Injuries: Jax, H. Greene, Rodón, Ohtani, Adley, Soto, Cubs

August 9th, 2026

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

Griffin Jax and Ben Williamson, Rays

Jax was placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 9 with right elbow discomfort after being scratched from his Aug. 8 start. Manager Kevin Cash said initial testing indicated the injury is "non-ligament-related."

Williamson was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 7 with a right hamstring strain. Manager Kevin Cash said he's "going to miss some significant time."

Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo, Brandon Williamson and Spencer Steer, Reds

Greene will undergo surgery on his right elbow to repair a damaged UCL, Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall said Aug. 7. He will not pitch again in 2026, and his 2027 season could be impacted.

Lodolo (left index finger blister) is expected to return to start on Aug. 11 against the White Sox.

Williamson (left shoulder fatigue) is expected to make his third rehab outing on Aug. 11 with Triple-A Louisville. The plan is for him to throw around 60 pitches.

Steer (right wrist sprain) is slated to remove his splint to do mobility exercises with his hand and wrist on Aug. 10 before being re-evaluated soon afterward.

Carlos Rodón, Giancarlo Stanton, Cody Bellinger and Clarke Schmidt, Yankees

Rodón (left elbow inflammation) began a rehab assignment on Aug. 8 for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks in 2 2/3 innings and striking out four on 48 pitches. He is expected to make one more rehab start before being activated.

Stanton (right calf strain) has been hitting, including live batting practice, and performed outfield running on Aug. 7. He has "started the introduction to some bases," manager Aaron Boone said on Aug. 8.

Bellinger (left hamstring strain) took on-field batting practice on Aug. 5 for the first time since suffering the injury. "I feel like I'm right on track," he said Aug. 8.

Schmidt (Tommy John surgery recovery) has resumed playing catch after experiencing right forearm cramping during an Aug. 4 live batting practice session. He is expected to resume throwing from a mound in the next several days.

Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, Kris Bubic and Gavin Stone, Dodgers

Ohtani (left knee inflammation, right biceps discomfort) began playing catch on Aug. 8 at Chase Field.

Snell (loose bodies in left elbow) will be activated from the IL to start for the Dodgers on Aug. 11.

Bubic (left shoulder soreness) began a bullpen progression on Aug. 2 and is hoping to begin a rehab assignment around early September.

Stone (right shoulder inflammation) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Aug. 6.

Adley Rutschman, Masataka Yoshida and Roman Anthony, Red Sox

Rutschman (left wrist inflammation) played rehab games on Aug. 8-9 for Triple-A Worcester, then flew to Toronto with the Red Sox for their upcoming series, which starts Aug. 10. He won't play in the opener but should be activated during the series.

Yoshida was not in the lineup Aug. 9 for the second straight day due to illness.

Anthony (partially torn tendon in right ring finger) is hitting off a high-speed machine in the batting cage. His next steps will be on-field batting practice and a Trajekt machine.

Juan Soto, Carson Benge and Mark Vientos, Mets

Soto (left calf strain) began “very light” baseball activities on Aug. 7.

Benge exited the Mets' Aug. 7 game in Pittsburgh in the bottom of the fourth inning with left wrist soreness. X-rays and other imaging were negative, but he was out of the lineup on Aug. 8. Benge expects to return as soon as Aug. 9.

Vientos (right hand fracture) began hitting off a tee on Aug. 7.

Kyle Stowers, Max Meyer, Anthony Bender and Andrew Nardi, Marlins

Stowers exited the Marlins' Aug. 9 game with left hamstring discomfort after hitting a two-run single in the fifth inning.

Meyer (neck strain) will be re-evaluated during the week of Aug. 10 to see about a ramp-up progression.

Bender (right shin stress reaction) threw a touch-and-feel bullpen session of 15 fastballs on Aug. 7. He was scheduled to throw another bullpen session in a couple days and increase his pitch count.

Nardi (left rib cage stress reaction) will visit Dr. Keith Meister on Aug. 11 after experiencing elbow discomfort during a throwing program.

