Alvarez Will Sit Out On Astros Batting Practice To Rest Left Hand Injury

This is not the first time Yordan Alvarez has taken a few days to rest his left hand injury. However, he is certain it will not be a problem during the season.

Yordan Alvarez will rest a left hand injury and will not take batting practice for at least a few days, according to multiple reports.

The Houston Astros All-Star missed some time in September with the injury, but he doesn’t believe this latest setback is serious.

"It did flare up a little bit in the offseason," Alvarez said at spring training in West Palm Beach, Fla. "I felt a little bit of discomfort, but it's something we're going to work on. I'm going to take the next couple of days off here, like I did in the offseason to prepare, but it's not something that's going to be an issue during the season."

Astros manager Dusty Baker was asked if offseason surgery was necessary.

"(Doctors) said it didn't need it," Baker said. "It's tough, but we have six weeks. He did pretty good last year, sometimes with a hurt hand."

Alvarez finished third in American League Most Valuable Player voting after hitting .306 with 37 home runs and 97 RBI. Alvarez hit a clutch three-run home run off José Alvarado in Game 6 of the World Series.

Alvarez spent time on the injured list last July with a right hand injury, then again late in the season with the left hand ailment.

"The easy solution for that is just rest," Alvarez said. "We decided it was better to lose a couple of days of hitting right now rather than the season."

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