Astros' Yordan Alvarez to start rehab assignment after missing over 3 months
Alvarez will report to Double-A Corpus Christi on Tuesday and play 'a few games,' manager Joe Espada said on Sunday morning. Alvarez will serve as the Hooks' designated hitter on Tuesday.
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Alvarez spent much of the past two weeks at the team's spring training complex in West Palm Beach, Fla. He took eight at-bats in live batting practice on Saturday and flew back to Houston on Sunday. Though Alvarez was in the Astros' clubhouse before Sunday's game, the team did not make him available for interviews.
Alvarez has not appeared in a major-league game since May 2, depriving the injury-ravaged Astros of balance and a power bat they've sorely missed. Houston has managed a 53-39 record in Alvarez's absence and maintained a slim lead over the Seattle Mariners atop the American League West.
In a season where as many as 18 Astros have resided on the injured list, Alvarez's absence has invited the most questions and scrutiny. The team initially described his injury as 'right hand inflammation' and allowed Alvarez to face live pitching at Daikin Park in late May, presuming he could be close to a return.
A day later, team officials revealed Alvarez suffered a 'small' fracture near the fourth metacarpal. The club did not take new imaging of Alvarez's hand prior to his live batting practice session, during which Alvarez reaggravated the injury.
Alvarez suffered another setback in early July after reporting to the team's spring training complex. The team took an unusual step of releasing a lengthy statement in the aftermath, revealing Alvarez received two injections in his hand and that inflammation was 'the main cause' of Alvarez's setback.
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