Injuries: Horton, H. Brown, Blue Jays, Soto, Brewers

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

Cade Horton, Matthew Boyd and Seiya Suzuki, Cubs

Horton (right forearm discomfort) will require season-ending right elbow surgery, per manager Craig Counsell. The Cubs have not specified the procedure.

The Cubs placed Boyd on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to April 3) with a left biceps strain.

Suzuki (minor PCL sprain in right knee) played with Double-A Knoxville on April 3-5 and will do so again on April 7-8, per Counsell. Barring anything unexpected, Suzuki will rejoin the Cubs for the April 10-12 home series vs. Pittsburgh.

Hunter Brown, Astros

Brown was placed on the 15-day IL on April 5 (retroactive to April 2) with a right shoulder strain. The Astros announced on April 7 that Brown had suffered a Grade 2 strain and would be shut down from throwing for a few weeks.

Cody Ponce, Addison Barger, Max Scherzer, Alejandro Kirk, Trey Yesavage, Shane Bieber and José Berríos, Blue Jays

Ponce (right ACL sprain) will undergo surgery on April 15 and is likely to miss the remainder of the 2026 season.

Barger was placed on the 10-day IL on April 7 with a left ankle sprain.

Scherzer left his April 6 start against the Dodgers after two innings due to right forearm tendinitis. He expects to make his next start as scheduled.

Kirk underwent surgery on April 7 to repair a broken bone in his left thumb.

Yesavage (right shoulder impingement) will make his next rehab appearance with Single-A Dunedin on April 9. He is expected to throw four innings or roughly 60 pitches.

Bieber (right elbow inflammation) and Berríos (right elbow stress fracture) were both scheduled to throw again on April 7.

Juan Soto, Mets

Soto was placed on the 10-day IL on April 6 with a right calf strain. He's expected to be sidelined for 2-3 weeks.

Brice Turang, Jackson Chourio, Quinn Priester, Andrew Vaughn and Jared Koenig, Brewers

Turang is day to day as of April 7 with an unspecified foot/ankle injury.

Chourio (fractured left hand) is scheduled for follow-up imaging on April 9.

Priester (right neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome) experienced discomfort while facing live hitters for the first time since his injury, per an April 7 update. He is scheduled to throw another live batting practice session on April 9.

Vaughn (fractured left hamate) is scheduled for a follow-up exam with the surgeon on April 9.

Koenig was placed on the 15-day IL on April 6 with a sprained left UCL. The Brewers are hopeful he can avoid surgery.

Jacob deGrom, Rangers

deGrom underwent an MRI on his right knee on April 7 after experiencing discomfort while warming up for his April 6 outing.

Mookie Betts and Blake Snell, Dodgers

Betts left the Dodgers' April 4 game against the Nationals with lower back pain. Manager Dave Roberts said on April 5 that Betts will be placed on the injured list with a right oblique strain.

Snell (left shoulder fatigue) is throwing bullpens as of April 4 and is scheduled to begin facing live hitters during the week of April 6.

Ryan Johnson, Grayson Rodriguez and Kirby Yates, Angels

Johnson, who was scratched from his scheduled April 5 start due to illness, was placed on the 15-day injured list on April 6. He expects to return as soon as he is eligible on April 18.

Rodriguez (right shoulder inflammation) is playing catch and doing strengthening exercises without issue but has yet to throw a bullpen since sustaining the injury.

Yates (left knee inflammation) was expected to face hitters for the first time on April 7.

Triston Casas, Patrick Sandoval and Kutter Crawford, Red Sox

Casas (ruptured left patellar tendon/sore ribs) attempted to resume swinging but was still experiencing discomfort in his ribs, per an April 7 update.

Sandoval (left UCL repair) will begin his rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on April 8.

Crawford (right wrist subsheath tear) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on April 11.

Gabriel Arias and Hunter Gaddis, Guardians

Arias was placed on the 10-day IL on April 7 with a strained left hamstring.

Gaddis (right forearm strain) was scheduled for his fourth rehab appearance with Triple-A Columbus on April 7.

Trey Sweeney and Justin Verlander, Tigers

Sweeney (right shoulder strain) experienced discomfort after throwing during the week of April 1 and is undergoing further evaluation.

Verlander (left hip inflammation) threw a successful bullpen session on April 6.

Jordan Westburg, Dietrich Enns and Zach Eflin, Orioles

Westburg (partial right UCL tear) resumed swinging a bat on April 1 and is scheduled to begin a throwing progression during the week of April 6.

Enns was placed on the 15-day IL on April 6 (retroactive to April 4) with a left foot infection.

Eflin (right elbow discomfort) was scheduled to get a second opinion from Dr. Keith Meister on April 7.

Ryan Pepiot, Edwin Uceta and Gavin Lux, Rays

Pepiot (right hip inflammation) threw another bullpen on April 7 and will now progress to live batting practice.

Uceta (right shoulder impingement) began a rehab assignment with Double-A Montgomery on April 7.

Lux (right shoulder impingement) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on April 2 and will remain with the team at least through the beginning of their April 7-12 series.

Josiah Gray and Trevor Williams, Nationals

Gray (right flexor strain) remains shut down from throwing as of an April 6 update.

Williams (right elbow sprain) is continuing with his throwing progression and playing catch.

Carlos Estévez, Royals

Estévez (left foot contusion) threw a light bullpen on April 6 but is still experiencing some pain.

Nick Lodolo, Reds

Lodolo left his first rehab start on April 2 with Single-A Daytona in the third inning due to a flareup of the blister on his left index finger. He resumed playing catch on April 5 with a ball without seams.

Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole, Yankees

Rodón (left elbow surgery) experienced right hamstring tightness March 31 while going through his workout program but threw a bullpen and did agility work on April 4.

Cole (Tommy John surgery recovery) threw a bullpen in New York on April 4 and will progress to throwing in game situations over the next few weeks.

Zack Wheeler, Phillies

Wheeler had his second rehab outing with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on April 3, allowing five runs off four hits and two walks while striking out only one over three innings. He will make one more rehab appearance on April 8.

Austin Hays and Kyle Teel, White Sox

Hays was placed on the 10-day IL on April 7 with a right hamstring strain.

Teel (right hamstring strain) will begin hitting off a tee around April 7 or 8 and could begin a rehab assignment soon after.

Jordan Lawlar, Carlos Santana and Merrill Kelly, D-backs

Lawlar is expected to miss six to nine weeks with a broken right wrist, manager Torey Lovullo announced April 3. He was hit by a 94.3 mph sinker in the seventh inning April 2.

Santana was placed on the 10-day injured list on April 7 with a right adductor strain.

Kelly (intercostal nerve irritation) will make his next start in extended spring training on April 9.

Griffin Canning, Yuki Matsui and Jason Adam, Padres

Canning (left Achilles tear) made a 2 1/3 IP rehab appearance with Triple-A El Paso on April 4. He will require a lengthy buildup before returning.

Matsui (left groin strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso on April 4.

Adam (left quadriceps tendon rupture) could be activated as soon as he is eligible on April 7.

Jose Quintana, Rockies

Quintana (right hamstring strain) was feeling better as of April 5 and has been playing catch but is still waiting to be cleared for further activity.