Latest Mets injuries & transactions

June 26th, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Mets injury news and transactions.

LATEST INJURIES

2B
Injury: Left hip flexor strain
IL date: June 25 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Week to week
Status: Has been battling through injury for a couple weeks. Intensified during June 24 doubleheader against the Cubs, after which he received MRI imaging that revealed the strain. (updated June 25) More >>

RHP
Injury: Right hip impingement
IL date: June 15 (15-day IL, retroactive to June 12)
Expected return: June 27
Status: Will return from the IL this weekend, either when first eligible on June 27 or the next day. Ramped up with a series of bullpen sessions. (updated June 25) More >>

OF
Injury: Lumbar spine disc herniation
IL date: April 30 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Second half
Status: Ran the bases on the field on June 25. Expects to play again this season. (updated June 25) More >>

RHP
Injury: Right elbow sprain
IL date: Feb. 15 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Threw 20 pitches and allowed two unearned runs in two-thirds of an inning in his first rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie on June 25. (updated June 25) More >>

OF
Injury: Right hip flexor strain
IL Date: May 26 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Late June
Status: Began a Minor League rehab assignment on June 19 and played again June 21 and 23 for Triple-A Syracuse. Will likely play more games in the Minors before activation. (updated June 23) More >>

RHP
Injury: Fractured right fibula
IL date: May 16 (60-day IL)
Expected return: August
Status: Began playing light catch in June but was "still in the early stages" of his rehab, per manager Carlos Mendoza. Expects to undergo reimaging at the six-week mark on June 26. Could begin his ramp-up after that. (updated June 22) More >>

INF
Injury: Left Achilles bursitis
IL date: April 18, retroactive to April 15 (transferred to 60-day IL on June 15)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Continues to take batting practice as he looks to return in a DH-only capacity, but was not close to restarting a Minor League rehab assignment as of a June 15 update. (updated June 15) More >>

RHP
Injury: Fractured rib
IL date: March 14 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Possibly July
Status: Fractured a rib during a March 5 game against the Nationals. Was initially given a 4-8-week timeline but was still not throwing as of an early June update. (updated June 1)

RHP
Injury: Recovery from Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 12 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Will miss all of 2026 recovering from surgery but is under team control through 2027. (updated Feb. 12) More >>

RHP
Injury: Recovery from Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Will miss all of 2026 recovering from surgery but is under team control through 2029. (updated Feb. 10)

LATEST TRANSACTIONS

June 25
• 2B : Placed on 10-day injured list More >>
• LHP : Traded to the Cubs for prospect Cole Mathis More >>
• SS : Recalled from Triple-A Syracuse
• RHP : Recalled from Triple-A Syracuse
• RHP : Returned to Triple-A Syracuse following June 24 doubleheader

June 24
• SS : Activated from 10-day injured list
• RHP : Recalled from Triple-A Syracuse
• SS : Activated from 10-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Syracuse
• INF : Designated for assignment

June 23
• OF : Claimed off waivers from the Giants and optioned to Triple-A Syracuse

June 18
• INF : Outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse
• SS : Sent on rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie