Injuries: Judge, Dodgers, Vladdy, Dansby, K. Marte, Red Sox

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

Aaron Judge, Max Fried, Giancarlo Stanton, Cody Bellinger and Clarke Schmidt, Yankees

Judge (stress fracture in ribs) has been performing swing-related pool exercises and will be introduced to a hitting progression during the week of Aug. 18.

Fried was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 17 (retroactive to Aug. 14) with a left elbow bone bruise, the same injury that previously sidelined him from May 13 through July 22. He has continued throwing, including an Aug. 16 side session, and the Yankees hope he will be activated after missing the minimum 15 days.

Stanton (right calf strain) has been hitting, including live batting practice, and is “toward the end of his running program,” manager Aaron Boone said Aug. 18.

Bellinger (left hamstring strain) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 20 and could return shortly thereafter.

Schmidt (Tommy John surgery recovery) threw from a mound on Aug. 18 and will do so again on Aug. 21, preparing for a live batting practice session.

Edwin Díaz, Justin Wrobleski and Tyler Glasnow, Dodgers

Díaz was placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 18 with neck inflammation.

Wrobleski was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 16 with left forearm inflammation.

Glasnow (lower back spasms) struck out eight batters across 3 2/3 innings in his third rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Aug. 14. He is expected to make his next, and likely final, rehab start on Aug. 19.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jameson Taillon and Spencer Arrighetti, Blue Jays

Guerrero (concussion) went through drills, ran on the field and hit inside the batting cage before the Blue Jays' Aug. 18 series opener against the Rays.

The Blue Jays are aiming for Taillon (right forearm tendinitis) to throw a bullpen session on Aug. 20.

Arrighetti (Morton's neuroma in right foot) threw 50 pitches over 3 2/3 innings in an Aug. 16 rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo. He will throw a bullpen session on Aug. 19 and could make his next appearance in the Majors if all goes well.

Dansby Swanson and Edward Cabrera, Cubs

Swanson was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 17 with a left oblique strain.

Cabrera developed a blister on his right middle finger in his first start off the injured list (left hamstring strain) on Aug. 16 and was placed back on the 15-day IL the following day.

Ketel Marte and Nolan Arenado, D-backs

Marte is returning to Phoenix to undergo an MRI on his left knee as of an Aug. 18 update.

Arenado left the D-backs' Aug. 16 game with left trunk discomfort. An MRI showed a minor injury to his left intercostal muscle, which he will attempt to play through after taking a game or two off to rest.

Masataka Yoshida, Tanner Houck, Trevor Story, Garrett Whitlock, Justin Slaten and Roman Anthony, Red Sox

Yoshida underwent an MRI on Aug. 17 that revealed a significant left hamstring strain. He will seek other opinions but could be pushing against the clock to return this season.

Houck (torn right UCL/right flexor pronator strain) threw to hitters on Aug. 18 for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery in August 2025, keeping hope alive he can return this season.

Story (sports hernia), on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester, was scheduled to play seven to nine innings at shortstop on Aug. 18-19 before being reevaluated for a potential return.

Whitlock and Slaten, both on the injured list with right elbow inflammation, underwent MRIs on Aug. 17 that revealed no structural damage. They will resume throwing as symptoms allow.

Anthony (partially torn tendon in right ring finger) began a rehab assignment with Double-A Portland on Aug. 18.

Konnor Griffin and Ryan O'Hearn, Pirates

Griffin (torn left ring finger sagittal band) is out of his splint and will head to the club's complex in Bradenton, Fla. on Aug. 19 to continue rehabbing. The Pirates are "optimistic" that Griffin could be ready to return as soon as he becomes eligible on Sept. 4.

O'Hearn (left quad strain) is participating in light baseball activities and will also head to the Bradenton complex on Aug. 19.

Hunter Goodman, Rockies

Goodman, out of the lineup since Aug. 13 with right shoulder inflammation, was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 18.

Chase DeLauter, Guardians

DeLauter (left hamstring tightness) remained out of the lineup on Aug. 18 but reported improvement.

Griffin Jax and Jake Fraley, Rays

Jax (right elbow discomfort) threw 25 pitches over two innings of live batting practice at Tropicana Field on Aug. 18, with a Triple-A rehab start set for Aug. 23.

Fraley (hernia) will play a "bridge league" game on Aug. 22, then start a new Triple-A rehab stint on Aug. 25.

