Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez had to be removed from Monday's game against the Texas Rangers after injuring his leg while crossing the plate.

With Jeremy Pena on second and Alvarez on first with no outs in the bottom of the first, Carlos Correa topped a ball between the plate and the mound. Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter fielded the ball cleanly, but slipped as he fired the ball over first baseman Jake Burger's head.

Pena scored easily and Alvarez stepped over the leg of catcher Jonah Heim to score as well, but Alvarez lost his balance and ability to slow down as his left foot touched the plate. Alvarez hopped in pain toward the Astros dugout until teammate Christian Walker was able to stop him.

Alvarez put little weight on his left leg as he hobbled down the dugout steps. Rookie o

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