As Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez continues to take steps in direction of a return, he has now acquired one other large replace that makes his inevitable restoration virtually to an finish. With the Astros trying to take the AL West from the Seattle Mariners, getting again Alvarez might be essential, however he first needs to be on a rehab project.
Alvarez will do exactly that, because it was mentioned by Houston supervisor Joe Espada, that the 28-year-old will go to a rehab project in Corpus Christi and begin at designated hitter on Tuesday.
“Yordan Alvarez will report back to Corpus Christi on Tuesday to begin a rehab project, Joe Espada mentioned,” Matt Kawahara wrote on X, previously Twitter. “He’ll DH on Tuesday.
This information comes after extra optimistic enhancements that Alvarez took some at-bats in batting observe just lately, because the star slugger has solely performed 29 video games this season. In 100 at-bats this season, Alvarez has three dwelling runs and 18 RBIs to go together with a .210 batting common as he is missed a big a part of the 12 months with a hand harm.
“Yordan Alvarez took eight at-bats in dwell batting observe immediately in Florida and is heading again to Houston tomorrow,” Brian McTaggart wrote on X. “No phrase on subsequent step.”
“Gentle on the finish of the tunnel” for Astros’ Yordan Alvarez harm return
Whereas the Astros see a light-weight on the finish of the tunnel for Alvarez’s harm return, it has nonetheless been an extended course of for the star, who has been key to the staff for the final a number of seasons. There have been numerous transferring components, and whilst Aidan Gonzalez of ESPN put it, “featured loads of drama and required numerous persistence.”
“The harm to Alvarez’s proper hand has featured loads of drama and required numerous persistence,” Gonzalez wrote. “The Astros initially recognized it as a muscle pressure in early Might and commenced the method of ramping him up by late June. Then got here lingering ache, prompting a go to to a specialist and the revelation that the outfielder was coping with a fractured bone.”
“Maybe, although, there’s a mild on the finish of this tunnel,” Gonzalez continued. “Alvarez resumed hitting off a tee and taking gentle toss a pair weeks in the past and hit on the sphere on the staff’s spring coaching facility on Tuesday. The Astros are going to be actually cautious this time round, however there may be hope he might help them down the stretch.”
At any fee, Houston at the moment has a 69-54 document, which places them on the prime of the AL West with the Mariners at a 68-56 document. The Astros will end the three-game collection in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon earlier than beginning one other slate of video games dealing with the Detroit Lions on Monday.