Headlines

  • Qualifying Offer Value To Land Around $20.5MM
  • Shohei Ohtani Undergoes Elbow Surgery
  • Marlins Claim Matt Moore From Guardians
  • Rays To Announce New Stadium Deal
  • Reds Designate Hunter Renfroe For Assignment
  • Shohei Ohtani Out For Season With Oblique Strain
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2023-24 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2024-25 MLB Free Agent List
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Arbitration Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Latest On Yordan Alvarez

By Mark Polishuk | August 20, 2022 at 7:48pm CDT

Yordan Alvarez left Friday’s game in the fifth inning due to shortness of breath, and went to a local hospital for examination later that evening.  Both the Astros and manager Dusty Baker addressed the situation today, saying that Alvarez was released from hospital after tests revealed nothing abnormal, and the slugger was even back at the ballpark today, though he wasn’t in the starting lineup for the Astros’ game against the Braves.

Baker even suggested that Alvarez could play on Sunday, though “We still have to watch him. He’s still under (something) similar to a concussion protocol,” the manager told The Houston Chronicle’s Chandler Rome and other reporters.  “You don’t want him to maybe fall out.  They couldn’t find anything, but that don’t mean nothing’s wrong.  We’re just going to wait today, see how he is tomorrow.”

Any sort of breathing issue is naturally cause for concern, though it is a very good sign that Alvarez’s initial round of testing and observation didn’t reveal any more serious problem.  It could be that Alvarez was affected by playing in Atlanta in particular, with Baker noting that there is more smoke than usual in the atmosphere due to Truist Park’s tradition of shooting fireworks every time a Braves player homers, or every time a Braves pitcher records a strikeout.

Alvarez is also working through his first real slump of the 2022 season, as he has only one home run and a .572 OPS over his last 78 plate appearances.  However, even with his cold streak, Alvarez is still batting .295/.400/.612 for the season, and his 31 homers ties him for the third-highest total in baseball.  The season has cemented Alvarez as one of the game’s top hitters, and he will be a major factor for the Astros as they try to capture the World Series.

Share 0 Retweet 5 Send via email0

Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez

Dodgers Release Pedro Baez
Main
Quick Hits: Maddon, Molina, Hernandez, Gilbert
View Comments (28)

Comments

  1. desertbull

    1 year ago

    He got ringworm, bro. I got the cure.

    -FERNANDO TATIS

    27
    Reply
    • CravenMoorehead

      1 year ago

      Lmao

      1
      Reply
  2. Lefty_Orioles_Fan

    1 year ago

    Wow, I wonder what happened
    Something caused the shortness of breath
    However, I am happy to read all is Good

    3
    Reply
  3. SocoComfort

    1 year ago

    Isn’t inhalers like Ventolin banned under PED rules? Wonder if it was just an asthma attack maybe due to allergies or something. Also it can be humid as hell in Atlanta with no roof on that stadium.

    8
    Reply
    • Rsox

      1 year ago

      He could get a “therapeutic use” exemption similar to what Chris Davis did for Adderall. Only thing is he has to renew it every year which Davis failed to do.

      4
      Reply
      • C Yards Jeff

        1 year ago

        @Rsox, good point. That said maybe he already has a “therapeutic use” exemption and the approved therapy may now no longer be working. I hope this is not the case. Wouldn’t be the first pro athlete to have something like asthma and getting banned substance help approved. But if so, could he get a new/modified “in season” league therapy exemption… and how long would that process take?

        Reply
        • gbs42

          1 year ago

          I don’t understand the usage of quotation marks in Rsox’s and C Yards’ comments.

          Reply
        • C Yards Jeff

          1 year ago

          @gbs; geez, don’t sugar coat it. Say what you really mean. LOL

          Not only am I an amatuer GM in my thoughts, but definitely amatuer hour for me when comes to forming grammatically correct sentence structure. I’ll try and clean this up from here out for ya.

          A question for you @gbs. Are you saying because of the quotations, the content is difficult to understand? If so, my apologies. But if not, care to share your take?

          Reply
        • gbs42

          1 year ago

          C Yards’,

          It’s not about grammar, it’s about intent. I inferred from the quotation marks around “therapeutic use” that one or both of you are questioning whether such an exemption is legit, that Alvarez and Davis were skirting the rules to get an advantage.

          If I’m wrong, okay. If that was the intent, then I’d like evidence to support that stance.

          Reply
        • C Yards Jeff

          1 year ago

          @gbs: gotcha. Geez, poor form on my part. I do fully support a player who has a need in this way.

          I posted because I didn’t want what happened to CD happen to him. How CD, with (team, league, his agent and player union) folks all available to advise, still did what he did. Because he did this, the Os did not have him for the playoffs that year. The Strohs don’t need this … and … as the Padres didn’t with Tatis, Jr.

          1
          Reply
    • jjd002

      1 year ago

      Dude plays in Houston and grew up in Cuba, humidity should not be an issue for him.

