Astros' Joe Espada Announces Big Yordan Alvarez News on Sunday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Houston Astros have spent the entirety of the 2025 season short-handed, weathering a wave of key injuries across both the starting rotation and position player group.

After his first rehab start, Alvarez spoke with reporters and shared an encouraging update on his recovery. Rey Castillo, reporter for the Caller-Times, shared the comments from Alvarez, which were very encouraging.

Yordan Alvarez was 2-for-4 with a double in a rehab game with Double-A Corpus Christi and is feeling good so far.