As Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez continues to take steps towards a return, he has now received another huge update that makes his inevitable recovery almost to an end. With the Astros looking to take the AL West from the Seattle Mariners , getting back Alvarez will be crucial, but he first has to be on a rehab assignment.

Alvarez will do just that, as it was said by Houston manager Joe Espada , that the 28-year-old will go to a rehab assignment in Corpus Christi and start at designated hitter on Tuesday.

“Yordan Alvarez will report to Corpus Christi on Tuesday to start a rehab assignment, Joe Espada said,” Matt Kawahara wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “He’ll DH on Tuesday.

This news comes after more positive improvements that Alvarez took some at-bats in batting practice rec

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