This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Astros injury news and transactions.
INJURY UPDATES
RHP Lance McCullers Jr.
Injury: Right flexor tendon surgery
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Late April
Status: McCullers' scheduled rehab start for Double-A Corpus Christi on April 19 was scrapped because of a stomach bug. His rehab will be rescheduled. (updated April 19) More >>
RHP Kaleb Ort
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Late April
Status: Ort could be activated soon after throwing three innings across four Minor League rehab appearances. (updated April 19)
OF Taylor Trammell
Injury: Right calf strain
IL date: March 27 (10-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: TBA
Status: Trammell, injured while running the bases on Feb. 21, is doing baseball drills in West Palm Beach Fla. (April 18)
RHP Shawn Dubin
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: TBA
Status: Threw a live BP in West Palm Beach, Fla., on April 14 and will join the Triple-A team to continue his rehab. (updated April 14)
RHP Spencer Arrighetti
Injury: Broken right thumb
IL date: April 8 (15-day IL, retroactive to April 7)
Expected return: Mid-May
Status: Hit by a line drive during batting practice April 7 in Seattle; will be in a cast for two weeks post-injury and could be out six weeks, according to GM Dana Brown. (updated April 11) More >>
RHP Luis Garcia
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: April 7 (60-day IL)
Expected return: TBA
Status: Shut down at the end of Spring Training and an MRI revealed inflammation in his right elbow. Transferred from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL on April 7 to free a 40-man roster spot. (updated April 7) More >>
RHP Cristian Javier
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retro to March 24)
Expected return: Midseason 2025
Status: Underwent Tommy John surgery on June 6; could return after the All-Star break. (updated: March 27)
RHP: J.P. France
Injury: Torn right shoulder capsule
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retro to March 24)
Expected return: Late 2025
Status: Underwent surgery July 1 to repair a torn right shoulder capsule, a procedure which comes with a recovery time of 12-14 months. (updated March 27)
OF Pedro León
Injury: Grade 1 MCL strain
IL date: March 27 (10-day IL, retro to March 24)
Expected return: Early 2025
Status: Suffered an injury sliding on Feb. 22; has resumed running and other baseball drills. (updated March 27)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
April 19
• RHP Forrest Whitley: Reinstated from the 15-day IL
• RHP Nick Hernandez: Optioned to Triple-A
April 15
• RHP Nick Hernandez: Recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land
• RHP Luis Contreras: Optioned to Triple-A
April 11
• RHP Patrick Halligan: Acquired as player to be named from Braves in Rafael Montero trade, assigned to Double-A Corpus Christi
April 8
• RHP Rafael Montero: Traded to Atlanta for a PTNBL More >>
• RHP Spencer Arrighetti: Rlaced on 15-day IL More >>
• LHP Bennett Sousa: Recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land
• RHP Luis Contreras: Recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land