This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Yankees injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Gerrit Cole
Injury: Tommy John surgery recovery
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL)
Expected return: May/June
Status: Made third rehab start on April 29, throwing 5 2/3 innings for Double-A Somerset. Scheduled to make fourth rehab start on May 5 for High-A Hudson valley. (updated May 1) More >>
LHP Carlos Rodón
Injury: Left elbow surgery recovery
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: May
Status: Made second rehab start on April 30 for Double-A Somerset, throwing 76 pitches (52 strikes) over 5 1/3 scoreless innings. Will make at least one more rehab start before club determines next steps. (updated May 1) More >>
RHP Angel Chivilli
Injury: Right shoulder discomfort
IL date: April 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to April 23)
Expected return: TBA
Status: Will not throw for approximately three weeks. Manager Aaron Boone said there is “acute and chronic stuff going on there” that will require rest. Experienced difficulty while throwing on April 25 in Houston. (updated April 28)
DH Giancarlo Stanton
Injury: Right calf strain
IL date: April 28 (10-day IL, retroactive to April 25)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Left the April 24 game in Houston for a pinch-runner after feeling tightness in calf. Underwent MRI on April 27. Placed on injured list April 28, retroactive to April 25. (updated April 28) More >>
RHP Clarke Schmidt
Injury: Tommy John surgery recovery
IL date: Feb. 12 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Second half of 2026
Status: Threw 10 pitches from a mound April 10, his first time doing so since Tommy John surgery in July 2025. Could face hitters in June and is on track for MLB activation sometime in August. (updated April 10)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
May 3
• INF Anthony Volpe: Reinstated from 10-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre More >>
May 1
• LF Randal Grichuk: Elected free agency
April 29
• RHP Elmer Rodríguez: Recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• OF Randal Grichuk: Designated for assignment More >>
April 28
• OF/DH Giancarlo Stanton: Placed on 10-day injured list (right calf strain), retroactive to April 25
• IF Max Schuemann: Recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
April 27
• OF Jasson Domínguez: Recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre More >>
• RHP Luis Gil: Optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre More >>