Orioles slugger Pedro Alvarez returned to PNC Park Sept. 26, the first time he's been there since the Pittsburgh Pirates decided not to tender him a contract after the 2015 season.
It's been an interesting couple of seasons for Alvarez since he left Pittsburgh. After hitting 111 home runs from 2012-2015, including a National League-leading 36 in 2013, Alvarez found himself without suitors.
It wasn't until early March 2016 that the third baseman/first baseman signed a contract with the Orioles. As the club's principal designated hitter in 2016, Alvarez hit 22 home runs and batted .249 to help the Orioles make the postseason.
