2 min read • May 09, 2025
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As of May 13, 2025, several MLB teams are managing significant pitcher injuries that impact their rotations and bullpen depth. Below is a division-by-division breakdown of notable pitcher injuries, including details on their last appearances, current status, and expected return timelines. Check back each week as more players are added!
Baltimore Orioles
Grayson Rodriguez (SP)
Last Start: September 2024
Injury: Right lat strain
IL Date: April 2025 (60-day IL)
Status: Undergoing re-imaging; expected to resume throwing before end of May
Expected Return: Mid to late 2025
Insight: General Manager Mike Elias indicated that Rodriguez will have re-imaging in a few weeks, and if positive, he could possibly throw a baseball before the end of May.
Kyle Bradish (SP)
Last Start: May 2024
Injury: Underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2024
Status: Rehabbing; expected to return in the second half of 2025
Expected Return: Second half of 2025
Insight: Bradish expressed full confidence in bouncing back from Tommy John surgery and is working towards a return in the second half of the season.
New York Yankees
Gerrit Cole (SP)
Last Start: February 28, 2025
Injury: Underwent Tommy John surgery on March 11, 2025
Status: Out for the 2025 season
Expected Return: May 2026
Insight: Cole stated, "I’m planning on a 14-month recovery period," expressing optimism about his rehabilitation process.
Luis Gil (SP)
Last Start: May 2024
Injury: High-grade right lat strain
IL Date: March 2025
Status: Throwing program delayed; expected to return around June
Expected Return: June 2025
Insight: Is ramping up his throwing program as he rehabs from a strained right lat.
Tampa Bay Rays
Shane McClanahan (SP)
Last Start: March 2025 (Spring Training)
Injury: Left triceps nerve irritation
IL Date: March 27, 2025
Status: Playing catch from 60 feet as of early May
Expected Return: TBD
Insight: Manager Kevin Cash stated that McClanahan resumed simulated throwing in late April and continues to ramp up slowly. Imaging recently came back clean, but no clear timeline for his 2025 debut has been established
Toronto Blue Jays
Alek Manoah (SP)
Last Start: May 2024
Injury: Underwent hybrid internal brace procedure to repair the sprained UCL in his right elbow
Status: On 60-day IL
Expected Return: Summer 2025
Max Scherzer (SP)
Last Start: March 29, 2025
Injury: Right thumb inflammation
IL Date: March 30, 2025 (60-day IL)
Status: Faced hitters on May 7; then faced hitters again a few days later.
Expected Return: Eligible to return on May 29; June return more likely
Insight: Manager John Schneider praised Scherzer's performance, highlighting a noticeable improvement in his condition with reduced tightness and soreness.
Cleveland Guardians
Shane Bieber (SP)
Last Start: April 2024
Injury: Underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2024
Status: Progressing through rehab; threw live batting practice on May 2
Expected Return: Midseason 2025
Insight: Threw a live batting practice session on May 4.
Trevor Stephan (RP)
Last Appearance: September 2023
Injury: Underwent UCL reconstruction surgery in March 2024
Status: Facing hitters; nearing rehab assignment
Expected Return: Midseason 2025
Insight: Reports indicate Stephan is close to game action in the minors.
Detroit Tigers
Sawyer Gipson-Long (SP)
Last Start: April 2025
Injury: Right forearm strain
IL Date: April 2025
Status: Undergoing rehab assignment in early May
Expected Return: TBD
José Urquidy (SP)
Last Start: May 2024
Injury: Underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2024
Status: On 60-day IL
Expected Return: Late 2025
Houston Astros
Spencer Arrighetti (SP)
Last Start: April 2025
Injury: Fractured Right Thumb
IL Date: April 2025
Status: Not yet cleared for throwing.
Expected Return: TBD
Cristian Javier (SP)
Last Start: May 2024
Injury: Underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2024
Status: On 60-day IL
Expected Return: After the All-Star break 2025
Insight: Javier is targeting a return in the second half of the 2025 season.
J.P. France (SP)
Last Start: April 2024
Injury: Underwent shoulder surgery in June 2024
Status: On 60-day IL
Expected Return: Post-All-Star break 2025
Insight: France is expected to be ready to join the big league club around the All-Star break.
Seattle Mariners
George Kirby (SP)
Last Start: Rehab assignment May 2025
Injury: Shoulder strain
Status: On 15-day IL
Expected Return: Mid-May 2025
Logan Gilbert (SP)
Last Start: April 2025
Injury: Elbow inflammation
Status: On 15-day IL
Expected Return: Hopeful for late May 2025
Texas Rangers
Kumar Rocker (SP)
Last Start: April 2025
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
Status: Throwing bullpen sessions
Expected Return: late May 2025
Cody Bradford (SP)
Last Start: Spring Training 2025
Injury: Left elbow strain
IL Date: April 2025
Status: Undergoing rehab, throwing a bullpen session May 15
Expected Return: June 2025
Hayden Wesneski (P)
Last Start: May 6 2025
Injury: Right elbow strain
IL Date: May 9 2025
Status: Will undergo Tommy John surgery this week.
Expected Return: Mid 2026
Atlanta Braves
Spencer Strider (SP)
Last Start: April 16, 2025
Injury: Grade 1 right hamstring strain
IL Date: April 17, 2025
Status: Progressing well and scheduled to return in the coming week.
Expected Return: Late May 2025
Insight: If progress continues this week, may return for the series in Washington starting on May 20.
