MLB Injuries - Page 8

The Chicago Cubs are hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park for the first of three games on Tuesday. Through five innings, they were cruising, leading the game 4-0 with their ace cruising. Then, Shota Imanaga left the game with an apparent injury that has Cubs fans concerned. This was Shota Imanaga's final pitch before […]

Cristopher Sanchez will start the Philadelphia Phillies’ game Wednesday night against the Washington Nationals, manager Rob Thomson announced on Tuesday. His announcement comes just one week after Sanchez left his start against the New York Mets on April 22 with left forearm soreness. He lasted just two innings. Any injury concern, however, appears to be […]

The San Diego Padres are set to take on the San Francisco Giants in the first contest of a two-game series on Tuesday. Just in the nick of time, San Diego is receiving two key players back in the lineup for this clash. Infielder Luis Arraez and outfielder Jason Heyward are both returning from the […]

The Baltimore Orioles are adding another player to their injured list with veteran catcher Gary Sanchez joining Tyler O’Neill and others. Manager Brandon Hyde will lean more on catcher Adley Rutschman and others to keep the team’s offense afloat. The team is under pressure to overcome a nightmare-ish start to the Orioles’ season. Sanchez spoke […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers feature a championship-caliber ceiling, but injuries are proving to be problematic early in the 2025 campaign. Blake Snell was already on the injured list before the Dodgers placed Tyler Glasnow on the IL on Monday. Glasnow is dealing with shoulder inflammation, an injury that surfaced during a recent outing against the […]

The New York Yankees are off to a 17-11 start heading into play on Monday, April 28, but the circumstances haven’t been ideal. Among their issues has been Giancarlo Stanton, who has missed the entire season so far due to an injury to both elbows. Starting pitcher Marcus Stroman hasn’t helped either; he was ineffective […]

The Dodgers’ starting rotation took another hit on Sunday, as Tyler Glasnow exited after just one inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates with discomfort in his throwing shoulder. Manager Dave Roberts acknowledged that a stint on the injured list is “certainly a possibility” for the right-hander, though more tests are needed before a final decision is […]

Jack Leiter’s first start back in the Texas Rangers’ rotation didn’t end the way he wanted — a gut-punch 3-2 walk-off loss to the San Francisco Giants — but the young right-hander still found a silver lining. “I was really happy to be back out there,” Leiter said after Sunday’s defeat. “I wish I could […]

The Seattle Mariners and manager Dan Wilson will be without another starting pitcher for the foreseeable future. Logan Gilbert joined George Kirby on the injured list after suffering a right elbow flexor strain against the Miami Marlins. Seattle’s starting rotation takes another hit as the team continues to fight in the American League West. Before […]

The Los Angeles Angels (12-13) are starting to look like the ballclub fans have seen far too much of over the last decade. An auspicious 9-5 start to the 2025 MLB season has since faded, with the Halos dropping two out of three games to the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates and getting thumped 11-4 by the […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are patiently waiting for pitchers to return from the injured list. They are missing Brandon Woodruff, Nestor Cortes, and Aaron Civale from their starting rotation. Woodruff is inching closer to a return, but his rehab start revealed a potential concern. The 32-year-old righty pitched in his third rehab start on April 17 […]

The St. Louis Cardinals provided some encouraging news on two key players that could impact their upcoming matchups. Catcher Iván Herrera, recovering from a left knee bone bruise, is closing in on a rehab assignment. According to Katie Woo on X, formerly Twitter, Herrera caught a bullpen session and is aiming to begin his rehab […]

Following a brutal year-plus, Lucas Giolito has finally reached the end of a long road to recovery. The veteran starting pitcher is set to make his Boston Red Sox debut. After undergoing an internal brace procedure to repair a partial tear in his UCL in 2024 and enduring a hamstring injury in March, Gioltio will […]

The Baltimore Orioles have made a difficult roster decision, placing outfielder Tyler O’Neill on the 10-day injured list due to inflammation. The move, reported by Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Banter on X, formerly Twitter, is retroactive to April 24. To fill the roster spot, the Orioles called up outfielder Dylan Carlson from Triple-A Norfolk. […]

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Garrett Mitchell is getting placed on the injured list, per the team’s social media. Mitchell is dealing with a left oblique strain. The move comes ahead of a clash on Saturday between the Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals. Mitchell was removed from Friday’s game with the Cardinals, due to the injury. He […]

The Seattle Mariners’ pitching staff suffered another worrying blow on Friday night when ace Logan Gilbert exited his start after just three perfect innings against the Miami Marlins, citing right forearm tightness. Gilbert, who needed only 29 pitches to retire the first nine hitters, was replaced by Casey Lawrence to begin the fourth inning. Seattle’s […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen faces several challenges early this season, highlighted by injury updates involving critical arms including closer A.J. Puk, Justin Martinez, Jalen Beeks, and Kevin Ginkel. Manager Torey Lovullo provided the latest on Puk, who was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to April 18) due to left elbow inflammation. Puk is […]

The Los Angeles Angels are part of Major League Baseball’s tightest division so far this season. As Ron Washington tries to navigate his team to their first playoff berth in more than a decade, he is leaning on Jorge Soler, Luis Rengifo, and a healthy Mike Trout. Trout has started in every game for Los […]

Lance McCullers Jr. surrendered seven runs in Game 3 of the 2022 World Series, allowing a Fall Classic-record five home runs in just 4 1/3 innings. That was his last MLB start before undergoing surgery to repair a flexor tendon. He has had to sit on that performance for two and a half years, as […]

