The A’s are putting the return of Henderson Alvarez on hold after an MRI of the right-handed starter’s shoulder didn’t tell the medics exactly what was going on.
“We got the MRI back, but it was inconclusive,’’ manager Bob Melvin said. “So we’re going to send the MRI to Andrews, who did his surgery. And then we are going to treat him asymptomatically.’’
Shoulder specialist Dr. James Andrews should get back to the A’s in a day or two with his conclusions about the MRI.
Meanwhile, Alvarez felt well enough to do some throwing before the A’s-Rangers series finale, and while he declined to talk to the media with his status up in the air, he told confidants he “`felt OK.