Yordan Alvarez has a small fracture in his right hand and will be shut down, Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown said.

The Astros believed they were close to getting slugger Yordan Alvarez back to their lineup this weekend when they had him ...

Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who had hoped to return to Houston's lineup this weekend for the first time since early May, ...

According to Brown, re-imaging of Alvarez's hand on Friday revealed a small fracture that requires further healing. "He has a 60-percent healed, very small fracture in his hand," Brown said ...

However, he'll be sidelined for a longer period after imaging exams found a fracture in his right hand that was originally diagnosed as inflammation. Alvarez, 27, was placed on the IL on May 5 ...

Manager Bruce Bochy revealed to reporters (including Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News) that Pederson suffered a fracture in his right hand when he was struck by the pitch. Pederson told ...