Injuries: Altuve, Anthony, Snell, Cole, Seager, Skubal
Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.
Jose Altuve, Nate Pearson and Hunter Brown, Astros
Altuve was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 18 with a Grade 2 left oblique strain.
Pearson (right elbow surgery recovery) is expected to be activated sometime during the Astros' May 18-20 series against the Twins.
Brown (Grade 2 right shoulder strain) is scheduled to throw a final live batting practice session on May 19 before heading out on a Minor League rehab assignment.
Roman Anthony, Trevor Story and Garrett Crochet, Red Sox
Anthony (right wrist sprain) experienced soreness when attempting to take swings on May 18 and will be re-evaluated on May 22.
Story (sports hernia) was placed on the 10-day IL on May 16.
Crochet (left shoulder inflammation) threw his second side session in four days on May 16, throwing 35 pitches. He is likely to have an up-and-down side session on May 20.
Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Tommy Edman, Brock Stewart, Gavin Stone, Brusdar Graterol and Jack Dreyer, Dodgers
Snell will undergo surgery on May 19 to remove loose bodies from his left elbow. The left-hander will likely undergo the NanoNeedle Scope procedure, which could cut about a month off his expected recovery time, general manager Brandon Gomes said.
Glasnow (lower back spasms) is shut down from throwing for the time being after his back flared up, Gomes said May 18.
Edman (recovery from right ankle surgery) has turned a corner in his running progression and is getting closer to starting a rehab assignment.
Stewart (left foot bone spur) has resumed throwing and could return around three weeks after landing on the IL on May 9 if all goes as planned.
Stone (right shoulder inflammation) is working through the early stages of a throwing program at the Dodgers' complex in Arizona.
Graterol (recovery from right shoulder surgery) has been shut down after injuring his lower back. He had made four rehab appearances for Triple-A Oklahoma City, the last of which was May 12. Surgery could be on the table, according to Gomes.
Dreyer was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 17 with left shoulder discomfort. An MRI revealed inflammation but no structural damage, and the Dodgers hope he won't miss much longer than the minimum 15 days.
Gerrit Cole, José Caballero, Max Fried, Giancarlo Stanton and Jasson Domínguez, Yankees
Cole (Tommy John surgery recovery) made his sixth rehab start May 16, striking out six over 5 1/3 innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He threw 86 pitches (56 strikes) and could return during the Yankees' current homestand, although a decision has not been made.
Caballero (fractured right middle finger) resumed playing catch on May 18.
Fried (left elbow bone bruise) has been shut down from throwing for a few weeks after Dr. Neal ElAttrache and Yankees physician Dr. Chris Ahmad agreed on diagnosis and treatment, a team spokesperson said May 16.
Stanton (right calf strain) has been able to "do more dynamic stuff," manager Aaron Boone said May 16, but has not resumed running.
Domínguez (left shoulder AC joint sprain) has been able to swing in a pool and perform weight room activities as of May 16.
Corey Seager and MacKenzie Gore, Rangers
Seager was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 18 with lower back inflammation.
Gore was removed before the second inning of his May 18 start due to left lat tightness. It was a precautionary move, although he will continue to be evaluated in the coming days.
Tarik Skubal, Kerry Carpenter, Gleyber Torres and Ty Madden, Tigers
Skubal threw a symptom-free bullpen session on May 18, two weeks after undergoing surgery to have loose bodies removed from his left elbow.
Carpenter (left shoulder sprain) has been cleared for more baseball activity during the week of May 18.
Torres (mild left oblique strain) could begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo during the week of May 18.
Madden was placed on the 15-day IL on May 17 with a right forearm contusion after being hit by a 108 mph comebacker in his previous outing.
Byron Buxton and Taj Bradley, Twins
Buxton (right hip flexor soreness) worked out on the field again on May 18 and is close to a return.
Bradley (right pec strain) came through his May 17 rehab start with Triple-A St. Paul fine. The Twins are still determining next steps.
Kyle Schwarber, Phillies
Schwarber was out of the lineup on May 18 due to illness.
Logan Webb, Giants
Webb (right knee bursitis) is scheduled to throw another bullpen session on May 19.
