TAMPA, Fla. -- Carlos Hernandez has returned from the World Baseball Classic, but the left-hander's return to the Astros will have to wait at least another day as Hernandez has been sidelined with an apparent infection.
"It appears to be an upper respiratory infection," Astros manager Phil Garner said Thursday morning at Legends Field before Houston's game against the New York Yankees. "He and [catcher Humberto] Quintero are off the trip today because of that reason."
Hernandez, one of six candidates for two open spots in the Houston rotation, has been gone since March 7 participating in the World Baseball Classic for Venezuela. He returned to the Astros' Spring Training facility in Kissimmee, Fla., on Wednesday evening following Venezuela's elimination from the tournament. Because of his absence, the Astros are uncertain where Hernandez is in terms of preparation for the season.
"He threw to one hitter [in the tournament]," Garner said. "How much throwing he did in between,......
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