YORDAN ALVAREZ NEWS

Chandler Rome: The Astros placed Yordan Alvarez on the injured... - The Athletic The Astros placed Yordan Alvarez on the injured list Friday with a right oblique issue, dealing a crippling blow to their already underperfo...

JUNE 9, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Astros place star slugger Yordan Álvarez on injured list due to oblique soreness

The Houston Astros will be without one of their star players for a bit as Yordan Álvarez was placed on the 10-day injured list.

JUNE 9, 2023

Astros place OF Yordan Alvarez (oblique) on 10-day IL The Houston Astros placed outfielder Yordan Alvarez on the 10-day injured list Friday due to right oblique discomfort

JUNE 9, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Astros place Alvarez on IL with right oblique discomfort TORONTO -- The Astros placed designated hitter Yordan Alvarez on the injured list with right oblique discomfort, the club announced on Frida...

JUNE 9, 2023 • MLB.COM

Hits IL with oblique injury Alvarez was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with right oblique discomfort.

Impact While the Astros are simply calling it discomfort for now, Alvarez is headed back to Houston to be further evaluated to see if he's dealing with a strain. Generally, oblique injuries result in longer than minimum stays on the IL, but more will be known once Alvarez gets checked out by the doctor.

JUNE 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Astros again waste wonderful pitching with wretched offense, now fear for Yordan Alvarez The most important Astros bat, Yordan Alvarez, left Thursday's game with an oblique issue, reinforcing how thin the offense is.

JUNE 9, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Likely to miss time Manager Dusty Baker suggested that Alvarez will miss time after suffering an oblique injury in Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Alvarez left Thursday's game after feeling discomfort in his oblique while taking swings in the early innings. There hasn't been any further diagnosis, but after the game, Baker said, "We've just got to regroup and try to figure out how we're going to win some ballgames and get through this." Corey Julks and Chas McCormick figure to be the primary beneficiaries of Alvarez's absence.

JUNE 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Astros slugger Alvarez leaves game because of sore right oblique

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez left against Toronto after one at-bat Thursday night because of a sore right oblique

JUNE 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Suffering from oblique discomfort Alvarez exited Thursday's game against the Blue Jays with right oblique discomfort, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Alvarez was pulled from the game in the third inning after one plate appearance. He was serving as the designated hitter, so the issue presumably occurred during his lone plate appearance of the game. Corey Julks entered the game in his place.

JUNE 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Makes early exit Alvarez left Thursday's game against Toronto in the third inning, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact It's unknown why Alvarez came out of the game, but the Astros should provide an update in the near future. Alvarez grounded out in his lone plate appearance, so it's possible he tweaked something on the way to first base. Corey Julks will fill in for Alvarez the rest of the way Thursday.

JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Blasts another homer Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Alvarez took Chris Bassitt yard in the fourth inning to tally his 17th home run of the season and third in his last six starts. In addition to an impressive .968 OPS, Alvarez also leads the league in RBI with 55 across 56 games.

JUNE 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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JUNE 6, 2023 • THESTAR.COM

Slugs 16th homer Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Monday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Alvarez took Trevor Richards deep in the fourth inning to tally his 16th home run of the season. It was already his second home run in five games during June, and he's also collected five RBI and five runs scored in that span. He also currently leads the league in RBI with 53 across 54 total games.

JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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JUNE 5, 2023 • WINNIPEGSUN.COM

Reaches 50-RBI mark Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-2 win over the Angels.

Impact Alvarez had a rather quiet week going into Friday -- he was just 1-for-14 with two walks and five strikeouts over his previous four games. He made an early impact with a first-inning homer off Shohei Ohtani. Alvarez is the first player in the majors with 50 RBI this year, which is a benefit of being a productive hitter in the heart of a strong lineup. He's slashing .279/.391/.585 with 15 homers, 37 runs scored and 11 doubles through 51 contests, though he's faded a bit lately by hitting safely in just three of his last 10 games.

JUNE 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Alvarez hits 2-run shot off Ohtani to reach 50 RBIs, Astros down Angels 6-2

Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani for a major league-best 50 RBIs, backing a strong start by Framber Valdez in the Houston Astros’ 6-2 victory over the Los Angel...

JUNE 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bookends scoring Sunday Alvarez went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Athletics.

Impact Alvarez opened and closed the scoring in the same way, with near mirror-image solo shots in the first and ninth innings. He'd gone 0-for-9 with six walks over his last four games since a multi-homer effort versus the Brewers last Monday. Alvarez is up to 14 long balls, 48 RBI, 33 runs scored and a .291/.402/.612 slash line through 46 contests after Sunday's strong display of power.

MAY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Alvarez hits 2 of Astros' 7 HRs in 10-1 win over A's, who fall to 10-45

Yordan Alvarez hit two of Houston’s seven home runs, and the surging Astros beat Oakland 10-1 to complete another series sweep and hand the Athletics their 11th consecutive loss

MAY 28, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blasts two homers in rout Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, three total runs and five total RBI in a 12-2 win against the Brewers on Monday.

Impact Alvarez smacked a 425-foot solo shot in the fifth inning and followed that with a grand slam in the sixth. He's up to 12 homers on the campaign and has knocked in 46 runs, second-most in the majors. Those marks put Alvarez on pace to easily exceed his career-best marks of 37 long balls and 104 RBI.

MAY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Chandler Rome: Yordan Alvarez posted his 14th career... - The Athletic Yordan Alvarez posted his 14th career multi-homer game during the Astros' 12-2 drubbing of the Brewers on Monday night. He is slashing .305/...

MAY 23, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Alvarez hits solo homer, slam as the Astros rout Brewers 12-2 for 8th straight win

Yordan Alvarez had a grand slam among his two homers as the Houston Astros pounded the Milwaukee Brewers 12-2 for their eighth consecutive victory

MAY 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Belts game-winning homer Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win against Oakland.

Impact Alvarez plated the game's initial run with a first-inning sacrifice fly, and he capped the scoring in the contest with an eighth-inning solo homer that provided the winning margin for Houston. The long ball was his 10th of the season, putting him among 30 MLB players to reach double-digit home runs so far this season. Alvarez has added a .292/.385/.569 slash line and 41 RBI through 169 plate appearances.

MAY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE