Injuries: Skubal, Witt, Harris, Judge, Buxton, Blue Jays
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Tarik Skubal, Justin Verlander, Kenley Jansen and Casey Mize, Tigers
Skubal (loose body in left elbow) threw five scoreless innings in a rehab start for High-A West Michigan on June 7. The Tigers hope he will be able to return to the big leagues sometime next weekend.
Verlander (left hip inflammation) will make a second rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on June 10, when he is expected to stretch out to 75 pitches.
Jansen (right groin tightness) will make a rehab appearance for Triple-A Toledo on June 9.
Mize (right groin tightness) will make a rehab start for Single-A Lakeland on June 9.
Bobby Witt Jr., Jac Caglianone and Salvador Perez, Royals
Witt departed the game on June 7 in the middle of the seventh inning with right knee soreness.
Caglianone is dealing with right shoulder soreness stemming from a collision with the outfield wall on June 5. He left the Royals' June 6 game in the fourth inning and was out of the lineup on June 7.
Perez (severe right thumb contusion) was out of the lineup on June 6 and 7 after a wild pitch cracked the nail on his thumb on June 5.
Michael Harris II, Braves
Harris was out of Atlanta's lineup for a second straight game on June 7 because of lingering back discomfort. The outfielder felt some back tightness before he was removed to begin the ninth inning on June 5.
Aaron Judge, Max Fried, Austin Wells, Jasson Domínguez and Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees
After seeing a specialist and undergoing an MRI, CT scan and X-rays, Judge (stress fracture on right rib) will be shut down for four to six weeks before being evaluated again. He was placed on the injured list on June 5.
Fried (left elbow bone bruise) is set to undergo re-imaging the week of June 7 in hopes of being cleared for mound work. He last threw from 75 feet on June 1 and 2.
Wells was placed on the 10-day IL on June 6 with cervical headaches. He underwent an MRI on June 8, though manager Aaron Boone did not have any additional updates.
Domínguez (left shoulder AC joint sprain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 5.
Stanton (right calf strain) took live batting practice on June 3 and was scheduled to do so again June 6. He has been performing agility exercises and running lightly and could return in 2-3 weeks, GM Brian Cashman said June 5.
Byron Buxton and Mick Abel, Twins
Buxton suffered a right shoulder contusion after crashing into the outfield wall to make a catch on June 5. He was held out of the lineup for a second straight game on June 7, though manager Derek Shelton said Buxton was in "good spirits."
Abel (right elbow inflammation) threw a bullpen on June 7.
Dylan Cease, Max Scherzer, Shane Bieber, Daulton Varsho and Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays
Cease (mild left hamstring strain) will start for the Blue Jays on June 9 against the Phillies.
Scherzer (forearm tendinitis) will return to the big league club and start on June 10 against the Phillies.
Bieber (right elbow inflammation) had a rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo on June 6, throwing 59 pitches (40 strikes) over 2 2/3 innings.
Varsho (left wrist discomfort) hit off the machine on June 8 but remained out of the starting lineup.
Kirk (left thumb fracture) could return soon, per a June 8 update.
Will Smith, Tyler Glasnow, Brock Stewart and Blake Snell, Dodgers
Smith was out of the lineup on June 7, a day after being scratched on June 6 due to neck stiffness.
Glasnow (lower back spasms) still was not playing catch as of June 6 and he remains behind schedule in his recovery.
Stewart (left foot bone spur) will throw one more live batting practice session before beginning a rehab assignment, per a June 6 update.
Snell began a throwing program ahead of the June 5 game against the Angels, two and a half weeks following surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow.
Cal Raleigh and J.P. Crawford, Mariners
Raleigh (right oblique strain) is slated to begin a rehab assignment on June 7 with High-A Everett, then will transition to Triple-A Tacoma on June 9 and play the rest of the week there.
Crawford (right hand contusion) was placed on the 10-day IL on June 8.
Chris Bassitt, Samuel Basallo and Ryan Helsley, Orioles
The Orioles placed Bassitt on the 15-day injured list on June 8 with low back discomfort.
Basallo was out of the lineup on June 8 with a wrist issue, though manager Craig Albernaz indicated it wasn't serious.
Helsley (right elbow inflammation) threw a live BP session at Camden Yards on June 8.
Francisco Alvarez and Jorge Polanco, Mets
Alvarez (torn right knee meniscus) caught in back-to-back games on June 4-5 with Triple-A Syracuse and could be activated during the Mets' upcoming June 9-14 homestand.
Polanco (left Achilles bursitis) was pulled back from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse due to ankle soreness. He will be reevaluated in the coming days.
Hunter Brown and Cristian Javier, Astros
Brown (Grade 2 right shoulder strain) will make his fourth and final Minor League rehab start June 10 at Triple-A Sugar Land.
Javier (Grade 2 right shoulder strain) is set to make his second rehab start June 9 with Triple-A Sugar Land.
Hunter Greene, Elly De La Cruz and Rhett Lowder, Reds
Greene (right elbow surgery) is scheduled to face live hitters for the first time on June 8.
De La Cruz (right hamstring strain) has begun some light baseball activity, per a June 6 update.
Lowder (right shoulder pain) is expected to return on June 7 against the Cardinals.
Ramón Laureano, Jeremiah Estrada and Jake Cronenworth, Padres
Laureano could miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip.
Estrada was placed on the injured list on June 5 with right knee inflammation.
Cronenworth (concussion symptoms) had resumed light baseball activity as of a June 4 update.
Garrett Whitlock, Red Sox
Whitlock (left knee inflammation) is likely to be activated on June 9.
Danny Jansen, Rangers
Jansen was placed on the 10-day IL on June 6 with a right forearm strain.
Jorge Soler and Vaughn Grissom, Angels
Soler, who was a late scratch on June 5, was placed on the 10-day IL on June 6 with a left oblique strain.
Grissom was scratched on June 5 with left side tightness and remained out of the lineup on June 6. He is hopeful he will be able to avoid an IL stint.
Thomas White and Eury Pérez, Marlins
White will likely miss the rest of the season sustaining a left shoulder capsular sprain last month.
Pérez (right gracilis strain) will begin throwing soon, according to a June 5 update.
Corbin Burnes and Ildemaro Vargas, D-backs
Burnes, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, suffered a setback due to a strained right teres major muscle. He was expected to return to Arizona's rotation sometime in July, but now he will likely be out until September.
Vargas was involved in a collision with the Dodgers' Max Muncy during the June 4 game. He remained down for several minutes before leaving the game. Vargas suffered multiple bruises, but X-rays came back negative. He was out of the lineup June 5 and 6 but made a pinch-hit appearance on June 6.
Matthew Boyd, Cubs
Boyd (left meniscus injury) made his second Minor League rehab start on June 6, throwing 80 pitches (56 strikes) over five innings.
Kyle Teel, White Sox
Teel (right hamstring strain/sprained LCL) is hitting off a tee and doing catching drills, but has yet to progress to high-intensity drills, as of a June 5 update.
Jacob Wilson, Athletics
Wilson (left shoulder subluxation) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas on June 6.