Injuries: Wood, Keller, R. Lopez, Judge, Rushing, Witt, Kurtz

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Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.

James Wood and Connelly Early, Nationals

Wood left early from the Aug. 3 game against the Phillies with left side discomfort. He will undergo imaging on Aug. 4.

Early (left elbow inflammation) is scheduled for a live bullpen session on Aug. 4.

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.

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.

Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Rodón, Clarke Schmidt and Cody Bellinger, Yankees

Judge (right rib stress fracture) completed a running session on Aug. 2, but there is still no date set for follow-up imaging. The Yankees are “still very optimistic” Judge will return, general manager Brian Cashman said Aug. 3.

Stanton (right calf strain) has been hitting and faced live pitching Aug. 3 from Rodón, swinging the bat and making contact. He then jogged in the Yankee Stadium outfield. Stanton may face Schmidt on Aug. 4.

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) is continuing to progress through live batting practice sessions and is expected to throw again on Aug. 4. He is slated to throw three innings and then would expect to start a rehab assignment afterward.

Bellinger (left hamstring strain) is making progress running outdoors, hitting and throwing as of an Aug. 2 update.

Dalton Rushing, Dodgers

Rushing was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 3 with right elbow inflammation.

Bobby Witt Jr., Luinder Avila, Maikel Garcia and Stephen Kolek, Royals

Witt (low back tightness) is now expected to be activated on Aug. 4.

Avila experienced right forearm tightness while warming up during his Aug. 1 start and was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 2. He will undergo testing on Aug. 3.

Garcia (left hand muscle strain) has been recalled from his rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas after experiencing a setback on July 28. He will see a hand specialist in the week of Aug. 3 for further evaluation.

Kolek (right flexor strain) will receive a second opinion on his recent forearm tightness on Aug. 4 to determine next steps. He will likely require surgery.

Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson, Athletics

Kurtz (right thumb discomfort) was scheduled to see a hand specialist in Los Angeles on Aug. 3.

Wilson (patellar tendonitis) is expected to return to the lineup on Aug. 4 for the series opener against the Reds.

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.

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 Jesus Rodriguez, Giants

Chapman (abdominal strain) had hoped to return during the Giants' July 30-Aug. 2 series in San Diego but experienced more discomfort while running in recent days. He will be re-evaluated.

Rodriguez was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 1 with right elbow neuritis.

Nick Lodolo, Brandon Williamson and Tony Santillan, 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.

Santillan (left oblique strain) underwent a follow-up MRI on July 31 which revealed enough healing for him to begin an expedited recovery program.

Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta, Padres

Both Musgrove (Tommy John surgery) and Pivetta (right elbow inflammation) are scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Aug. 4.

Cionel Pérez, Mets

Pérez was placed on the 15-day IL on July 31 with a left forearm strain. The hope is that he will be able to return sometime in September.

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.

Carlos Correa, Astros

Correa (left ankle surgery) has resumed working out with the team and as of Aug. 1 had not ruled out a 2026 return, despite the injury initially being considered season-ending.

Luke Raley, Mariners

Raley was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 1 with a left forearm strain.

Sal Frelick and Kyle Harrison, Brewers

Frelick (right shoulder strain) planned to begin throwing during the Brewers' July 31-Aug. 2 series against the Angels.

Harrison (left forearm tightness) is lined up to return to start on Aug. 5 against the Pirates.