Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will begin a rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Corpus Christi on Tuesday, moving him closer to a return after sitting out for more than three months.

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is set to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday, August 19th, in Double-A.

HOUSTON — Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez will begin a minor-league rehab assignment Tuesday, moving the three-time All-Star slugger a step closer toward his long-awaited return from a fractured right hand.

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will begin a rehab assignment for Double-A Corpus Christi on Tuesday, manager Joe Espada said on Sunday.

Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who has been out since May 2 with a fractured right hand and subsequent inflammation, will begin a Minor League rehab assignment and play “a few games” at Double-A Corpus Christi,

Yordan Alvarez Development on Saturday is Troubling News for Mariners originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are in a highly competitive race for first place in the AL West with only a 1.5-game difference between the two teams entering Saturday.

The Astros are slowly but surely beginning to get players back from an injured list that was once 18 players deep. In their 124 games, they have had 117 different starting lineups. They have started 13 different pitchers and have had 28 different pitchers come out of the bullpen,

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