Injuries continue to reshape the early MLB season, with several key players landing on the injured list or facing uncertain return timelines. Here is the latest MLB injury report for the week of April 26, including the most important updates and what they could mean moving forward.
Saturday, May 2nd
Jacob Misiorowski - Milwaukee Brewers
Misiorowski left Friday’s win over the Nationals with a right hamstring cramp after throwing 5 1/3 hitless innings. The Brewers right-hander struck out eight and walked two before exiting in the sixth inning. The Brewers hope Misiorowski avoided a serious injury.
Anthony Volpe - New York Yankees
Volpe is ready to return from his rehab assignment, but the Yankees have not activated him yet. Manager Aaron Boone said Volpe will remain at Double-A Somerset through Sunday before the team decides whether to activate him or option him to the minors.
Friday, May 1st
Nico Hoerner - Chicago Cubs
Hoerner was removed from Friday’s game against the Diamondbacks with left-sided neck tightness.
Garret Crochet - Boston Red Sox
Crochet was placed on the injured list Wednesday with left shoulder inflammation, but an MRI came back clean. Red Sox Manager Chad Tracy said there was no structural damage and that the inflammation was “exactly as we expected.”
Brandon Williamson - Cincinnati Reds
Reds placed left-hander Williamson on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder fatigue after an MRI came back structurally clean. Manager Terry Francona said Williamson will begin a shoulder program focused on range of motion and strength.
Brandon Woodruff - Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers placed Woodruff on the 15-day injured list Friday with right shoulder inflammation. Woodruff exited his previous start after just four outs because of a notable drop in velocity.
Thursday, April 30th
Javy Baez - Detroit Tigers
Báez was placed on the 10-day injured list with what manager A.J. Hinch called a “pretty significant” right ankle sprain. Báez suffered the injury sliding into first base and is expected to miss at least 15 days, with his timeline depending on swelling and soreness.
Luis Robert - New York Mets
The Mets placed Robert Jr. on the injured list Thursday with a lumbar spine disk herniation. Robert missed New York’s previous three games while receiving treatment before undergoing an MRI on Wednesday.
Trevor Rogers - Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles placed Rogers on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with an undisclosed illness, retroactive to Sunday. Rogers, Baltimore’s Opening Day starter, allowed three runs over 1 2/3 innings in his last outing against the Red Sox.
Brandon Nimmo - Texas Rangers
Nimmo exited the Rangers’ 3-0 win over the Yankees on Wednesday with right hamstring tightness. He first felt the issue while running out an infield single in the fifth inning and was later checked by a trainer after advancing to third.
Wednesday, April 29th
Juan Soto - New York Mets
Soto is dealing with left forearm tightness and has not played the outfield since returning from the injured list last Wednesday. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Soto has resumed throwing and could return to the outfield within a few days.
Garrett Crochet - Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox placed Crochet on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, marking an early-season setback for the star left-hander. Crochet has struggled early in his second season with Boston, posting a 6.30 ERA through his first six starts.
Max Muncy - Athletics
Athletics placed Max Muncy on the 10-day injured list with a fractured fifth metacarpal in his left hand, retroactive to Sunday. His earliest possible return date is May 6, though the A’s have not provided a timetable.
Vinnie Pasquantino - Kansas City Royals
Pasquantino exited Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the A’s with low back tightness, an issue he said he has been managing for a while. He has been receiving treatment and using a heating/massage back pad in the dugout to keep his back loose.
Blake Snell - Los Angeles Dodgers
Snell made progress in his return from left shoulder fatigue, striking out six over three scoreless innings in his second rehab appearance Tuesday. Snell allowed one hit and no walks and is expected to rejoin the Dodgers’ rotation in late May.
Tatsuya Imai - Houston Astros
Imai made his first rehab start on Tuesday since landing on the injured list on April 13 with arm fatigue. The Astros right-hander allowed five runs over two innings for Double-A Corpus Christi and is expected to need multiple rehab outings before a potential May return.
Tuesday, April 28th
Giancarlo Stanton - New York Yankees
Stanton will go on the injured list with a low-grade right calf strain. The Yankees slugger exited Friday’s game at Houston with calf stiffness and missed the next three games before an MRI confirmed the injury.
Javy Báez - Detroit Tigers
Báez left Tuesday's game with a right foot injury suffered while trying to beat out a grounder to shortstop. His right foot folded under him as he fell at first base, and he was carted off after being evaluated.
Kodai Senga - New York Mets
Senga was placed on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with lumbar spinal inflammation, the Mets announced. An MRI showed inflammation between the L4 and L5 vertebrae in Kodai Senga’s lower back, which is also causing right hip discomfort. He will be shut down from throwing for seven to 10 days before the Mets reassess him.
Junior Caminero - Tampa Bay Rays
Caminero is day-to-day with a bruised jaw after being struck by a foul tip on Tuesday against Cleveland. The Rays third baseman was examined by trainers but remained in the game after the first-inning incident.
Manny Machado - San Diego Padres
Machado was removed in the seventh inning of the Padres’ 9-7 win over the Cubs on Monday with an apparent left leg injury. Padres manager Craig Stammen said the injury was not significant and that Machado was pulled as a precaution. Machado did not start on Tuesday.
Tanner Murray - Chicago White Sox
Murray suffered a shoulder dislocation and fracture that will require surgery, with an expected recovery timeline of four to six months.
Monday, April 27th
Max Scherzer - Toronto Blue Jays
Scherzer was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday with right forearm tendinitis and left ankle inflammation. The 41-year-old Blue Jays right-hander is 1-3 with a 9.64 ERA in five starts.
Spencer Strider - Atlanta Braves
Strider struck out seven over five-plus innings in his latest Triple-A rehab start Sunday. After three rehab outings following a spring oblique strain, he could be activated later this week and make his season debut this weekend at Coors Field.
Logan O'Hoppe - Los Angeles Angels
O’Hoppe was placed on the 10-day injured list after testing revealed a left wrist fracture. He suffered the injury on a foul tip on Saturday against the Royals before exiting the game.
Sunday, April 26th
Eugenio Suárez - Cincinnati Reds
Suárez was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to April 23, with a mild left oblique strain. On the season, Suarez is batting .231 with three homers, three doubles and 11 RBIs in 25 games
Giancarlo Stanton - New York Yankees
Stanton is day-to-day with lower right leg tightness after leaving Friday’s game early. He did not play on Saturday or Sunday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the team should decide by Monday’s series opener against the Rangers whether Giancarlo Stanton will need to go on the injured list.
Nathan Lukes - Toronto Blue Jays
Blue Jays placed outfielder Lukes on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a strained left hamstring after he exited Friday’s game in the first inning.
Jackson Holliday - Baltimore Orioles
Holliday avoided a setback after imaging on his right hand came back clean, showing only slight inflammation. The Orioles will shut him down for a few days before restarting his rehab assignment, but there is no structural damage and the discomfort is considered typical after hamate surgery.
Clayton Beeter - Washington Nationals
Beeter was placed on the injured list Sunday, retroactive to Thursday, with right forearm soreness. Manager Blake Butera said Beeter felt the issue while warming up earlier in the week and will undergo imaging.
