Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
Houston Astros fans feel the sting of the injury bug, but just how is playing less common names helping the team? Read on to find out.
For many Houston Astros fans, something feels bittersweet. Over the Houston Astros’ last 10 matchups, the ball club achieved an 8-2 record. The team’s most recent feather in their cap came by sweeping every scheduled contest of the shortened season against a talented Charlie Blackmon-led Colorado Rockies squad.
But underneath the feel-good success for Houston baseball fans lurks a painful reality: reigning AL Rookie of the Year, Yordan Álvarez, shall receive knee surgery and miss the remainder of the 2020 season.