Reynaldo López (SP)
Last Start: March 2025
Injury: Underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery in early April
IL Date: April 2025
Status: Shut down from throwing for 12 weeks; re-evaluation around All-Star break
Expected Return: Late 2025
Insight: Manager Brian Snitker announced that López will not throw for 12 weeks following shoulder surgery and will be re-examined at that point.
New York Mets
Frankie Montas (SP)
Last Start: October 2024
Injury: High-grade right lat strain suffered in February 2025
Status: Shut down from throwing for 6-8 weeks as of mid-February
Expected Return: Late May or June 2025
Insight: Threw his third bullpen session on May 6 since resuming his throwing program in mid-April
Sean Manaea (SP)
Last Start: October 2024
Injury: Oblique
IL Date: March 2025
Status: Undergoing rehab; restarted his throwing program in mid-April
Expected Return: June 2025
Chicago Cubs
Shōta Imanaga (SP)
Last Start: May 4, 2025
Injury: Mild Left hamstring strain
Status: On 15-day IL
Expected Return: Late May / Early June
Justin Steele (SP)
Last Start: April 2025
Injury: Underwent UCL revision repair operation on his left elbow
Status: On 60-day IL
Expected Return: Early 2026 season
Cincinnati Reds
Hunter Greene (SP)
Last Start: May 7, 2025
Injury: Grade 1 right groin strain
Status: On 15-day IL
Expected Return: Late May 2025
Milwaukee Brewers
Freddy Peralta (SP)
Last Start: May 4, 2025
Injury: Sore groin
Status: Day-to-day; may miss next start
Expected Return: TBD
Insight: Peralta left Sunday's game due to a sore groin, not pitch count concerns.
Brandon Woodruff (SP)
Last Start: September 23, 2023
Injury: Right shoulder surgery / ankle tendinitis
IL Date: March 2024
Status: Made six rehab starts from the shoulder surgery, however was experiencing right ankle tendinitis on May 11
Expected Return: May 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jared Jones (SP)
Last Start: March 2025
Injury: Right elbow UCL sprain
IL Date: March 2025
Status: Likely to undergo Tommy John surgery
Expected Return: 2026
Insight: Likely to undergo Tommy John surgery after nursing a UCL sprain and the Pirates out of contention.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Corbin Burnes (SP)
Last Start: May 2, 2025
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
Status: Cleared to return
Expected Return: May 10 against the Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Roki Sasaki (SP)
Last Start: May 9, 2025
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
Status: Placed on 15-day injured list on May 13
Expected Return: June
Insight: To undergo further evaluation and likely to miss longer than the minimum 15 days.
Clayton Kershaw (SP)
Last Start: August 30, 2024
Injury: Shoulder surgery in offseason
Status: Completed three rehab starts; eligible for activation on May 17
Expected Return: May 17, 2025
Insight: Manager Dave Roberts expressed full confidence in Kershaw's return in May.
Shohei Ohtani (SP)
Last Pitching Start: August 2023
Injury: Underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2023
Status: Threw bullpen sessions on April 26 and May 4; progressing in rehab
Expected Pitching Return: Late 2025
Insight: Manager Dave Roberts stated, "I think he understands that the goal is to make sure he's firing on all cylinders toward the end of the season and into October."
Blake Snell (SP)
Last Start: April 2, 2025
Injury: Left shoulder inflammation
Status: Placed on 15-day IL on April 6, 2025
Expected Return: TBD
Insight: Expected to resume playing catch in early May.
Tyler Glasnow (SP)
Last Start: April 27, 2025, vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
Status: Placed on 15-day IL on April 29, 2025
Expected Return: TBD; re-evaluation after 10–14 days
Insight: Manager Dave Roberts stated, "This is going to be a tricky one as far as timeline."
Michael Kopech (SP)
Last Appearance: October 2024
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
IL Date: May 1, 2025 (60-day IL) after starting on the 15-day IL on March 17
Status: Began rehab assignment on May 8
Expected Return: Mid to late May 2025
Insight: Kopech has started his rehab assignment and is expected to be on a lengthy rehab assignment that could last upwards of two weeks or more.
Evan Phillips (RP)
Last Appearance: May 5, 2025
Injury: Forearm discomfort
Status: Placed on 15-day IL on May 7
Expected Return: Late May 2025
Insight: Both Phillips and the team believe the injury is not serious; the IL stint is a precautionary move.
San Diego Padres
Joe Musgrove (SP)
Last Start: October 2024 (NL Wild Card Series vs. Braves)
Injury: Torn right UCL; underwent Tommy John surgery in October 2024
IL Date: March 20, 2025 (60-day IL)
Status: Rehabbing; began light catch on April 7
Expected Return: 2026 season
Insight: Musgrove has been traveling with the Padres and is playing light catch three times per week as part of his rehabilitation process.
Matt Waldron (SP)
Last Appearance: March 2025 (Spring Training)
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL Date: March 27, 2025 (60-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Status: Rehabbing
Expected Return: June / July 2025
Dylan Cease (SP)
Last Start: May 7, 2025, vs. New York Yankees
Injury: Right forearm cramp
Status: Day-to-day
Expected Return: Next scheduled start pending evaluation
Yu Darvish (SP)
Last Start: March 2025 (Spring Training)
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
Status: Threw first bullpen session since injury; ramping up activity
Expected Return: Late May or early June 2025
Insight: The Padres aim to have Darvish rejoin the team from the injured list in late May or early June.
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