The Houston Astros needed to make room for their newest member, Yordan Alvarez. Reymin Guduan was the odd man out this time, getting optioned back down to the Minors to create a spot on the 25-man roster. Since Guduan is still on the 40-man roster, McHugh was placed on the 60-day Injured List to make room for Alvarez. A lot of shuffling.
But Alvarez didn’t waste much time showing that it was all worthwhile. He steps up to the plate in the 4th inning for his second Major League at-bat and crushes the ball 411 ft.