Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who had hoped to return to Houston's lineup this weekend for the first time since early May, will instead be shut down after new imaging revealed a small fracture in his right hand.

While the Houston Astros hoped their slugger Yordan Alvarez was nearing a return after missing nearly the entire month of May, the team will unfortunately need to wait a bit longer. According to a new report from ESPN and the AP,

Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez is not as close to returning as the team thought, as it was revealed on Saturday he was dealing a fracture in his hand.