Injuries: O's, Manoah, Mets, Gallen, Yankees, Singer

May 31st, 2024

Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured and recovering players from across Major League Baseball.

John Means and Tyler Wells, Orioles

Both Means and Wells will require UCL surgery and are expected to miss the remainder of the season, per general manager Mike Elias. It is unclear whether either pitcher will need to undergo Tommy John surgery. More >

Alek Manoah, Blue Jays

Manoah was placed on the 15-day IL with a right UCL sprain on Friday. Per manager John Schneider, the team does not yet know the degree of the injury and Manoah will seek a second opinion in the coming days. More >

Edwin Díaz and Francisco Alvarez, Mets

Díaz was placed on the 15-day IL Wednesday with a right shoulder impingement. More >

Alvarez (left thumb surgery) homered in his first game of a Minor League rehab assignment on Thursday for Double-A Binghamton. More >

Zac Gallen, D-backs

Gallen had to exit his start against the Mets at Citi Field on Thursday after one batter due to a right hamstring strain. More >

Clarke Schmidt, Gerrit Cole and Jon Berti, Yankees

Schmidt was placed on the 15-day injured list on Thursday (retroactive to Monday) due to a right lat strain.

Cole (right elbow discomfort) threw 43 pitches over three innings of live batting practice on Thursday at the Yankees' complex in Tampa, Fla., marking his third session against hitters.

Berti (left calf strain) underwent a PRP injection on Thursday. He is in a walking boot and has been told to expect a recovery time of approximately six to eight weeks after straining his left calf in last Sunday's game. More >

Brady Singer, Royals

Singer was scratched from his scheduled Thursday start against the Twins due to an illness. More >

Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves

Acuña will undergo surgery to repair his torn left ACL on June 4 and miss the remainder of the 2024 season. More >

Josh Jung, Rangers

After a brief visit in Arizona with specialist Donald Sheridan, Jung (right wrist fracture) was cleared to begin swinging off a tee with a lighter bat. More >

Rhys Hoskins, Brewers

Hoskins (right hamstring strain) is likely to be ready to return to the Brewers lineup sometime during their June 3-5 series against the Phillies. More >

Lars Nootbaar, Cardinals

Nootbaar was placed on the 10-day IL Friday with a left oblique strain. More >

Tyler O'Neill, Masataka Yoshida, Triston Casas and Garrett Whitlock, Red Sox

O'Neill (right knee inflammation) underwent an MRI on Wednesday, which showed no structural damage in his right knee. Because the outfielder was still experiencing discomfort, the decision was made to put him on the injured list, retroactive to Sunday.

Yoshida (left thumb strain) resumed swinging off a tee on Thursday. Manager Alex Cora later clarified that Yoshida's recovery time will depend on "feel."

Casas (torn cartilage in left rib cage) has made significant progress and will soon be examined by the team's medical staff. At that point, the Red Sox should have a better idea of when he is cleared to start swinging. Casas has been doing other baseball activities recently, including taking grounders and throwing.

Whitlock underwent an internal brace repair of his right UCL on Thursday. He will be out for the remainder of the 2024 season. More >

J.D. Davis and Kyle Muller, Athletics

Davis wasn't in Wednesday's starting lineup as he dealt with some lingering left hand soreness after getting hit by a pitch in the seventh inning of Tuesday's game. However, Davis' X-rays were negative, and manager Mark Kotsay said he would be available to pinch-hit.

Muller was placed on the 15-day IL Thursday with left shoulder tendinitis. More >

Junior Caminero, Josh Lowe and Zach Eflin, Rays

Caminero, MLB Pipeline’s No. 3 overall prospect, sustained a Grade 2 left quad strain on Tuesday night and was placed on the Minor League seven-day injured list on Wednesday afternoon. The 20-year-old slugger is projected to miss four to six weeks, a recovery timeline that would leave him sidelined until July. More >

Lowe (right oblique strain) is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Friday. If all goes well, he could rejoin the Rays as soon as next Tuesday.

Eflin (lower back inflammation) threw 46 pitches off the mound ahead of the Rays' Thursday afternoon game against the A's. Manager Kevin Cash said that the next step will be a "ramped-up bullpen session" on Sunday, after which his status will be re-evaluated. More >

Yu Darvish, Padres

Darvish dealt with left hamstring tightness during his start in the series finale vs. Miami on Wednesday, prompting his early exit after three innings. Darvish was sent for further testing and the extent of the injury was not immediately known, though manager Mike Shildt indicated it "wasn't overly significant." More >

Marco Luciano and Nick Ahmed, Giants

Luciano exited in the third inning of Wednesday’s series finale against the Phillies with a tight right hamstring.

Ahmed (left wrist sprain) began taking batting practice on Wednesday and has also started taking ground balls on the field as he ramps up his baseball activity. More >

Gavin Williams and Chase DeLauter, Guardians

Williams (right elbow discomfort) was scheduled to make a rehab start for Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday, but the game was rained out.

The day the Guardians got their No. 1 prospect back in game action, they got word that he left Tuesday's contest with the RubberDucks early due to a sprained toe on his right foot -- the opposite foot that his fracture occurred in. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said it didn't sound like the injury was too serious, but DeLauter was out of Akron's starting lineup on Wednesday. More >

Cade Horton, Cubs

Horton -- MLB's No. 18 overall prospect -- left his start for Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday after one inning due to back soreness. More >

Bobby Miller and Evan Phillips, Dodgers

Miller (right shoulder inflammation) and Phillips (right hamstring strain) both began rehab assignments with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday. Miller will need a couple more rehab starts in the Minors before he’s ready to make it back to the Dodgers’ rotation. Phillips, meanwhile, is expected to be activated Friday. More >

Kerry Carpenter, Tigers

Carpenter was placed on the 10-day IL on Wednesday with lumbar spine inflammation. More >

Trevor Megill, DL Hall and Jakob Junis, Brewers

Megill deemed himself day to day on Wednesday, which qualified as promising news after he was struck on the right forearm by a comebacker in Tuesday’s loss to the Cubs. The situation appeared serious as Megill immediately left the game, but X-rays revealed no fracture.

Hall (sprained left knee) made one start for High-A Wisconsin before moving up to Triple-A Nashville for a scoreless, 16-pitch outing on May 23. It was going well before Hall caught a cleat and tweaked his knee late in his outing. Hall had an MRI on Monday and the team is awaiting results.

Junis is expected to throw a live bullpen session on Friday and then could be sent to Triple-A Nashville on a rehab assignment, Murphy said. Junis sustained a right shoulder injury in early April. His recovery was interrupted when he was stretchered off the field on April 22 after being struck in the neck by a batting practice ball. More >

Nolan Jones, Austin Gomber and Jordan Beck, Rockies

Jones (lower back strain) ramped up the intensity of outfield drills, ran the bases and took batting practice. He is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.

Gomber, who has a 0.68 ERA this month, was scratched from Monday's start due to left arm soreness. He's set to face the Dodgers on Sunday.

Beck underwent surgery on his fractured left hand Wednesday. Manager Bud Black said the timeline for Beck’s return could be four to six weeks. More >