All-Star slugger Yordan Alvarez has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right hand inflammation, the Houston Astros announced Monday.
The move is retroactive to May 3, when Alvarez was scratched from the lineup before the Astros’ 8-3 win over the host Chicago White Sox. Astros manager Joe Espada said at the time that Alvarez had been dealing with the inflammation “for a few days.”
Alvarez, who was previously on the injured list for right hand inflammation in July 2022, has gotten off to a slow start this season, batting .210 with three home runs and 18 RBIs in 100 plate appearances.
The 27-year-old has a career batting average of .295 with 167 home runs and 484 RBIs in 658 games, all with the Astros. Last season he was an All-Star selection for the third consecutive year.
In a corresponding move, the Astros recalled catcher Cesar Salazar from Triple-A Sugarland.
Salazar, 29, had 8 RBIs in 12 games last season for Houston, which drafted him in the seventh round of the 2017 MLB Draft. He appeared in 13 major league games in 2023.
The Astros start a three-game series against the Brewers Monday night in Milwaukee after dropping the final game of the series with the White Sox 5-4.
