Hinch: Altuve might return to Astros Wednesday

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve might be activated as quickly as Wednesday as he makes his return from a strained left hamstring that has stored him out for greater than a month, supervisor A.J. Hinch mentioned Tuesday.

Hinch advised MLB Community Radio on SiriusXM that Altuve will be part of the staff in Cincinnati forward of the collection finale towards the Reds.

“We’re gonna carry him to Cincinnati, assess him,” Hinch mentioned. “There’s an opportunity he’s activated as quickly as tomorrow, which might be nice for our staff, each morale-wise and production-wise.”

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Altuve has not performed for the Astros since Might 10 due to his hamstring damage. He has performed 5 video games at Triple-A Spherical Rock in a rehab task.

Hinch additionally gave an replace on outfielder George Springer, who has been on the injured listing since Might 25 with a left hamstring pressure. Hinch mentioned Springer will run the bases in Cincinnati on Tuesday earlier than they appear to ship him on a rehab task later this week with the hopes of his return coming subsequent week.

Reliever Collin McHugh, who has been out since Might 14 with an elbow damage, had a rehab look Monday and is ready for an additional one later this week, Hinch mentioned.

“Slowly however certainly we’re gonna get again to full power,” Hinch advised SiriusXM. “Our younger guys and our new guys have completed an excellent job of holding the fort down, however everyone knows that when you will get some All-Stars again and you will get your regular staff again, that improves the bench, which improves our Triple-A depth.”

Altuve is hitting .243 with 9 dwelling runs and 21 RBIs this season, Springer had been the American League chief with 17 dwelling runs previous to his damage and McHugh was Three-Four with a 6.04 ERA in 10 video games (eight begins).