Yordan Alvarez and Eddie Rosario celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month a little late by leading their teams to the World Series.

Cuban-born Alvarez was named MVP of the American League Championship Series after slugging the Houston Astros into the Fall Classic.

In Atlanta, Puerto Rican native Eddie Rosario put on a hitting clinic and was named National League MVP after ushering the Atlanta Braves to baseball’s brightest stage.

Alvarez, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound designated hitter, hit .521 with a homer, a triple, three doubles, six runs batted in and seven runs scored in eliminating the Boston Red Sox on Oct. 22 in Game 6.

Rosario, a left-handed outfielder who joined Atlanta at midseason, hit .560 with three homers, including the game-winning three-run blast in the clincher over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 on Oct. 23.

Hispanic Heritage Month was officially Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, but Alvarez and Rosario were never told the “party” was over.

The World Series got underway Tuesday, with Game 2 played on Wednesday. Here are details about the teams:

Houston Astros

How they got here: The Houston Astros won the American League’s Western Division with a 95-67 record, while outscoring opponents 863-658. The Astros defeated the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, and the Boston Red Sox, 4-2, to reach the World Series.

Track record: The Astros were World Series champions in 2017, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers and benefitting perhaps from the infamous “stolen signals” scandal. For home games, Houston planted an illicit camera to steal Los Angeles’ signs. This is the fourth trek to the World Series for the team. They went previously in 2005 and lost to the Chicago White Sox; 2017; and 2019, losing to the Washington Nationals.

Stadium: Minute Maid Park (retractable roof).

Local connection: Astros Manager Dusty Baker played parts of three seasons (1969, 1970 and 1971) at Richmond’s Parker Field for the former Richmond Braves.

Name game: Houston joined the big leagues in 1962 as an expansion team originally called the Colt 45s. The team became the Astros in 1965 when they moved into the Astrodome.

Atlanta Braves

How they got here: The Atlanta Braves won the National League East with an 88-73 record, outscoring opponents 790-656. In the playoffs, the Braves defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, to reach the World Series.

Track record: The Braves won the World Series in 1914 when the franchise was in Bos- ton, in 1957 when headquartered in Milwaukee, and in 1995 in Atlanta. The team last went to the World Series in 1999, but lost to the New York Yankees.

Stadium: Truist Park.

Local connection: The Braves still have a large following in Richmond. The former Richmond Braves were Atlanta’s AAA affiliate from 1966 to 2008. Some of the greatest Braves in history came through Richmond – Dusty Baker, Ralph Garr, Dale Murphy, Chipper Jones, Dave Justice, John Smoltz, etc.

Missing person: Manager Brian Snitker is to be commended for guiding the team to the top without the services of superstar outfielder Ronald Acuna. Considered among the elite play- ers in the sport, Acuna was lost for the season with a knee injury in July.

Battle cry: Atlanta’s catchphrase is “Party Like It’s 1999,” in honor of its last trek to the World Series in 1999.