Injuries: Berríos, Wheeler, Rodón, Lindor, Steele, H. Greene
Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.
José Berríos, Blue Jays
Berríos will travel to meet with Dr. Keith Meister on March 17, the next step after recent MRIs showed a new type of inflammation in his right elbow.
Zack Wheeler and Orion Kerkering, Phillies
Wheeler (thoracic outlet decompression surgery) threw his first live batting practice session on March 14 and is likely to progress to a two-inning simulated game in the next few days.
Kerkering (Grade 1 right hamstring strain) expects to get into a Grapefruit League game on March 17 and hopes to make three appearances before camp breaks. Opening Day remains a possibility.
Carlos Rodón, Yankees
Rodón threw 30 pitches in live batting practice on March 14 and could have time to make one Grapefruit League appearance.
Francisco Lindor, Mets
Lindor (stress reaction in left hamate bone) has been playing in Minor League games and should make his Grapefruit League debut within a week of March 14.
Justin Steele, Cubs
Steele (left elbow surgery) threw 19 pitches in a live BP session on March 13.
Hunter Greene and Caleb Ferguson, Reds
Greene has bone chips and loose bodies in his right elbow and was scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on March 11. With a timeline of 14-16 weeks, he's expected to be out until July.
Ferguson will start the season on the injured list due to a mild right oblique strain. He will not pitch for at least two weeks and will undergo a second MRI in Cincinnati after camp breaks.
Josh Hader, Astros
Hader (left biceps tendinitis) will start the season on the injured list, manager Joe Espada told reporters on March 11.
Quinn Priester, Brewers
Priester (neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome) expressed optimism on March 13 about rejoining the Major League rotation within the first two months of the regular season, and he said he was relieved to finally have a firm diagnosis for the nagging pain in his right arm.
Robert Stephenson and Josh Lowe, Angels
Stephenson (right elbow inflammation) has suffered a minor setback and will be evaluated by Dr. Keith Meister in Texas during the week of March 16.
Lowe (left oblique discomfort) faced live pitching on March 11 and is near playing in Minor League games before making his return to Cactus League action.
Jonathan India and Stephen Kolek, Royals
India left the Royals' March 13 game with right groin tightness. He felt fine the next day but will receive three days off as a precaution.
Kolek (left oblique strain) is playing catch up to 75 feet as of a March 14 update.
Joe Musgrove, Bryan Hoeing and Sung-Mun Song, Padres
Musgrove (Tommy John surgery) is being slow-played this spring, with manager Craig Stammen saying Musgrove was “in a little bit of a holding pattern” on March 12.
Hoeing will undergo surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his right elbow and will miss the 2026 season.
Stammen said March 12 that Song (right oblique tightness) was doing defensive drills and baserunning and that he was “probably getting close” to swinging the bat again.
Gabriel Moreno and Pavin Smith, D-backs
Moreno was scratched on March 13 due to ongoing right forearm tightness and was sent for an MRI.
Smith was also scratched on March 13 due to left forearm tightness. The issue is not believed to be serious.
Hunter Gaddis, George Valera and Daniel Schneeman, Guardians
Gaddis (right forearm tightness) is scheduled to throw another bullpen session on March 15.
Valera has a "mild" calf strain, per manager Stephen Vogt, and is expected to return to action sometime during the week of March 16.
Schneeman (right ankle sprain) twisted his ankle during infield drills on March 13; he is expected back in the lineup within a few days.
Romy Gonzalez, Red Sox
Gonzalez was placed on the 60-day injured list March 12, meaning he will miss at least the first two months of the season. The Red Sox announced Gonzalez underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure on his left shoulder.
Josh Jung, Rangers
Jung (adductor strain) is progressing slightly slower than expected but is scheduled to play in a Minor League game over the March 14-15 weekend.
Hayden Birdsong, Giants
Birdsong began experiencing right elbow soreness during his March 10 Cactus League appearance and is expected to undergo further testing.
Mike Vasil and Kyle Teel, White Sox
Vasil left his March 14 start in the fourth inning with right elbow soreness. He will undergo further testing.
Teel suffered a right hamstring strain during Italy's World Baseball Classic game against the United States on March 10, White Sox general manager Chris Getz said March 11. He could be out 4-6 weeks.
Bryce Miller, Mariners
Miller (left side oblique inflammation) cut short his first full-effort bullpen session on March 11 due to discomfort in the area. He is still cleared to play catch and was scheduled to attempt another touch-and-feel bullpen session in the March 14-15 range.
Blake Snell, Dodgers
Snell threw a light bullpen session for the first time this spring on March 12.
David Festa, Twins
Festa (right shoulder impingement) is progressing through workouts and has begun throwing a medicine ball with no issues. He hopes to resume throwing the week of March 16.