The Astros own one of the best records in baseball as the All-Star break nears, but they'll be without their Brandon Guyer Jersey best hitter moving forward.Yordan Alvarez, who leads the majors with a 1.058 OPS, was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday, .Alvarez, who is in his fourth season in the majors, is on pace for a career year. He has 26 home runs, a 13.6 percent walk rate, an 18 percent strikeout rate and a slash line of .306/.405/. Welington Castillo Jersey 653. He has , which is already a career high. He's seven home runs away from tying his career high of 33 set in 2021.MORE:Here's all you need to know about Alvarez's injury: The Astros announced Sunday that Alvarez was suffering from right hand inflammation. Alvarez played Saturday against the Athletics and went 0 for 4 while starting in left field.Houston promoted outfielder Jose Siri from Triple-A Sugar Land to replace Alvarez on the roster.Alvarez's Danny Mendick Jersey injury flared up June 18, per the team, and he mi sed the next game before returning to face the Mets. Since the injury, Alvarez has slashed .286/.412/.768 with eight home runs."It's gotten progre sively worse," . "First, it was only bothering him to swing Luke Appling Jersey and mi s, but then it was bothering him every swing after that."MORE: Baker said that he doesn't expect Alvarez will be absent from the lineup for long.Per the team's announcement, the team is viewing the All-Star break, which runs from July 18-20, as an opportunity to give Alvarez rest without him mi sing games. Baker said Robin Ventura Jersey he is hoping Alvarez will be ready to face the Yankees on July 21"We'll try to use these three days for the All-Star break to coincide with the 10 days that he has to be on the IL," Baker said, "and so hopefully, he'll be OK for the Yankees series." Related Articles