This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/astros as How Astros Will Be Affected by Impending Return of Yordan Alvarez. There's a good chance the Houston Astros get the news they have been searching for all season on Tuesday; that Yordan Alvarez is healthy enough to be activated off the injured list.

Astros’ Yordan Alvarez could return from a hand injury as early as Tuesday, boosting the lineup during the Rockies homestand.