<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-crucial-spring-training-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Yordan Alvarez receives crucial spring training injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Astros-news-Yordan-Alvarez-receives-crucial-spring-training-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros’ Yordan Alvarez receives crucial spring training injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T12:59:44-07:00">March 18th, 12:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T12:59:44-07:00">March 18th, 12:59pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/fatal-flaw-houston-astros-must-address-for-2025-mlb-season">Astros have a spring training matchup</a> against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. However, the club will be without star outfielder Yordan Alvarez due to an injury he recently sustained.</p><p>Alvarez is officially out of Tuesday’s lineup, as he’s <a href="https://x.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1902068890785481127" rel="noopener">dealing with a sore thumb</a>, according to Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Reports indicate the injury was sustained during batting practice on Sunday, in which Yordan Alvarez played a game that day against the New York Mets.</p><p>Chas McCormick is set to fill in for Alvarez on Tuesday. But the good news about the injury is that it is not deemed serious. Manager Joe Espada already expects the 27-year-old star to be back in the outfield by Wednesday.</p><p>The Astros can breathe a sigh of relief as it sounds like Yordan Alvarez won’t be missing much time. Ideally, he’ll be ready to go on Opening Day when Houston faces off against the Mets. He’s one of the best bats in the league and the franchise will likely lean on his offense throughout the season.</p><p>In 2024, Alvarez proved to be as reliable as ever. Through 147 games played, Alvarez recorded an impressive .308 batting average and .392 OBP. He also hit 35 home runs and 86 RBIs. His offense played a large part in the Astros’ success last season, which helped lead them to their eighth consecutive playoff appearance.</p><p>Houston has been a juggernaut in the last decade, as the organization has made four World Series appearances and won two of them. Last season ended shortly, though, as the Astros were eliminated in the AL Wild Card round in two games to the Detroit Tigers.</p><p>There are only six more spring training games remaining on the schedule for Yordan Alvarez and Houston, including Tuesday’s contest against the Nationals. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-houston-same-opening-day-starter-4th-straight-season">Astros’ Opening Day game</a> against the Mets is set for March 27 and fans should expect to see Alvarez in the lineup for that contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Astros’ Yordan Alvarez receives crucial spring training injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-yordan-alvarezs-eye-opening-take-will-scare-mlb');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yordan Alvarez’s eye-opening take will scare MLB');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Astros-news-Yordan-Alvarez-s-eye-opening-take-will-scare-the-MLB.jpg"></figure><h1>Yordan Alvarez’s eye-opening take will scare MLB</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-18T16:12:48-08:00">February 18th, 4:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-18T16:46:15-08:00">February 18th, 4:46pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Houston Astros slugger <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-ties-jeff-bagwell-franchise-history-home-run-barrage">Yordan Alvarez is coming off a 35-home-run</a> season in which he also hit .308 with a 172 OPS+. Headed into 2025, the 27-year-old still feels the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/yordan-alvarez-ready-to-improve-entering-2025" rel="noopener">best is yet to come</a>.</p><p>“The numbers are there right now still, but it’s still something I think about throughout the season,” Alvarez told<br>Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. “There’s injuries, there’s cold spells, there’s inconsistencies that might happen. Knowing myself as a ballplayer, and people that know me as a ballplayer, still know I have more in me.”</p><p>That was enough for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-joe-espada-reaction-2-game-sweep-tigers">Astros manager Joe Espada</a> to take notice.</p><p>“When the big boy says that, you get excited,” he said, adding he still thinks Alvarez can “drive the ball more.”</p><p>Alvarez has consistently been one of the best players in baseball since taking home the AL Rookie of the Year award in 2019. He’s hit 30-or-more home runs each of the last four seasons and has been named to the All-Star team the last three years.</p><h2><b>Astros hitting coach Alex Cintrón thinks Yordan Alvarez can be a ’40-, 50-homer guy’</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Yordan-Alvarez.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Alvarez hit 37 homers in 2022, a career high. For now. His hitting coach, Alex Cintrón, has even higher expectations.</p><p>“I just feel like he’s a 40-, 50-homer guy,” Cintrón said. “I think with him talking about it, he’s a guy who has to be every year an MVP candidate because of how talented he is. He has a great approach, he’s smart, he’s powerful. When he’s hot, he’s one of the best hitters in the game. He can carry a team by himself.”