Ben Brown, Matt Shaw, Justin Steele, Daniel Palencia and Shelby Miller, Cubs

Brown (stress reaction in neck) is pain free and has resumed regular throwing in Arizona while increasing his intensity and volume.

Shaw (left hand sprain) remains weeks away from a return, manager Craig Counsell said on Aug. 7.

Steele (left elbow flexor sprain) has begun throwing bullpen sessions and still hopes to return this season as a reliever.

Palencia (mild right elbow flexor strain) pitched one inning on Aug. 8 with Triple-A Iowa in his second rehab outing. He struck out one, walked one and averaged 97.5 mph with his fastball.

Miller (right elbow surgery) began a rehab assignment on Aug. 9 for Triple-A Iowa, allowing a run on two hits in one inning and striking out two.

Trey Yesavage, Yimi García, Spencer Arrighetti and Luis Urías, Blue Jays

Yesavage was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 5 with left knee discomfort. Further imaging revealed a meniscus injury, and he will see a knee specialist on Aug. 10.

García has been diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome, manager John Schneider said Aug. 7. He is still deciding whether to undergo surgery, but his season is likely over.

Arrighetti (right foot nerve irritation) exited his Aug. 6 rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo after 2 1/3 scoreless innings with symptoms in his injured foot and was scheduled for an MRI on Aug. 7.

Urías was placed on the 10-day injured list on Aug. 7 with a right quad strain.

Matt Chapman, Marcelo Mayer and José Buttó, Giants

Chapman will “more likely than not” require season-ending surgery to repair a core muscle injury, manager Tony Vitello said on Aug. 7.

Mayer (left ulnar stress reaction) will participate in full baseball activity during the weekend of Aug. 8-9 and could begin a rehab assignment during the week of Aug. 10.

Buttó (right arm surgery) is continuing to throw on flat ground out to 120 feet.

Joe Ryan and Zebby Matthews, Twins

Ryan was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 7 with a mild left glute strain.

Matthews (right foot blister) will attempt to keep pitching and manage the pain over the next couple weeks, per an Aug. 9 update.

Zack Gelof and Jeffrey Springs, Athletics

Gelof (right knee laceration) is 3-for-10 with a home run across three rehab games with Triple-A Las Vegas. Manager Mark Kotsay says the A's will "have a discussion" about next steps if Gelof feels OK in his next rehab contest.

Springs (right hip discomfort) has begun a throwing program but has yet to throw a bullpen session or live batting practice.

Cooper Pratt, Joey Ortiz and Sal Frelick, Brewers

Pratt was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 9 with a right hamstring strain.

Ortiz left the Brewers' Aug. 8 game with neck tightness and underwent an MRI for precaution. He was out of the lineup on Aug. 9.

Frelick (right shoulder strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Aug. 8.

Aaron Nola, Andrew Painter and Caleb Kilian, Phillies

Nola exited his Aug. 8 start with a right knee contusion after being hit by a comebacker in the sixth inning. X-rays were negative.

Painter (left hamstring tightness) threw his usual bullpen session on Aug. 8, putting him in line to make his next start.

Kilian felt something in his right side on the final pitch of his Aug. 9 outing. He will get imaging done on Aug. 10, but interim manager Don Mattingly said, "It didn't look good."

Matt Brash, Mariners

Brash (Grade 1 right lat strain) has not yet thrown a bullpen session as of an Aug. 8 update, although manager Dan Wilson said that step is "looming."

Slade Cecconi, Guardians

Cecconi was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 7 with right arm fatigue.

Joey Bart, White Sox

Bart was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 7 with a fifth metacarpal fracture in his left hand after being hit by a 97.7 mph fastball on Aug. 6.

Michael Soroka, Jordan Lawlar, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Justin Martinez, D-backs

Soroka (left glute strain) pitched four innings on 57 pitches in an Aug. 4 rehab start for Triple-A Reno and is expected to start for the D-backs on Aug. 10 against the Rockies.

