Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.
Francisco Lindor, Mets
Lindor had the stitches removed from his surgically repaired left hand on Feb. 24, keeping him on track for an Opening Day return. Lindor, who underwent Feb. 11 surgery to repair a stress reaction in his left hamate bone, can restart “impact” activities in approximately 2-3 days.
Merrill Kelly, D-backs
Kelly (back) said on Feb. 25 that he doesn't think he'll be ready to start on Opening Day for the D-backs.
Joe Ryan and Pablo López, Twins
The Twins scratched Ryan from his scheduled start against the Red Sox shortly before first pitch on Feb. 21 due to back tightness. An MRI revealed inflammation in Ryan’s back but nothing more serious. He played catch on Feb. 24.
López will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery after an exam revealed "significant tearing" in the UCL in his right elbow. He first reported elbow soreness during his live batting practice session on Feb. 16, which was ended prematurely following the second pitch of his third simulated inning.
Brandon Woodruff, Brewers
Woodruff threw 26 pitches in a simulated game on Feb. 23, his first action against hitters since his comeback season ended due to a lat strain last September. Woodruff is right on the schedule he set with the team’s medical staff at the end of last year and said he feels strong, but he conceded that he’s behind some of the other pitchers in camp.
Manager Pat Murphy acknowledged the same, saying it’s possible that Woodruff will still be ramping up for the regular season when the Brewers host the White Sox for Opening Day on March 26.
Tyler Austin, Cubs
Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced that Austin underwent right knee surgery on Feb. 24 and would be out “months” as he recovers. The 34-year-old Austin required a right patellar tendon debridement procedure after his knee “didn’t respond well” in early camp workouts.
Gerrit Cole, Yankees
Cole faced live hitters on Feb. 20 for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery, throwing about 20 pitches and sitting 95-96 mph.
Troy Melton, Tigers
Melton still has not pitched in a game this spring due to what manager A.J. Hinch called general arm soreness.
Sebastian Walcott, Rangers
Walcott (MLB Pipeline's No. 7 overall prospect) had a successful internal brace surgery on his right elbow performed by the club’s team physician, Dr. Keith Meister, in Arlington last week, general manager Ross Fenstermaker announced on Feb. 24.
Ricky Tiedemann, Blue Jays
Tiedemann, who missed much of 2024 and all of the ‘25 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, has been shut down for the next week with left elbow soreness. The good news is that an initial MRI showed “nothing structural” in Tiedemann’s elbow.