Yordan Alvarez To Begin Rehab Assignment With Sugar Land Wednesday

Houston Astros’ outfielder Yordan Alvarez is scheduled to begin his Major League rehab assignment with the Sugar Land Space Cowboys on Wednesday. Alvarez was originally scheduled to join Sugar Land on July 14 but had his rehab pushed back due to an illness.

Sugar Land takes on the Albuquerque Isotopes at 11:05 am CT on Wednesday morning. Tickets can be purchased at SLSpaceCowboys.com or at the Regions Bank Ticket Office during regular business hours. All Major League rehab appearance are subject to change without notice.

Alvarez, a 2023 American League All-Star, is returning from a right oblique injury suffered on June 8 in Toronto. In 57 games with the Astros, Alvarez hit .277 with 12 doubles, 17 home runs and 55 RBI. This will be the first Major League rehab assignment with Sugar Land for the 26-year-old, who last played at Triple-A with the Round Rock Express in 2019 when they were the Astros’ Triple-A affiliate, earning PCL Player of the Month honors in April before making his debut with Houston on June 9, 2019. The Las Tunas native is a two-time All-Star, made All-MLB First Team in 2022 along with winning an AL Silver Slugger award and was named the 2021 ALCS MVP.

*ABOUT THE SUGAR LAND SPACE COWBOYS: *

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys are the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros and compete in the Pacific Coast League. They began play as the Astros Triple-A affiliate in 2021 and began playing under the Space Cowboys brand in 2022. The Space Cowboys play at Constellation Field, located at the corner of Hwy-6 and US-90 Alternate in Sugar Land, Texas. Follow the team on Twitter (@SLSpaceCowboys), Instagram (@slspacecowboys), Facebook (SLSpaceCowboys) and their official website (slspacecowboys.com). Fans can purchase full-season and partial-season plans, as well as single-game tickets, by visiting slspacecowboys.com/tickets.