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Astros’ Yordan Alvarez hospitalized with shortness of breath against Braves; fireworks ‘made it worse’
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Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez exited Houston’s sport Friday within the backside of the fifth inning in opposition to the Atlanta Braves after experiencing shortness of breath and was taken to an Atlanta hospital.
Astros supervisor Dusty Baker instructed reporters after the sport that the Braves’ in-game fireworks made Alvarez’s situation worse.
Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros seems to make a play on a single hit by Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park Aug. 19, 2022, in Atlanta.
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“He’s being analyzed by the docs,” Baker stated Friday evening. “They stated all his vitals are good. He’s feeling regular, however he nonetheless has to see our physician.
“He was simply, he had shortness of breath, after which after they shot the fireworks off, the smoke type of made it worse.
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“I’m glad we obtained him out once we did as a result of I regarded up and he was within the dugout, and it was type of a scary second as a result of it may very well be something. However they stated he’s doing tremendous in the mean time.”
Houston Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez throughout a sport in opposition to the Chicago White Sox Aug. 18, 2022, at Assured Price Subject in Chicago.
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Alvarez was in a position to exit the sport on his personal, and Baker instructed reporters nobody within the dugout had any concept Alvarez was experiencing signs throughout the sport.
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“We didn’t see something,” Baker stated. “I simply regarded up within the dugout and he was there. After that, we needed to take it into emergency motion to search out out what’s flawed, after which the emergency crew came to visit and took him to the hospital.”
Houston Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez doubles to proper subject to drive in a run within the fourth inning in opposition to the Chicago White Sox Aug. 18, 2022, at Assured Price Subject in Chicago.
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Alvarez is having an enormous yr for Houston, hitting .295 with 31 residence runs and 77 RBIs because the Astros sit at 77-44, one of the best report within the American League.
“He’s an enormous, massive a part of this crew,” Baker stated. “He’s our massive boy within the center, so we’re not occupied with shedding him. We’re occupied with getting him again, and hopefully he’ll be all proper tomorrow.”
The Astros signed Alvarez to a six-year contract extension value a reported $115 million in June.
The Related Press contributed to this report