Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports that Alvarez will begin a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Double-A Corpus Christi. He’ll serve as a designated hitter in his first rehab game back, and the club plans to have him down for “a few games” before he can be activated off the injured list.

Astros star slugger Yordan Alvarez has received a huge update regarding a next step in his long injury recovery.

Yordan Alvarez took 8 live at-bats against live pitching at the Astros' minor-league facility in Florida and will come to Houston on Sunday.