Yordan Alvarez Development on Saturday is Troubling News for Mariners originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are in a highly competitive race for first place in the AL West with only a 1.5-game difference between the two teams entering Saturday.

Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who has been out since May 2 with a fractured right hand and subsequent inflammation, will begin a Minor League rehab assignment and play “a few games” at Double-A Corpus Christi,

WASHINGTON — Just as he’s emerged as one of the Mets’ hottest hitters, catcher Francisco Alvarez is headed to the injured list with a right thumb injury sustained in a headfirst slide Sunday night, a source confirmed to The Athletic. The move was first reported by the New York Post.

The New York Mets have placed catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 10-day injured list with a right thumb UCL sprain. The move was retroactive to Monday and deprives the Mets of a power bat as they