</p><p>Cintrón also cited a few mechanics that Alvarez is working on that should improve his swing. Namely, he’s making sure his hips and backside are “on time as he loads his swing.”</p><p>McTaggart cited Alvarez’s quality of contact numbers as evidence that Cintrón could be right. His .595 expected slugging percentage far exceeded the actual .567 number he posted in 2024.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-big-injury-update-before-postseason">Alvarez also needs to stay on the field</a>. The Astros will use him primarily as a DH to try and preserve his health as the outfielder has struggled with knee injuries throughout his career.</p><p>“We need this guy in the lineup,” Espada said. “If you ask him, he’s going to say all the right things — ‘Joe, I’ll go out there if you need me’ — but I need him to stay healthy, so the 50-plus starts I gave him last year [in left], I’m really going to try hard to stay away from him. For him to go out there, things are going to have to be awful for us to be running him out there that many games.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yordan Alvarez’s eye-opening take will scare MLB

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-in-lineup-tigers-despite-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Yordan Alvarez in lineup vs Tigers despite injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yordan-Alvarez-in-lineup-vs-Tigers-despite-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros’ Yordan Alvarez in lineup vs Tigers despite injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T09:52:40-07:00">October 1st, 9:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T09:52:40-07:00">October 1st, 9:52am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-bounce-back-mlb-playoffs-jose-altuve">Astros begin their playoff run</a> with a Wild Card matchup against the Detroit Tigers. As the Astros begin the series, Houston is preparing to bring some massive pop back into their lineup.</p><p>Designated hitter Yordan Alvarez <a href="https://x.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1841127711856595120" rel="noopener">is in the lineup</a> for Game 1, via Chandler Role of The Athletic. He is batting second against Tigers’ ace Tarik Skubal.</p><p>Alvarez has been out of the lineup since Sept. 22 as he battled through a knee injury. Houston decided to hold him out of the remainder of the regular season in hopes he’d be ready for the playoffs. The Astros’ plan paid off, as Alvarez now looks poised to lead the team’s offense throughout the postseason; barring an injury setback.</p><p>Through a career-high 147 games, Alvarez hit .308 with 35 home runs and 86 RBI. He led the Astros in both categories as his vintage power stroke earned the designated hitter the third-straight All-Star nomination of his career.</p><p>Houston is entering the playoffs ranked 11th in the league with 740 runs scored and 10th in home runs with 190. Adding a bat like Alvarez into the mix will only give Houston a further jolt and help it reach max form right as playoffs begin.</p><p>The Astros will be closely monitoring Yordan Alvarez in Game 1 and throughout their entire postseason experience. They battled back to earn their spot after starting the season slow. Alvarez and his prodigious bat played a major role in that turnaround. They can’t afford to lose him again.</p><p>Houston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-big-injury-update-before-postseason">will be counting on Alvarez</a> as they look to earn another World Series title. While it is the opening Wild card round, the Astros know that the Tigers aren’t an opponent to take lightly. With Alvarez now officially back, the Astros know they have some extra firepower as they attempt to go on a lengthy turnaround.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Astros’ Yordan Alvarez in lineup vs Tigers despite injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-big-injury-update-before-postseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'Astros’ Yordan Alvarez gets big injury update before postseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Yordan-Alvarez-gets-big-injury-update-before-postseason.jpg"></figure><h1>Astros’ Yordan Alvarez gets big injury update before postseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-28T15:13:18-07:00">September 28th, 3:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-28T15:14:23-07:00">September 28th, 3:14pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Aside from scouting a potential postseason opponent, the Houston Astros have no reason to emotionally invest in their last two 2024 regular season games against the Cleveland Guardians. They have the No. 3 seed in the American League secured and will duke it out with either the Detroit Tigers or Kansas City Royals in the Wild Card round next week. The team is not yet sure if one of its top players will be on the roster for that series, however.</p><p>The Astros are waiting to make a decision on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-ruled-out-rest-regular-season-knee-injury">injured Yordan Alvarez</a>.  The All-Star slugger sustained a right knee contusion after sliding into second base in a game against the Los Angeles Angels last week, leaving his status for the opening round of t<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-dream-seeding-scenario-2024-mlb-postseason">he MLB playoffs</a> in serious doubt. He is giving the organization plenty to consider, though, following <a href="https://x.com/brianmctaggart/status/1840132476489945567" rel="noopener">his latest progress</a>.