      9
      Reply
      • SocoComfort

        1 year ago

        Yea Cuba and places in the Caribbean are actually very nice and not very humid along the coast line. I don’t know where the guy grew up in Cuba and Houston has a closable roof on their stadium so he plays a lot in Air Conditioning now a days.

        Reply
        • jjd002

          1 year ago

          I’ve been to a few Caribbean islands and live in Houston. Humidity hits you the minute you walk outside. It is almost unbearable compared to the hotter, but drier air for a place like Arizona.

          Reply
    • miltpappas

      1 year ago

      I was thinking asthma or some form of allergy.

      1
      Reply
  4. Ted

    1 year ago

    Fireworks for every strikeout? Good grief.

    13
    Reply
    • Mehmehmeh

      1 year ago

      Even for non-k foul tips apparently. How long has atl done this?

      1
      Reply
    • clrrogers

      1 year ago

      I wasn’t aware they did it for every strikeout. That’s ridiculous. You would think that even the fans would grow tired of that.

      5
      Reply
    • Poster formerly known as . . .

      1 year ago

      I used to think it was nutty when the Angels shot off fireworks after home runs and the field was covered in smoke that the players and fans had to inhale. But after every strikeout? Gotta wonder if somebody in the Braves’ front office cut a sweetheart deal with the fireworks vendor.

      11
      Reply
    • DarkSide830

      1 year ago

      Yeah that’s stupid.

      3
      Reply
  5. BmoreBallistics

    1 year ago

    He can get a medical exemption… of course he has to go thru proper channels and have to diagnose him with something… seems like for now just an isolated incident due to excess smoke

    Reply
  6. goastros123

    1 year ago

    I’m just glad he seems to be ok.

    1
    Reply
  7. Saccalait

    1 year ago

    The vaccine is killing athletes and young people all over the world and people shrug it off and act like it something else that caused the deaths and injuries. One day the truth will come out hopefully. But the left doesn’t care about lives. They made tons of money on the jab.

    11
    Reply
    • DerekBellsMoistMoustache

      1 year ago

      lol

      Reply
  8. nbresnak

    1 year ago

    Alvarez is such a good player, let’s hope that this is a isolated incident and he is back to full health very soon. MLB is better when he’s on the field.

    Fireworks for every strikeout is overkill indeed.

    1
    Reply
  9. mrisr

    1 year ago

    Maybe an anxiety/panic attack.

    Reply
  10. Dan P

    1 year ago

    The good news is that Yordan is back in the lineup for today’s game. He’s DH’ing so maybe he can hide in the clubhouse when the fireworks go off. Or maybe his teammates can avoid striking out and giving up home runs for one game…..

    Reply
  11. AllinTX

    1 year ago

    Can he still operate a trash can?

    Reply
  12. Dan P

    1 year ago

    Why do you need help with your job?

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

ad: 300x250_1_MLB

    Top Stories

    Qualifying Offer Value To Land Around $20.5MM

    Shohei Ohtani Undergoes Elbow Surgery

    Marlins Claim Matt Moore From Guardians

    Rays To Announce New Stadium Deal

    Reds Designate Hunter Renfroe For Assignment

    Shohei Ohtani Out For Season With Oblique Strain

    Marcus Stroman To Pitch Out Of Bullpen

    Red Sox Fire Chaim Bloom

    Orioles Select Heston Kjerstad

    Jasson Dominguez To Undergo UCL Surgery

    Max Scherzer Unlikely To Return This Year Due To Teres Major Strain

    Ryan Mountcastle Being Evaluated For Shoulder Issue, Heston Kjerstad Promotion Possible

    Nationals Agree To Multi-Year Extension With Mike Rizzo

    Mets Reach Agreement To Hire David Stearns As President Of Baseball Operations

    Orioles Activate John Means

    Cubs To Promote Pete Crow-Armstrong

    Jasson Dominguez To Undergo Surgery To Repair UCL Tear

    Rockies Extend Germán Márquez

    Rangers Promote Evan Carter, Place Adolis García On IL

    Walker Buehler Won’t Return This Year

    Recent

    MLB Trade Rumors Podcast: Front Office Changes in Boston and New York, and the New Rays’ Stadium Agreement

    Byron Buxton To Begin Rehab Assignment

    Padres’ Tim Hill Undergoes Finger Surgery

    Nick Madrigal Suffers Grade 2 Hamstring Strain

    Qualifying Offer Value To Land Around $20.5MM

    Riley Greene Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

    Tigers Select Brenan Hanifee

    Jasson Dominguez Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

    Brewers Place Elvis Peguero On Injured List

    Brewers’ J.C. Mejía Given 162-Game Suspension After Positive PED Test

    ad: 300x250_5_side_mlb

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Shohei Ohtani Rumors
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Go Ad-Free
    • 2023-24 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2024-25 MLB Free Agent List
    • MLB Player Chats
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    ad: 160x600_MLB

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • Feeds by Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    hide arrowsFOX Sports Engage Network scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version