This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Padres injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Lucas Giolito
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: June 23 (15-day IL, retroactive to June 22)
Expected return: July
Status: Experienced elbow soreness after his outing on June 21. Is continuing throwing progression at the team's complex in Arizona. Could face hitters soon. (Last updated: July 21)
IF Miguel Andujar
Injury: Right wrist fracture
IL date: July 20 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Mid to late August
Status: Sustained the fracture when he was hit by a pitch on July 19 in Kansas City. "Doesn't sound like it's going to be too long," per manager Craig Stammen, who noted the injury won't be season-ending. (Last updated July 20) More >>
RHP Jeremiah Estrada
Injury: Right knee inflammation
IL date: June 5 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Late July
Status: Began experiencing knee soreness in late May and landed on the IL when it worsened. Scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso on July 21. (Last updated: July 20)
RHP David Morgan
Injury: Left knee inflammation
IL date: June 29 (15-day IL, retroactive to June 28)
Expected return: Late July
Status: Placed on the IL after pitching through left knee soreness in multiple outings. Began a rehab stint in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League in mid-July. (Last updated: July 20)
RHP Nick Pivetta
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: April 14 (retroactive to April 13; transferred to 60-day IL on June 2)
Expected return: August
Status: Sidelined after an MRI revealed a flexor strain. Threw an up-down bullpen session July 17 in Arizona and is slated to face hitters for the first time in the coming days. (Last updated: July 20)
RHP Joe Musgrove
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Late August or September
Status: Underwent surgery in October 2024. Was hopeful for an early-season return but experienced a setback after making one start in Spring Training. Threw an up-down bullpen July 17 and felt good after the session. (Last updated: July 17)
OF Samad Taylor
Injury: Right oblique strain
IL date: July 8 (10-day IL)
Expected return: August
Status: Sent for further testing to determine the grade of the strain, though Taylor is hopeful it isn't serious. Injury occurred on a swing during the Padres' July 8 game vs. Arizona. (Last updated: July 8) More >>
RHP Jason Adam
Injury: Right shoulder strain
IL date: July 2 (15-day IL, retroactive to June 30)
Expected return: August
Status: MRI revealed no major structural damage, merely a strain in the subscapularis muscle. Adam expressed hope to return in early-to-mid August. (Last updated: July 3) More >>
OF Ramón Laureano
Injury: Right hip inflammation
IL date: June 2 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Possibly October, likely 2027
Status: Underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip on June 5. First sustained the injury in 2021, but it recurred and worsened over the season's first two months. Likely to miss the remainder of the season. (Last updated: June 5)
RHP Bryan Hoeing
Injury: Right elbow flexor tendon
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his right elbow on March 17 and will miss the 2026 season. (Last updated: March 25)
RHP Yu Darvish
Injury: Right UCL internal brace surgery
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent an internal brace procedure on his right elbow on Oct. 29, which comes with a recovery timetable of 12-15 months. Will miss the 2026 season and was placed on the restricted list on March 25. (Last updated: March 25)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
July 20
• IF Miguel Andujar placed on 10-day IL (right wrist fracture)
• C Rodolfo Durán recalled from Triple-A El Paso
July 19
• RHP Randy Vásquez reinstated from 15-day IL
• LHP Wandy Peralta reinstated from bereavement list
• RHP Jhony Brito optioned to Triple-A El Paso
• RHP Ron Marinaccio designated for assignment
July 17
• C Freddy Fermin reinstated from 10-day injured list
• C Rodolfo Durán optioned to Triple-A El Paso