Injuries: Yanks, Braves, Lodolo, Hoskins, Phillies

May 15th, 2024

Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured and recovering players from across Major League Baseball.

Gerrit Cole, DJ LeMahieu and Jasson Domínguez, Yankees

Cole (right elbow discomfort) threw about 36 pitches on Tuesday at the Yankees' Tampa complex.

LeMahieu (right foot fracture) had "four or five" live at-bats on Tuesday, also at the Tampa complex.

Domínguez (right UCL tear) began a Minor League rehab assignment with Single-A Tampa on Tuesday. He is expected to exclusively DH for the first two weeks. More >

Austin Riley and Sean Murphy, Braves

An MRI on Riley's tight left side, which began bothering him during batting practice on Sunday, revealed only inflammation in the area. Riley felt much better when he arrived at the stadium on Tuesday, although he has yet to return to the lineup.

Murphy (left oblique strain) is scheduled to begin a Minor League rehab assignment during the week of May 20. More >

Nick Lodolo, Reds

Lodolo was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain on Wednesday. More >

Rhys Hoskins and DL Hall, Brewers

Hoskins was placed on the 10-day IL on Tuesday with a right hamstring strain and is currently expected to miss about two to four weeks.

Hall (left knee sprain) threw a simulated game Tuesday. More >

Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Trea Turner, Phillies

Turner (left hamstring strain) took ground balls and did some light running on the field prior to Wednesday's game against the Mets. There is still no firm timetable for his return to the lineup, although the day after he was injured (May 4), Turner said he expected to miss about six weeks. More >

Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis, Twins

Buxton (right knee inflammation) fielded fly balls and took batting practice on Tuesday, after which the Twins expected to discuss a rehab assignment.

Lewis (severe right quad strain) has hit on the field and is expected to begin working on changing directions while running before progressing towards baserunning. More >

Bobby Miller, Evan Phillips and Jason Heyward, Dodgers

Miller (right shoulder inflammation) was scheduled to throw two simulated innings on Wednesday, but per manager Dave Roberts is still early in his rehab process.

Phillips (right hamstring strain) was expected to throw off a mound on Wednesday for the first time since hitting the IL.

Heyward (lower back tightness) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. More >

Garrett Whitlock and Triston Casas, Red Sox

Whitlock (left oblique strain) went 4 2/3 innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday, walking one and striking out five on 61 pitches (40 strikes). He will likely be activated and make his return to the starting rotation during next week's four-game series against the Rays at Tropicana Field.

Casas (torn cartilage, left ribcage) has resumed lifting weights and expects to begin running and throwing progressions in the coming days. More >

Kenta Maeda, Tigers

Maeda (viral illness) threw a bullpen session on Wednesday at Comerica Park. He will need a rehab assignment before returning to the Tigers' rotation. More >

Brandon Lowe, Jeffrey Springs, Taylor Walls and Chris Devenski, Rays

Lowe (right oblique strain) saw a spine surgeon he has worked with previously after reporting that he was "still feeling a little bit" of discomfort on his rehab assignment. The examination confirmed that Lowe is healing and his progression going forward will depend on his level of pain tolerance.

Springs (Tommy John surgery) was scheduled to throw a two-inning live BP session on Wednesday.

Walls (right hip surgery) has begun a Spring Training-type progression at the Rays' complex in Port Charlotte, which is expected to last about two weeks before he progresses to game action.

Devenski (right knee tendinitis) is throwing pain-free bullpen sessions and is expected to progress to throwing live batting practice soon. More >

Nico Hoerner, Adbert Alzolay, Jordan Wicks and Drew Smyly, Cubs

Hoerner was scratched from Tuesday's starting lineup due to left hamstring tightness. Manager Craig Counsell later clarified that the move was precautionary and Hoerner is day-to-day.

Alzolay was placed on the 15-day IL on Monday due to what the Cubs have initially described as a right forearm strain. Testing confirmed the diagnosis and revealed no structural damage.

Wicks (left forearm strain) and Smyly (right hip impingement) both threw bullpen sessions at Truist Park on Monday. Counsell said the next step for both pitchers would be live batting practice when the team is back in Chicago later this week. More >

Jung Hoo Lee, Jorge Soler, Patrick Bailey and Blake Snell, Giants

Lee was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a dislocated left shoulder. Further testing revealed structural damage, and he is expected to seek a second opinion from Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Thursday before the Giants determine his next steps. More >

Soler (right shoulder strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday. If all goes well, he could return to the Giants' lineup as soon as Friday against the Rockies.

Bailey originally landed on the concussion list after taking a foul ball off his face mask on May 4, though he returned to action after missing the minimum seven days. He passed concussion protocols before being activated on Saturday, but he continued to experience cold-like symptoms in subsequent days, which forced him back on the IL on Tuesday.

