After his first rehab start, Alvarez spoke with reporters and shared an encouraging update on his recovery. Rey Castillo, reporter for the Caller-Times, shared the comments from Alvarez, which were very encouraging.

Yordan Alvarez was 2-for-4 with a double in a rehab game with Double-A Corpus Christi and is feeling good so far.

No absence has loomed larger than that of Yordan Alvarez, who has been sidelined with a lingering right-hand issue since May 5. The 28-year-old slugger has seen his return timeline repeatedly pushed back as the season has unfolded—first when the initial diagnosis revealed a fracture rather than a strain,