Brandon Woodruff, Brewers
Woodruff (right shoulder inflammation) threw two simulated innings in the bullpen on May 18 and is tentatively scheduled to face hitters on May 22.
Kris Bubic, Cole Ragans and Matt Strahm, Royals
Bubic was placed on the 15-day IL on May 18 after experiencing more soreness than is typical in his left elbow following his May 14 start. The Royals do not anticipate a lengthy absence.
Ragans (left elbow impingement) had a 30-pitch bullpen session on May 17 that went as expected. If all goes well, he will throw another on May 19.
Strahm was placed on the 15-day IL on May 16 with right knee inflammation. He will receive an injection to treat symptoms during the week of May 18.
Kyle Teel and Austin Hays, White Sox
Teel (right hamstring strain) suffered a sprained lateral collateral ligament in his right knee during a May 16 rehab game for Triple-A Charlotte. He is expected to miss three to six weeks.
Hays (left calf strain) will begin a new rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on May 19.
Jacob Young, Nationals
Young left the Nationals' May 18 game after being hit by a pitch on the left arm.
Brendan Donovan, Mariners
Donovan was placed on the 10-day IL on May 17 with a left groin strain.
Kodai Senga, Jorge Polanco and A.J. Minter, Mets
Senga (lumbar spine inflammation) was scheduled for a multi-inning live batting practice session on May 17 and will likely throw another later in the week.
Polanco (left Achilles bursitis) is in a strengthening phase of his rehab process and could begin a rehab assignment within about a week, per a May 18 update.
Minter (left lat surgery, left hip discomfort) restarted a Minor League rehab assignment on May 15 after leaving his previous one due to a setback with his hip. He is expected to need at least two more appearances in the Minors.
Jacob Wilson, Denzel Clarke and Max Muncy, Athletics
Wilson (left shoulder subluxation) continues to strengthen and stabilize his shoulder before beginning baseball activity. There is still no timetable for his return.
Clarke (mid-foot bone bruise in right foot) will continue his rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas on May 19.
Muncy (left hand fifth metacarpal fracture) began a swing progression on May 18.
Jordan Beck, Rockies
Beck was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 18 with a left hamstring strain.
Steven Matz, Jake Fraley and Cole Sulser, Rays
Matz (left elbow inflammation) is expected to return on May 20 against the Orioles.
Fraley was placed on the 10-day IL on May 17, retroactive to May 16, with a hernia. He will undergo surgery.
Sulser (low back strain) was placed on the 15-day IL on May 18 (retroactive to May 15) with a low back strain.
Addison Barger, Max Scherzer, Shane Bieber and Tommy Nance, Blue Jays
Barger (right elbow inflammation) will meet with a doctor on May 19 to get clearance to resume throwing and hitting.
Scherzer (right forearm tendinitis/left ankle inflammation) threw a 22-pitch bullpen on May 18 and is scheduled to throw again on May 20.
Bieber (right elbow inflammation) will throw two simulated innings against live hitters on May 19.
Nance was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 17 with right forearm discomfort.
Kyle Farmer, Braves
Farmer was placed on the 10-day IL on May 18 (retroactive to May 16) with a right forearm strain.
Jose Trevino and Eugenio Suárez, Reds
Trevino was placed on the 10-day IL on May 17 with a left hamstring injury. He is scheduled for an MRI on May 18.
Suárez (left oblique strain) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on May 19.
Matthew Boyd, Caleb Thielbar and Hunter Harvey, Cubs
Boyd (left meniscus) threw lightly off a mound on May 16 and could progress to a bullpen session during the week of May 18. His initial six-week timeline remains unchanged.
Thielbar (left hamstring strain) had his first rehab outing on May 16, throwing 23 pitches for High-A South Bend. He could be activated during the Cubs' May 18-20 series against the Brewers.
Harvey (right triceps inflammation) was transferred to the 60-day IL on May 17.
Jared Jones and Ryan O'Hearn, Pirates
Jones (internal brace surgery) made his fourth rehab appearance on May 17, starting for Double-A Altoona.
O'Hearn was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 17 with a right quad strain.