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The biggest X-factors on every MLB team for the 2021 season
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Yordan Alvarez left field starter conversation
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Each postseason team's X-factor
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Yordan Alvarez hits 450-foot HR in World Series Game 6
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Alvarez, Julks deliver late, Astros top Braves 5-2
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Astros pound 4 homers, with a pair by Abreu, to rout Twins 9-1 and take 2-1 ALDS lead
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Yordan Alvarez hits 450-foot HR in World Series Game 6
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Yordan Alvarez, Astros double up Mariners for 2-0 lead in AL Division Series - The Boston Globe
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