Astros, Alvarez and Yordan Álvarez
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Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez faces live pitching in next step in return from hand injury
Yordan Alvarez took 8 live at-bats against live pitching at the Astros' minor-league facility in Florida and will come to Houston on Sunday.
On Sunday, manager Joe Espada announced a huge update on the left-handed slugger: Alvarez will begin a rehab assignment with the team’s Double-A affiliate in Corpus Christi on Tuesday. “Yordan Alvarez will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Corpus Christi on Tuesday, Joe Espada said,” wrote The Athletic’s Chandler Rome.