The New York Mets and Carlos Mendoza welcome back a reliever who helped New York to last year’s National League Championship Series. New York signed Brooks Raley to a one-year deal, bringing him back to the Big Apple to join A.J. Minter as the supporting cast for closer Edwin Diaz. Raley’s contract is a one-year […]

The New York Mets completed their series sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. However, the game wasn’t without fireworks, especially from Phillies manager Rob Thomson. According to him, Mets closer Edwin Diaz faked an injury so manager Carlos Mendoza could sub him out without advancing a runner in extra innings. Mendoza spoke to reporters […]

The defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers are the best team in baseball, but the Dodgers’ pitching is struggling. Their rotation, including Clayton Kershaw, Blake Snell, and Tyler Glasnow, is afflicted by injuries. To remedy that, the Dodgers acquired the talents of New York Yankees reliever Yoendrys Gomez off waivers on Friday, per Jorge Castillo of […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are still without right-hander Max Scherzer, but it appears he’s not far off a return. Scherzer was seen throwing in the outfield on Friday afternoon in the Bronx ahead of a series with the New York Yankees. Via Keegan Matheson: “Max Scherzer is throwing again here at Yankee Stadium. He’s out […]

The New York Mets are set to receive extra help on Friday. Before New York’s game against the Washington Nationals, the team announced that Francisco Alvarez and Jeff McNeil will return from the injured list. “C Francisco Alvarez and INF Jeff McNeil have been reinstated from 10-Day IL. INF Brett Baty and C Hayden Senger […]

The San Diego Padres have been without Yu Darvish for the entirety of the 2025 season so far, as he has been recovering from an elbow injury. His return could be coming, however, as Padres’ president of baseball operations AJ Preller gave an update. Preller spoke on Darvish’s condition on Friday morning’s edition of “Ben […]

The New York Mets are one of the hottest teams in MLB. They swept the Philadelphia Phillies during the week to move their winning streak to seven games. Now, as they head to Washington, they are bringing two big reinforcements with them. The Mets have activated Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez off the injured list […]

The Kansas City Royals swept a doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Game 1 was a 7-4 win that got off to a scary start for Kansas City. Despite scoring four runs through three innings, they were tied with the lowly Rockies. Then, Royals ace Cole Ragans came out of the game after just […]

Former San Diego Padres star infielder Ha-Seong Kim signed a two-year, $29 million contract with the Tampa Bay Rays this past offseason. Kim has yet to play in a regular season game with Tampa Bay as he deals with a shoulder injury, though. Rays TV reporter Ryan Bass provided an update on the infielder before […]

The Texas Rangers will play the Athletics on Thursday night. Before the game, manager Bruce Bochy announced that starting pitcher Kumar Rocker will be placed on the injured list, via Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. “Kumar Rocker is going on the injured list with mild right shoulder impingement, per Bruce Bochy,” Landry wrote on X, formerly […]

The Washington Nationals are an interesting mix of intriguing young players and proven veterans under Dave Martinez. The team trades Paul DeJong for CJ Abrams on the injured list after their star shortstop spent a week out of the lineup thanks to a hip flexor strain. The All-Star infielder is one of Washington’s best players. […]

The Philadelphia Phillies endured a questionable end to their most recent series against the New York Mets. After Wednesday’s game, Rob Thomson spoke about Edwin Diaz’s actions on the mound against J.T. Realmuto, all but accusing the closer of faking a hip injury. When talking to reporters after the game, Thomson spoke about the issue […]

The Washington Nationals are starting to turn the corner on their rebuild. Unfortunately, Dave Martinez is without third baseman Paul DeJong after he was hit in the face by Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller. DeJong, who has been out since April 15th, is one of the few veterans on the Nationals’ roster. The former All-Star […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have one of the best records in MLB, 25 games into the season. Despite the strong start, manager Dave Roberts is facing big questions about his starting rotation outside of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. They are waiting for the returns of Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell from injury. Tyler Glasnow could soon join […]

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Wednesday. Mets star reliever Edwin Diaz exited the game in the 10th inning, however. Diaz said he was dealing with “cramps”, something Mets manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed during a Thursday appearance on Foul Territory. “We got to the mound and he’s like, ‘I’m cramping up… […]

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Williams Contreras got pretty banged up on Wednesday night in a 4-2 loss on the road against the San Francisco Giants. The Brewers and Giants are back at it on Thursday afternoon, and Contreras is not in the lineup. He did endure some pain on Wednesday, but he is fine, and an […]

The Chicago Cubs earned a competitive two-game sweep against the Los Angeles Dodgers with victories on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Cubs defeated the Dodgers 11-10 on Tuesday before earning a 7-6 win on Wednesday. Closer Ryan Pressly did not pitch on Wednesday due to a knee issue, however, per Patrick Mooney of The Athletic. “Cubs […]

The Minnesota Twins reportedly placed infielder Willi Castro on the injured list on Thursday, according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic. “Willi Castro to the IL with a right oblique strain. Mickey Gaspar has been recalled by (the Twins),” Hayes wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Twins also optioned David Festa and will play with 25 […]

The Tampa Bay Rays may have suffered a setback during their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, as rising outfielder Jake Mangum exited Wednesday’s game with an apparent injury. The team was able to rally even without Mangum in the lineup, taking down the Diamondbacks 7-6 in 11 innings to get its first road […]

The New York Mets are off to a scorching-hot start this season. After winning their seventh straight game on Wednesday, the Mets are now 18-7 with a five-game lead over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. And the team is on the verge of getting some significant reinforcements. Catcher Francisco Alvarez and second […]