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

Yordan Alvarez is expected to play a few games with Corpus Christi in what could be final stage of recovery from broken bone in hand.

The Houston Astros have had their fair share of prospect debuts this year, with Cam Smith making the Opening Day roster and both Jacob Melton and Brice Matthews

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.

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

The Houston Astros retired Billy Wagner's No. 13 on Saturday, and the former closer was honest about what the honor meant to him.

Pena had been battling an illness that caused him to miss the first two games of Houston's series vs. Baltimore.