Lawlar (right hamstring strain) played seven innings in center field for Double-A Amarillo on Aug. 7 and started in center field again on Aug. 8 before DHing on Aug. 9.

Gurriel (right adductor strain) notched five at-bats in a bridge league game on Aug. 8 but is still in the low-intensity stage of his rehab.

Martinez (Tommy John surgery) made appearances for Single-A Visalia on Aug. 4 and Aug. 7. He is scheduled to make a pair of appearances for Triple-A Reno during the week of Aug. 10.

Connelly Early, James Wood and DJ Herz, Nationals

Early (left elbow inflammation) experienced some forearm tightness during his Aug. 4 bullpen session. He will pull back on throwing as a precaution.

Wood (mild left oblique strain) is receiving treatment and performing strengthening exercises as of an Aug. 7 update.

Herz (left UCL sprain) began a rehab assignment on Aug. 8 with Single-A Fredericksburg, pitching a scoreless inning and allowing two hits and a walk while striking out three. His next step will be at Double-A Harrisburg.

Joe Musgrove, Nick Pivetta and Miguel Andujar, Padres

Musgrove (Tommy John surgery) will make his second rehab start on Aug. 9 for Triple-A El Paso in Reno.

Pivetta (right elbow inflammation) exited his rehab appearance for Single-A Lake Elsinore on Aug. 4 due to right elbow tightness. He has continued playing catch but does not have a timeline for his next rehab outing or his next bullpen session.

Andujar (right wrist fracture) is no longer in a splint and has been cleared for light activity as of Aug. 7 but has not resumed taking full swings.

Carlos Correa and Mike Burrows, Astros

Correa (left ankle surgery) has begun taking dry swings and will begin tee work soon, manager Joe Espada said on Aug. 8.

Burrows (right elbow neuritis) threw three innings (55 pitches) on Aug. 8 at the team's facility in West Palm Beach, Fla. His next move is a rehab start with Triple-A Sugar Land.

Samuel Basallo, Chris Bassitt and Blaze Alexander, Orioles

Basallo (right shoulder inflammation) resumed throwing Aug. 7, throwing on back-to-back days from 90 feet. Manager Craig Albernaz said on Aug. 8 that Basallo’s progress is “really encouraging.”

Bassitt (lower back tightness) pitched six scoreless innings in an Aug. 7 rehab start for Triple-A Norfolk, allowing three hits and two walks and striking out five. It was likely his final step before returning.

Alexander (left hand fracture) played catch on Aug. 7 for the first time and was pain free. He hopes to start hitting during the week of Aug. 10.

Kerry Carpenter, Tigers

Carpenter (left foot plantar fasciitis) has begun a full progression of hitting, running and defense, per an Aug. 7 update.

Oneil Cruz, Mitch Keller and Konnor Griffin, Pirates

Cruz (left hand fractures) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Aug. 7. He took a rest day on Aug. 8 and will return to the lineup on Aug. 9.

Keller (right teres major muscle injury) will not need surgery, per an Aug. 8 update.

Griffin (torn left ring finger sagittal band) will have a checkup around Aug. 17 -- six weeks since suffering his injury -- before an expected move to the Pirates' Bradenton, Fla., complex days later to begin rehab.

Maikel Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino, Royals

Garcia (left hand muscle strain) received a cortisone injection on Aug. 4 and began hitting again on Aug. 7. He could go back on a rehab assignment during the week of Aug. 10.

Pasquantino (right wrist soreness) could start a rehab assignment during the week of Aug. 10.

Jack Leiter and Danny Jansen, Rangers

Leiter (right ankle arthroscopic surgery) threw two “innings” and about 33 pitches of live batting practice on Aug. 8 and feels he’s ready to begin a rehab assignment.

Jansen (right forearm strain) threw to bases on Aug. 8 for the second time and caught Leiter’s live batting practice session. He has continued catching bullpens throughout his IL stint and could be close to a return, manager Skip Schumaker said.