2 min read • July 21, 2025
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Stay up-to-date with the latest MLB injury news and rehab timelines.
Kyle Bradish (Tommy John surgery): Begins rehab assignment with High-A Aberdeen on July 24; first game action since June 2024.
Grayson Rodriguez (right lat strain): Rehab paused after experiencing renewed elbow discomfort.
Adley Rutschman (left oblique strain) & Ryan Mountcastle (right hamstring strain): Both begin rehab assignments July 22 with Triple-A Norfolk.
Tanner Houck (right flexor pronator strain): Rehab assignment halted due to recurrence; further tests pending.
Shane Smith (left ankle sprain): Placed on 15-day IL retroactive to July 16.
Shane Bieber (Tommy John surgery): Next rehab start scheduled for July 22.
Steven Kwan (right wrist soreness): Received injection July 16; status day-to-day.
Lane Thomas (plantar fasciitis): Resumed baseball activities; received injection over All-Star break.
Kerry Carpenter (right hamstring strain): Doing agility drills; rehab assignment likely week of July 20.
Javier Báez (left shoulder soreness): Exited July 20 game; day-to-day status, unlikely to require IL stint.
Yordan Alvarez (right hand fracture): Resumed batting July 17; progressing well.
Spencer Arrighetti (broken right thumb): Threw three scoreless innings in first rehab start July 19 at Double-A.
Isaac Paredes (right hamstring strain): Placed on IL July 20 after injury on July 19.
Brendan Rodgers (left oblique strain, concussion, nasal fracture): Rehab paused after July 20 collision.
Hunter Harvey (right teres major strain): Rehab assignment moved to Double-A on July 20.
Michael Massey (left ankle sprain, right wrist injury): Began rehab July 18 with Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Nolan Schanuel (left hand contusion): Hit by pitch July 20; day-to-day.
Chris Taylor (left hand fracture): Rehab assignment began July 17 in Arizona Complex League.
Mike Trout (right knee): No clear return timeline; progressing through defensive drills.
Bailey Ober (left hip impingement) & Luke Keaschall (right forearm fracture): Began rehab July 18 with Triple-A St. Paul; Ober pitched four scoreless innings.
Max Fried (left index finger blister): Scheduled to start July 23 in Toronto.
Denzel Clarke (right hip discomfort): Exited July 20 game; status pending further evaluation.
Bryce Miller (right elbow inflammation): Threw live BP July 19; rehab assignment possible soon.
Brandon Lowe (left plantar fasciitis): Exited July 19 game; day-to-day.
Shane McClanahan (left triceps nerve irritation): Rehab outing limited July 18; felt physically good, expects next start as planned.
Nathan Eovaldi (back tightness): Scratched July 20 start; IL stint unlikely.
Chris Martin (calf strain): Exited July 20 game; further evaluation pending.
Bowden Francis (right shoulder impingement): Shut down for 10 days; discomfort reported post-All-Star break.
Yimi García (left ankle sprain, ulnar nerve symptoms): Improving but undergoing additional evaluation.
Gabriel Moreno (right hand contusion): Transferred to 60-day IL July 18; CT scan week of July 21.
Jalen Beeks (lower back inflammation): Threw bullpen session July 19.
Eugenio Suárez (left hand contusion): Hit by pitch July 15; X-rays negative, day-to-day.
Austin Riley (strained right abdomen): Eligible for activation July 22; took batting practice July 18.
Chris Sale (fractured rib cage): Playing catch; progressing steadily since July 18.
Miguel Amaya (left oblique strain): Rehab assignment begins July 24; needs a week’s worth of games.
Pete Crow-Armstrong (knee): Dealing with a bruised right knee and did not play on Monday.
Javier Assad (left oblique strain): Rehab start July 24 in Arizona Complex League.
Jameson Taillon (right calf strain): Expected to resume mound work by end of July.
Hunter Greene (right groin strain): Rehab assignment imminent; threw 30 pitches July 17 without issue.
Freddie Freeman (left wrist contusion): Started and recorded a hit on Monday.
Tanner Scott (left arm): Left the game after throwing 22 pitches. Left field flexing his throwing arm.
Michael Kopech (right knee meniscectomy): Began throwing July 19; targeting late August return.
Kiké Hernández (left elbow inflammation): Extended absence expected; recovery stalled.
Max Muncy (left knee bone bruise): Could begin rehab assignment week of July 21.
Roki Sasaki (right shoulder impingement): Bullpen throwing resumed; August return targeted.
Blake Snell (left shoulder inflammation): Threw four innings in July 20 rehab start with Triple-A.
Blake Treinen (right forearm strain): Fifth rehab outing scoreless July 20 at Triple-A.
Edward Cabrera (right elbow discomfort): Expected to start during Padres series July 21-23.
Connor Norby (left hamate fracture): Surgery July 16; out 6-8 weeks.
Jake Bauers (left shoulder impingement): Placed on IL July 20.
Nestor Cortes (left elbow flexor strain): Rehab start July 18 (5⅓ innings); another start expected soon.
Sal Frelick (left hamstring strain): Placed on IL July 18.
Starling Marte (right knee soreness): Behind schedule but resumed batting July 18; return expected this month.
Jesse Winker (lower back inflammation): Received epidural July 18; baseball activities paused 7-10 days.
Alec Bohm (left rib fracture): Placed on IL July 19 after aggravating injury July 18.
Aaron Nola (right ankle sprain, rib stress fracture): Live BP July 19; possible rehab assignment after July 22 bullpen.
Jackson Merrill (illness): Scratched July 20; day-to-day.
Joe Musgrove (Tommy John surgery): Throwing from 120 feet; traveling with team.
Michael King (right shoulder nerve issue): Throwing bullpens and aggressive catch.
Nolan Gorman (lower back pain): Placed on 10-day IL July 19.
Dylan Crews (left oblique strain): Rehab assignment expected soon.
Keibert Ruiz (concussion): Hitting and catching; progressing toward return.
Stay tuned for more MLB injury updates as teams are now in crucial stretch after the All-Star break.
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