Yordan Alvarez left the Astros' Grapefruit League game due to an allergic reaction in his left eye after one inning, but manager Joe Espada confirmed his foot is fine. Alvarez is set to return to the lineup the next day. Meanwhile, James Wood of the Nationals is reported to be feeling fine after a bat handle hit his right wrist during a check-swing, prompting a day off for rest.
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Acuña will play the outfield Sunday for the first time since tweaking his knee. He'll be in the split-squad game vs. Boston at North Port.
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#Braves' Acuña is fine, took BP and everything else today, just has night off from playing game, Snitker said. He'll be in lineup tomorrow for a split-squad game.
Yordan Alvarez, who left yesterday's game with an allergic reaction in his eye, is fine and will back in the lineup tomorrow.
James Wood's bat handle hit his right wrist on a check-swing yesterday. Davey Martinez said "he feels totally fine," took BP today and wanted to play, but Martinez said he's been playing a lot and wanted to just give him a day off.
Espada: Yordan Alvarez 'fine' after early exit https://t.co/ZRQMGoKdVb
Yordan Alvarez left the Astros’ Grapefruit League game Friday after one inning because of an allergic reaction but is “fine,” manager Joe Espada said. https://t.co/Ojcu9T1quD
Yordan Alvarez exits Astros' Grapefruit League game with allergic reaction https://t.co/0oYHQ7W7zG
Astros manager Joe Espada said Yordan Alvarez left the game because of an allergic reaction in his left eye. His foot is fine.
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Yordan Alvarez, who fouled a ball off his foot in the first inning, is leaving the field after the first inning. He's not limping, so this might just be precautionary. Jacob Melton takes over in LF for Alvarez.