52/130).
Before that, there was a mixture of MLB and Negro League stars that accomplished the feat.
Going back to Alvarez, he’s favored to win the Triple Crown this season.
In the American League, he’s currently batting .329 (second is Yandy Diaz at .300), he has 35 home runs (second is Junior Caminero with 33) and he has 85 RBIs (second is Dillon Dingler with 78).
Alvarez also has the most hits in the AL with 136. Diaz is second with 127.
In terms of the pitching Triple Crown — leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts — it happens much more frequently. Detroit’s Tarik Skubal won it in the AL in 2024 and Atlanta’s Chris Sale won it in the NL the same season.
A pitcher has won the Triple Crown 11 times dating back to 1997 and five times since 2011.
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