Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.
Alex Bregman and Justin Steele, Cubs
Bregman left the Cubs' Sept. 20 game after being struck on the face by a foul ball while in the on-deck circle. Manager Craig Counsell confirmed that Bregman suffered facial fractures but will not go on the IL and will progress towards a return as tolerated. A regular season return has not been ruled out.
Steele (left elbow flexor strain) is scheduled for a bullpen session on Sept. 23. The Cubs are weighing a potential return during the club's final regular season series against the Red Sox running from Sept. 25-27.
Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell, Dodgers
Ohtani (left knee and right biceps soreness) is expected to return on Sept. 23.
Snell (left groin tightness) threw a bullpen session on Sept. 22 and is lined up to start on Sept. 26 against the Giants.
Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Ryan Weathers, Yankees
Judge has a "moderate grade" right calf strain, manager Aaron Boone announced Sept. 22, and is not expected to be active for a potential AL Wild Card Series.
Stanton (left calf strain) ran on the field between games of the Yankees' Sept. 22 doubleheader. The Yankees have not officially ruled him out for the season.
Weathers (left flexor forearm strain) was scheduled for a side session on Sept. 22.
Willson Contreras, Ceddanne Rafaela, Garrett Crochet and Aroldis Chapman, Red Sox
Contreras (bruised knuckle on right hand) was out of the lineup through Sept. 22 due to ongoing soreness but had made solid progress and was swinging "aggressively" in the cage.
Rafaela (right quad strain) could return as soon as Sept. 23.
Crochet (left shoulder inflammation) threw live batting practice for the first time on Sept. 22 and will throw again in a few days.
Chapman (lat tightness) was "very close" to a return as of Sept. 22.
Ronald Acuña Jr. and Robert Suarez, Braves
Acuña left the Braves' Sept. 22 game after fouling a ball off his left leg. X-rays came back negative, and he was diagnosed with a left shin contusion.
Suarez (right elbow inflammation) is expected to return on Sept. 23. The Braves hope to get him into a couple of games in preparation of potentially making the Wild Card Series roster.
Justin Verlander, Troy Melton, Colt Keith and Jack Flaherty, Tigers
Verlander (left hip inflammation, left hamstring strain) is scheduled to start Sept. 26 against the Pirates in what would be his final Major League appearance.
Melton was placed on the 15-day IL on Sept. 21 with right arm fatigue.
Keith was placed on the 10-day IL on Sept. 21 with a left thumb sprain; he had been playing through the injury since Sept. 13.
Flaherty (right flexor inflammation) will throw a bullpen session on Sept. 23 with the hope of returning during the Tigers' final weekend series against the Pirates.
Dylan Cease, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Brett Bateman and Shane Bieber, Blue Jays
An MRI revealed that Cease is dealing with right shoulder inflammation but showed no structural damage. His status for returning this year is uncertain.
Guerrero left the Blue Jays' Sept. 20 game with left lower back tightness and was out of the lineup on Sept. 21. The Blue Jays are optimistic he will return this season.
Bateman left the Blue Jays' Sept. 21 game with right hip discomfort after jamming his knee attempting a sliding catch. X-rays came back negative and he sustained no injuries to his right knee or ankle, but he was undergoing further testing postgame.
Bieber (right teres major inflammation) threw a side session on Sept. 19. He is not expected to return during the regular season but is building up in hopes of being available if the Blue Jays reach the postseason.
Jesús Luzardo and Jonathan Bowlan, Phillies
Luzardo (left shoulder inflammation) played catch for the third consecutive day on Sept. 22 and is progressing well. The Phillies are hopeful he will be ready for the postseason.
Bowlan (mild right groin strain) has been out of action since Sept. 17 but played catch on Sept. 22 as the Phillies are optimistic he could return before the end of the regular season.
Grant Anderson and Bryse Wilson, Brewers
Anderson (right biceps inflammation) and Wilson (low back strain) both rejoined the club on Sept. 22; their returns are being considered day to day.
Colin Holderman, Guardians
Holderman (right wrist inflammation) exited his Sept. 17 rehab outing with Triple-A Columbus due to discomfort in his wrist after hitting a batter and issuing two walks. He received an injection to treat inflammation on Sept. 19 and was expected to resume throwing on Sept. 21.
Joc Pederson and Cal Quantrill, Rangers
Pederson, who initially planned to attempt to play through a left hand fracture sustained on a Sept. 12 hit by pitch, was placed on the 10-day IL on Sept. 22. He hopes to be available sometime during the postseason.
Quantrill (right lat strain) was transferred to the 60-day IL on Sept. 22, making him ineligible to pitch again in 2026.
Andrés Muñoz, Brendan Donovan and Emerson Hancock, Mariners
Muñoz (right knee discomfort) underwent an MRI on Sept. 22 that revealed no structural damage and will return as soon as he feels able.
Donovan (concussion) is not expected to begin baseball activity before the end of the regular season.
Hancock (left abductor strain) will not make another start in 2026 but could return to pitch in relief if the Mariners have a need.
Gavin Sheets, Miguel Andujar and Jason Adam, Padres
Sheets (left foot sprain/plantar plate tear) took live at-bats at Petco Park on Sept. 21 and could potentially be activated in an exclusively DH/pinch-hitter role by the end of the regular season.
Andujar (right wrist fracture) also took live at-bats on Sept. 21 and could return before the end of the season.
Adam (right shoulder strain) could be activated as soon as Sept. 23.
Jackson Holliday, Orioles
Holliday was placed on the 10-day IL on Sept. 16 with left wrist inflammation and was still being evaluated as of Sept. 21. He is unlikely to play the final week of the regular season.
Christian Scott, Mets
Scott was placed on the 15-day IL on Sept. 22 with left knee inflammation, ending his season.
Bryce Eldridge and Jung Hoo Lee, Giants
Eldridge (head laceration) was placed on the 7-day concussion IL on Sept. 21 (retroactive to Sept. 18) and will likely miss the remainder of the 2026 season.
Lee was placed on the 10-day IL on Sept. 21 with a groin contusion.
Xavier Edwards, Marlins
Edwards remained out of the lineup through Sept. 22 due to ongoing left thumb discomfort.