Yordan Alvarez Development on Saturday is Troubling News for Mariners originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are in a highly competitive race for first place in the AL West with only a 1.5-game difference between the two teams entering Saturday.

Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who has been out since May 2 with a fractured right hand and subsequent inflammation, will begin a Minor League rehab assignment and play “a few games” at Double-A Corpus Christi,

The star slugger may finally be nearing a return to Houston's lineup. Visit MLB Trade Rumors for more details.

The New York Mets have placed catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 10-day injured list with a right thumb UCL sprain. The move was retroactive to Monday and deprives the Mets of a power bat as they