Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.
James Wood and Connelly Early, Nationals
Wood exited the team's game on Aug. 3 following a painful swing. He was diagnosed with a mild left oblique strain and placed on the 10-day injured list on Aug. 4.
Early (left elbow inflammation) threw a live bullpen session on Aug. 4.
Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Rodón, Clarke Schmidt and Cody Bellinger, Yankees
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said on Aug. 3 that the club is “still very optimistic” that Judge (right rib stress fracture) will return at some point this season. However, he did not rule out the possibility that Judge misses the rest of the year.
Stanton (right calf strain) has been hitting and faced live pitching Aug. 3 from Rodón and Aug. 4 from Schmidt, swinging the bat and making contact. He has also been jogging in the outfield.
Rodón (left elbow inflammation) threw approximately 40 pitches in an Aug. 3 live batting practice session at Yankee Stadium. He expects to be in a Minor League rehab setting for his next outing, potentially Aug. 8.
Schmidt (Tommy John surgery) completed two of three expected up-downs in his Aug. 4 live batting practice session before experiencing forearm cramping. The issue is believed to be minor.
Bellinger (left hamstring strain) is making progress running outdoors, hitting and throwing as of an Aug. 2 update.
José Ramírez, Guardians
Ramírez was out of the lineup on Aug. 4 due to left wrist inflammation related to his recovery from June 16 left hamate surgery.
Nick Kurtz and Jeffrey Springs, Athletics
Kurtz (strained right thumb) and Springs (right hip discomfort) were placed on the injured list Aug. 4.
Jordan Walker, Cardinals
Walker was scratched from the Cardinals' Aug. 4 lineup due to right knee inflammation.
Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove, Padres
Pivetta (right elbow inflammation) exited his rehab appearance at Single-A on Aug. 4 due to right elbow tightness. He will be reassessed, but the Padres are optimistic as he was able to throw 30 pitches in the cage shortly after exiting.
Musgrove (Tommy John surgery) threw 39 pitches over 2 2/3 innings during his rehab start at Single-A on Aug. 4.
Trey Yesavage and Spencer Arrighetti, Blue Jays
Yesavage left his Aug. 4 start against the Astros with left knee discomfort.
Arrighetti, on the 15-day IL since July 25 with right foot nerve irritation, will make a rehab start on Aug. 6 with Triple-A Buffalo.
Mitch Keller and Ryan O'Hearn, Pirates
Keller was placed on the 60-day injured list on Aug. 3 with a right teres major muscle injury and will miss the rest of the season.
O'Hearn was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 1 with a left quad strain and will miss six to eight weeks.
Edward Cabrera, Daniel Palencia, Clay Holmes, Justin Steele and Matt Shaw, Cubs
Cabrera (left hamstring/adductor strain) is slated to make his next rehab start on Aug. 5, per manager Craig Counsell.
Palencia (mild right elbow flexor strain) has been cleared to begin a Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Aug. 5.
Holmes (fractured right fibula) logged 73 pitches in 5 1/3 innings in a rehab game with High-A Brooklyn on Aug. 2 before being traded to the Cubs on Aug. 3.
Steele (left elbow flexor strain) did a light mound workout (around 20 pitches) on Aug. 1. He will continue to build up with the goal of returning later this season in a relief role.
Shaw (left hand sprain) recently resumed light hitting while spending time rehabbing in Arizona.
Reynaldo López, Braves
López was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 2 with left knee inflammation. He is expected to miss minimal time after an MRI showed no structural damage.
Dalton Rushing, Dodgers
Rushing was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 3 with right elbow inflammation.
Luinder Avila, Stephen Kolek and Maikel Garcia, Royals
Both Avila and Kolek will undergo Tommy John surgery on Aug. 5.
Garcia (left hand muscle strain) received a cortisone injection on Aug. 4 and will be shut down for a few days before ramping back up.
Samuel Basallo, Félix Bautista and Chris Bassitt, Orioles
Basallo (right shoulder inflammation) is scheduled to begin throwing and hitting during the week of Aug. 3.
Bautista (right shoulder surgery) threw his first live batting practice session on Aug. 4.
Bassitt (lower back tightness) is scheduled for one more rehab outing during the week of Aug. 3 before potentially returning to the rotation.
Jack Leiter, Josh Jung and Jordan Montgomery, Rangers
Leiter (right ankle arthroscopic surgery) threw a live batting practice session of two innings and about 25 pitches on Aug. 3 at Globe Life Field.
Jung (left calf strain) began running on Aug. 3 after taking four days off from activity and was pleased with his progress.
Montgomery (Tommy John surgery) threw five scoreless innings in his latest rehab start on Aug. 2 for Triple-A Round Rock, allowing just five hits and striking out five.
Matt Chapman and Marcelo Mayer, Giants
Chapman (abdominal strain) underwent a follow-up MRI on Aug. 3 that confirmed a lingering core muscle injury. He will be evaluated further, but surgery is a possibility.
Mayer (bone stress reaction, left ulna) will report to San Francisco on Aug. 5 for an evaluation.
Nick Lodolo and Brandon Williamson, Reds
Lodolo (left index finger blister) is scheduled for a rehab start with Triple-A Louisville on Aug. 5.
Williamson (left shoulder fatigue) began a rehab assignment with Double-A Chattanooga on Aug. 1.
Jackson Jobe, Tigers
Jobe (Tommy John surgery) made another rehab start on Aug. 2 for High-A West Michigan, striking out five in four innings of one-run ball.
Luke Raley, Mariners
Raley was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 1 with a left forearm strain that could potentially cost him the remainder of his 2026 season.
Sal Frelick and Kyle Harrison, Brewers
Frelick (right shoulder strain) began a throwing program during the Brewers' July 31-Aug. 2 series against the Angels. He will progress as pain levels allow.
Harrison (left forearm tightness) is lined up to return to start on Aug. 5 against the Pirates.