Snell (left adductor strain) is scheduled to make his final rehab appearance with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday before potentially returning to the Giants' rotation during next week's road trip. More >

Joe Musgrove, Padres

Musgrove (right elbow inflammation) threw a light bullpen session on Monday and was expected to throw another on Wednesday. Should his recovery continue to progress as expected, he is currently on track to return sometime during the Padres' May 17-20 series in Atlanta. More >

Kris Bryant and Elias Díaz, Rockies

Bryant (low back strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday. As of now, per manager Bud Black, Bryant is expected to be with the Rockies for their weekend series against the Giants in San Francisco.

Díaz left Tuesday's game against the Padres in the third inning due to left hand soreness and was not in the lineup Wednesday. Black said postgame Tuesday that Díaz has dealt with similar issues before but that the team does not expect a long absence. More >

TJ Friedl, Reds

Friedl, who was hit by a pitch in his first plate appearance in Sunday's game against the Giants, was placed on the 10-day IL on Monday with a fractured left thumb. More >

Evan Carter and Dane Dunning, Rangers

Carter (lower back stiffness) has not played since Friday. An MRI revealed sacroiliac joint inflammation, and he could return to the lineup this week.

Manager Bruce Bochy Bochy said Dunning will throw bullpen sessions on Friday and Saturday. If all goes well, Dunning will be ready to return to the starting rotation on the upcoming road trip. More >

Mitch Garver, Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford, Mariners

Garver (back spasms) and Polanco (right hamstring tightness) both remained out of the lineup Wednesday.

Crawford (right oblique strain) began a Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday. More >

Grayson Rodriguez, Orioles

On Monday, manager Brandon Hyde said Rodriguez (right shoulder inflammation) was scheduled to throw another bullpen session in the near future. Hyde also said it was "possible" that Rodriguez could slot back into Baltimore's starting rotation this weekend. More >

Luis Robert Jr., White Sox

Robert (right hip flexor strain) could get into games with the White Sox Rookie-level Arizona Complex League team by the end of this week, according to an update from the team on Monday. Those contests would be followed by an injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte. More >

Steven Matz and Keynan Middleton, Cardinals

Out since May 3 with a lower back strain, Matz felt lingering pain after a mound session at Busch Stadium on Friday and was shut down so that he could receive a second pain-killing injection, manager Oliver Marmol said. Matz received his injection on Monday and will be “no-throw” for another week, Marmol said, meaning the left-hander's return to the rotation will most likely be pushed back to June at the earliest.

Middleton (right forearm flexor strain) began a Minor League rehab assignment with Double-A Springfield on Tuesday, Marmol said. More >

Brooks Raley and Tylor Megill, Mets

Raley was diagnosed with a strain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left (throwing) elbow. He will rest for two weeks and restart a throwing program after that. If all goes well, he could conceivably return to the bullpen for the Mets this season. Otherwise, he may have to undergo Tommy John surgery.

Megill (right shoulder strain) has made four Minor League rehab starts and will be ready to join the rotation by Friday, but the Mets haven't decided if they want to promote him to start, shift him to the bullpen or option him to the Minors. More >

Chas McCormick and José Urquidy, Astros

McCormick (right hamstring discomfort) played his second consecutive Minor League rehab game Wednesday for Double-A Corpus Christi, going 0-for-4 as the designated hitter.

Urquidy (right forearm strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday, allowing three runs in 2 2/3 innings and throwing 46 pitches. His next rehab outing is scheduled for Saturday with Double-A Corpus Christi. More >

Eduardo Rodriguez, Alek Thomas and Geraldo Perdomo, D-backs

Rodriguez (left lat strain) has begun a throwing program. He played catch from 75 feet on Monday.

Thomas (left hamstring strain) had been scheduled to come off the IL on May 7, but he felt something in his injured left hamstring after playing in a rehab game for Triple-A Reno on May 5. He received a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection to alleviate swelling on Monday.

Perdomo, who underwent surgery on his right meniscus on April 8, has resumed some baseball activities, taking live at-bats and working in the batting cages on Monday. More >

Lane Thomas and Josiah Gray, Nationals

Thomas (left MCL sprain) ran the bases before the Nationals' series finale against the White Sox on Wednesday. This followed his progression to hitting in the cage, taking batting practice on the field, throwing and running.

Gray (right elbow/forearm flexor strain) threw a bullpen session Tuesday. He is feeling good and wants to ramp things up in his next bullpen, per Martinez. More >

Gavin Williams, Guardians

Williams (right elbow discomfort) said he didn't feel any lingering effects on Wednesday from his first bullpen session since his anti-inflammatory injection. The righty said he threw 50 pitches and is scheduled to throw his next bullpen on Friday. More >

Paul Blackburn, Alex Wood and Ken Waldichuk, Athletics

Blackburn was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday (retroactive to Saturday) with a stress reaction of the fifth metatarsal of his right foot.

After seeing team doctors in Oakland on Tuesday, Wood was diagnosed with rotator cuff tendonitis and is expected to be shut down from throwing for at least 10-14 days from that date

Waldichuk, who visited elbow specialist Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Monday, is now slated to undergo surgery on Wednesday. He will likely be sidelined for the remainder of the season. More >

Luis Rengifo, Angels

Rengifo (viral infection) said Wednesday he plans to return on Friday in Texas. More >