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Houston Astros Tuesday Notes: Injury Update, and a Star Returns

The Houston Astros have plenty of news coming out of camp on Tuesday as they gave injury updates and other snippets ahead of Opening Day.
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Houston Astros Tuesday Notes: Injury Update, and a Star Returns
Houston Astros Tuesday Notes: Injury Update, and a Star Returns

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There is plenty of news coming out of the Houston Astros camp on Tuesday, let's try and get you all caught up.

For starters, outfielder Michael Brantley will indeed start the season on the injured list after there was some optimism he would be ready by Opening Day according to manager Dusty Baker.

The news on Brantley this spring has been scarce. Just last month he was taking practice swings with the bat, but after that it was radio silence. Brantley is recovering from shoulder surgery, but the hope when he signed was that he would be ready for Opening Day. 

That is no longer the case.

Speaking of outfielders, Yordan Álvarez will play in his first Grapefruit League game on Thursday. He came into camp with a sore left hand. 

Getting the slugger back would be a huge boost to the lineup as the Astros embark on their 2023 MLB campaign. 

Much like Brantley, Álvarez was expected to make the Opening Day lineup and it appears, as long as everything stays on track, he will meet that expectation. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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