</p><p>“Yordan Alvarez could do baseball drills tomorrow, manager Joe Espada said,” MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart reported on Saturday. “The swelling in his knee has subsided.” With the clock ticking, one of the best hitters in baseball is giving fans a reason to be optimistic in the final days of September.</p><p>Alvarez has a couple more days to clear all the necessary hurdles and earn a spot on the Astros’ postseason roster. If his knee responds well to drills this weekend, he will have a legitimate shot at batting in the designated hitter slot on Tuesday in Minute Maid Park.</p><h2><b>Astros’ Yordan Alvarez is coming along nicely</b></h2><p>Espada is not sharing a timeline, but he is encouraged by what he is seeing. “I’m really happy with where he’s at,” the first-year skipper said.</p><p>The 2022 World Series champion and 2021 ALCS MVP is a big-time playoff performer who elevates the ballclub’s offense to towering heights. Survival can possibly be achieved without Yordan Alvarez, given the Astros’ plethora of impactful contributors, but a deep run is extremely difficult to fathom in his absence.</p><p>Houston knows this as well and is desperately hoping that it can justifiably allocate one of its 26 roster slots to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-first-career-cycle-fans-went-crazy">this hitting savant</a>. Alvarez finished the regular season with a .308 batting average, 35 home runs, 86 RBIs, a .567 slugging percentage and .959 OPS. Will that be the extent of his damage?</p><p>The waiting game rolls on, for a bit longer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Astros’ Yordan Alvarez gets big injury update before postseason

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-ruled-out-rest-regular-season-knee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yordan Alvarez ruled out for rest of regular season with knee injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Yordan-Alvarez-ruled-out-for-rest-of-regular-season-with-knee-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Yordan Alvarez ruled out for rest of regular season with knee injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T14:08:27-07:00">September 25th, 2:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T14:17:51-07:00">September 25th, 2:17pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros have clinched the American League West division for the fourth consecutive season and the seventh time in the last eight years. While Houston closes out the regular season and prepares for the playoffs, the team is dealing with a significant loss. Astros’ All-Star Yordan <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-injury-scare-vs-angels">Alvarez suffered a right knee contusion</a> sliding into second in a game against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. He’s been unable to resume baseball activities since the injury.</p><p>On Wednesday, Astros manager Joe Espada confirmed that Alvarez’s <a href="https://x.com/francysromeroFR/status/1838989431090332175" rel="noopener">regular season is over</a>, according to MLB insider Francys Romero on X.</p><p>Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-addresses-injury">reporting some progress in the days following the injury</a>, Alvarez won’t have the opportunity to fine-tune his swing in Houston’s regular season-ending three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians.</p><h2><b>The Astros need Yordan Alvarez healthy for the playoffs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Yordan-Alvarez.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Alvarez will not travel with the team to Cleveland, remaining in Houston rehabbing his worrisome knee that has impacted his mobility as the designated hitter attempts to get ready in time for the playoffs. Unfortunately, the Astros will enter the postseason as the number three seed, meaning the team will not receive a bye as they’ll host the sixth seed in the Wild Card series.</p><p>Alvarez is a hugely important part of the Astros’ lineup. Houston relies on his power behind table-setters Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman. While the team is likely talented enough to take the Wild Card series with Alvarez on the shelf, the Astros will need him if they hope to advance any further in the postseason.</p><p>Alvarez was selected to his third career All-Star game this season. He has 34 doubles, 35 home runs, 86 RBI and 88 runs scored with a .959 OPS and an OPS+ of 171. He put up 5.3 bWAR in 147 games for the Astros this season.</p><p>The six-year veteran <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-joe-espada-uncomortable-yordan-alvarez-update">missed several games in August with neck pain</a> but was able to rebound from that injury. Alvarez played a major role in the Astros recovering from a double digit deficit to the Seattle Mariners to come back and win the division. Now the team hopes the slugger can overcome his knee ailment in time for the first round of the playoffs next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.147	1	3	0.406	0

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.147	1	3	0.406	0

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