{"id":94384,"date":"2025-09-17T12:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=94384"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:05:23","slug":"shocker-astros-slugger-yordan-alvarezs-crushing-hand-setback-derails-playoff-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=94384","title":{"rendered":"Shocker: Astros\u2019 Slugger Yordan Alvarez\u2019s Crushing Hand Setback Derails Playoff Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez may be headed for another lengthy stint on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

The All-Star outfielder twisted his ankle in gruesome fashion while stepping on home plate during the first inning of the Astros\u2019 Monday game against the Texas Rangers. Alvarez came up hobbling after the incident and was taken out of the game (video here).<\/p>\n

Astros manager Joe Espada spoke to reporters Tuesday before his team\u2019s rematch against the Rangers. He noted that Alvarez is expected to be \u201cout for a while\u201d and referred to the injury as \u201csignificant,\u201d per The Athletic\u2019s Chandler Rome.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s not get into days or weeks or anything like that,\u201d Espada said when asked about Alvarez\u2019s timeline for return. \u201cWe are going to take one day at a time, but this is going to take some time to heal. We don\u2019t have that many days left in the regular season. He\u2019s in there getting some treatment, getting some work done. Hopefully, he\u2019s not out for a long period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alvarez will have minimal runway to return before the end of the regular season. The Astros have just 10 games left on their schedule following Tuesday\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n

Alvarez is only a few weeks back from a hand injury that forced him to miss 100 games from May to August. With injuries hampering his seventh season, Alvarez has seen his production dip to a still-respectable .273 batting average with a .797 OPS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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