Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez has skilled a setback in his restoration from a damaged proper hand and can see a specialist.
Astros basic supervisor Dana Brown stated Alvarez felt ache when he arrived Tuesday on the workforce’s spring coaching advanced in West Palm Seashore, Florida, the place he had a exercise a day earlier. Alvarez additionally took batting observe Saturday at Daikin Park.
He can be shut down till he is evaluated by the specialist.
“It’s a troublesome time going via this with Yordan, however I do know that he’s nonetheless feeling ache and the soreness in his hand,” Brown stated earlier than Tuesday evening’s sequence opener at Colorado. “We’re not going to attempt to push it or drive him via something. We’re simply going to permit him to heal and get somewhat bit extra solutions as to what steps we take subsequent.”
Alvarez has been sidelined for almost two months. The damage was initially identified as a muscle pressure, however when Alvarez felt ache once more whereas hitting in late Could, imaging revealed a small fracture.
The 28-year-old outfielder, who has hit 31 homers or extra in every of the previous 4 seasons, had been eyeing a return as quickly as this weekend on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now it is unsure when he’ll play.
“We felt like he was shut as a result of he had felt so good of late,” Brown stated, “however that is actually information that we did not need.”
Additionally Tuesday, the Astros formally positioned shortstop Jeremy Pena on the 10-day injured record with a fractured rib and recalled infielder Shay Whitcomb from Triple-A Sugar Land.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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