PHOENIX -- Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez took another small step Monday in his return from a fractured bone in his right hand when he hit some soft toss in the batting cage, in addition to hitting baseballs off a tee, which he has been doing for a few days. He said he’s swinging at 60-65 percent intensity and there is no timeline for a return.

Alvarez, who’s been out since May 2 and had a setback in his rehab in early July, said his hand is “feeling really well” and he’s “headed in the right direction.” Still, the Astros are taking the long road with Alvarez’s hand injury with hopes it won’t reoccur when he returns.

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I love to play golf. I've played golf all season (daily in the summer when out from teaching) with a hurting hand or wrist simply because that's when it mattered. You know what? I didn't hit a golf ball all winter and I was 100% in March. Right where I'd be anyway even if I hadn't played and enjoyed 100 rounds the previous summer. It sounds to me like he just needs to take some advil and hit the ball. Pain or no pain. That little fracture has probably been healed a long time.