This page will be updated throughout the season with all the latest Astros injury news and transactions.
INJURY UPDATES
RHP Tatsuya Imai
Injury: Right arm fatigue
IL date: April 13 (15-day, retroactive to April 12)
Expected return: May
Status: Will make his second Minor League start on May 5 or 6 for Triple-A Sugar Land, after which he's expected to rejoin the Houston rotation. (updated May 1) More >>
INF Nick Allen
Injury: Mid-back spasms
IL date: April 20 (10-day, retroactive to April 19)
Expected return: Mid-May
Status: Joined Double-A Corpus Christi for a Minor League rehab assignment on May 1, playing shortstop and hitting second. (updated May 1) More >>
SS Jeremy Peña
Injury: Grade 1 right hamstring strain
IL date: April 13 (15-day, retroactive to April 12)
Expected return: Mid-May
Status: Worked out with the team at Fenway Park on May 1 ahead of starting a rehab assignment. (updated May 1) More >>
RHP Hunter Brown
Injury: Grade 2 right shoulder strain
IL date: April 5 (15-day, retroactive to April 2)
Expected return: Late May/early June
Status: Has started his throwing program by playing catch up to 120 feet. (updated May 1) More >>
IF/OF Zach Dezenzo
Injury: Right elbow sprain
IL date: March 25 (10-day)
Expected return: May
Status: Continued rehab assignment with Double-A Corpus Christi on April 28-29, going 4-for-9 with a double, a walk and two RBIs. He played left field on April 28 and first base on April 29. (updated April 30)
LHP Josh Hader
Injury: Left biceps tendinitis
IL date: March 25 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 17)
Expected return: May 24
Status: Threw a live BP on April 28, including against Jeremy Peña. He'll throw one more live BP before heading out on rehab. (updated April 28)
RHP Nate Pearson
Injury: Right elbow surgery recovery
IL date: March 25 (15-day)
Expected return: Early May
Status: Threw two innings in a Minor League rehab assignment April 23 for Triple-A Sugar Land, allowing one hit, four walks and one run while striking out three on 31 strikes out of 53 pitches. (updated April 24)
RHP Cristian Javier
Injury: Grade 2 right shoulder strain
IL date: April 10 (retroactive to April 9, transferred to 60-day IL on April 20)
Expected return: Late May/early June
Status: Should start a throwing program soon after exiting his April 8 start against Rockies with right shoulder tightness. (updated April 24) More >>
OF Joey Loperfido
Injury: Right quad strain
IL date: April 19 (10-day, retroactive to April 18)
Expected return: May
Status: Performing light baseball activities as he prepares to start a running program. (updated April 24)
OF Jake Meyers
Injury: Grade 2 right oblique strain
IL date: April 10 (15-day, retroactive to April 9)
Expected return: May
Status: Has begun light baseball activity after exiting the game against the Rockies on April 8 mid-plate appearance following a swing. (updated April 24) More >>
LF Taylor Trammell
Injury: Left groin strain
IL date: April 21 (10-day)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Exited after running the bases vs. the Guardians on April 20. Manager Joe Espada said it will "take some time for him to get back." (updated April 21) More >>
RHP Ronel Blanco
Injury: Torn ulnar collateral ligament in right elbow
IL date: March 25 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 10)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Has progressed to throwing in the bullpen in West Palm Beach after undergoing Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace as well as a repair of the flexor tendon in his forearm on June 6, 2025. (updated March 31) More >>
RHP Hayden Wesneski
Injury: Torn ulnar collateral ligament in right elbow
IL date: March 25 (60-day)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Has progressed to throwing in the bullpen in West Palm Beach after undergoing Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on May 23, 2025. (updated March 31) More >>
LHP Brandon Walter
Injury: Torn ulnar collateral ligament in left elbow
IL date: March 25 (60-day)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent Tommy John surgery on Sept. 23, 2025. (updated Sept. 23, 2025)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
May 1
• RHP Jason Alexander: Optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land
April 30
• RHP Ryan Weiss: Placed on paternity list
• RHP Cody Bolton: Reinstated from 15-day IL
• RHP Jason Alexander: Added as 27th man for doubleheader
April 25
• LHP Bennett Sousa: Activated from 15-day injured list
• LHP Colton Gordon: Optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land