Sal Frelick, Cooper Pratt and Abner Uribe, Brewers

Frelick (right shoulder strain) worked out with the team in Milwaukee on Aug. 18 but will continue his current rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville.

Pratt (right hamstring strain) began a rehab assignment with High-A Wisconsin on Aug. 18.

Uribe (right forearm flexor strain) was scheduled for a 15-pitch bullpen session on Aug. 18.

Jacob deGrom and Josh Jung, Rangers

deGrom (right triceps fatigue) threw a bullpen session on Aug. 18. He will not make his scheduled start on Aug. 19, but Aug. 20 and Aug. 21 are in play.

Jung (left calf strain) began jogging again on Aug. 18 after about 10 days of no activity and has been doing defensive drills.

Taylor Ward and J.P. Crawford, Mariners

Ward was out of the lineup through Aug. 18 with leg soreness, but manager Dan Wilson said Ward showed “huge improvement” over the Aug. 17 off-day and was available off the bench.

Crawford (left wrist inflammation) was scheduled to face higher-velocity pitches from the Trajekt pitching machine on Aug. 18 and could begin a rehab assignment within the next several days.

Nick Pivetta and Jason Adam, Padres

Pivetta (right elbow inflammation) has continued playing catch and building up his workload since being pulled off his rehab assignment on Aug. 4. His throwing program has been transferred to the club's complex in Peoria, Ariz.

Adam (right shoulder strain) played catch from around 90 feet on Aug. 17 and was pain-free.

Jacob Wilson, Tyler Soderstrom and Denzel Clarke, Athletics

Wilson was a late scratch on Aug. 17 due to left shoulder soreness. He is day to day and was out of the lineup on Aug. 18.

Soderstrom will undergo season-ending hip surgery on Aug. 21 to correct an ailment he has been dealing with for several weeks.

Clarke (left hamstring strain) was scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas on Aug. 18. He will go through a Spring Training-type progression to build up to his return.

Josiah Gray, Nationals

Gray (right flexor strain) pitched one inning in a rehab appearance for Single-A Fredericksburg on Aug. 18, marking his first game appearance at any level since late September 2025. He allowed one run on two hits with one strikeout.

Graham Ashcraft, Reds

Ashcraft (right UCL sprain) threw his second live batting practice session on Aug. 18 at Great American Ball Park, facing TJ Friedl and Will Banfield.

Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter and Wenceel Pérez, Tigers

Greene (right hamstring strain) is completing a running, hitting and defense progression at the Tigers facility in Lakeland, Fla., as of an Aug. 18 update.

Carpenter (left foot plantar fasciitis) has had his rehab progression paused after a setback during running drills, per an Aug. 18 update. He will rest for a few days while the foot is partially immobilized before resuming activity as symptoms permit.

Pérez (left orbital fracture) is working out at Triple-A Toledo during the Tigers' road trip from Aug. 17-23.

Joe Ryan and Austin Martin, Twins

Ryan (mild left glute strain) threw off a mound on Aug. 18 for the first time since Aug. 4, his final start before being placed on the IL.

Martin was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 17 with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain.

Kyle Teel, White Sox

Teel (high left ankle sprain) took on-field batting practice for the first time on Aug. 17 and could begin a rehab assignment within about a week.

Willy Adames and Marcelo Mayer, Giants

Adames (back spasms) remained out of the lineup through Aug. 18.

Mayer (bone stress reaction, left ulna) could return during the Giants' upcoming Aug. 18-23 road trip.

Samuel Basallo, Blaze Alexander and Félix Bautista, Orioles

Basallo (right shoulder inflammation) had his rehab assignment transferred to Double-A Chesapeake on Aug. 18.

Alexander (left hand fracture) and Bautista (right shoulder surgery) are both expected to begin rehab assignments within a week, as of Aug. 18.

Yusei Kikuchi, Angels

Kikuchi (left shoulder inflammation) will make his next start with the Angels after allowing eight runs on seven hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings in a rehab start for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Aug. 15. The club has not yet determined when Kikuchi's next start will come.

Joe Mack, Marlins

Mack (right shoulder) was out of the lineup on Aug. 18 for the third straight game but is trending in the right direction, per manager Clayton McCullough. Mack went through pregame catching drills, threw out to 120 feet and took batting practice.

Tanner Banks, Phillies

Banks (left forearm strain) threw live batting practice on Aug. 18 without any issues and will throw at least one more live BP session before potentially progressing to a rehab assignment.