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.

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez broke down what went behind the team's decision to keep him out of the lineup.

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,