Latest Astros injuries & transactions

May 23rd, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the season with all the latest Astros injury news and transactions.

INJURY UPDATES

2B
Injury: Grade 2 left oblique strain
IL date: May 18 (10-day, retroactive to May 17)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Exited May 16 game with pain in left side after a swing and will head to Florida on May 25 to continue his rehab. (updated May 23) More >>

OF
Injury: Right quad strain
IL date: April 19 (10-day, retroactive to April 18)
Expected return: Late May
Status: Scheduled to appear in a Minor League rehab game May 24 with Double-A Corpus Christi. (updated May 23)

OF
Injury: Grade 2 left groin strain
IL date: April 21 (10-day)
Expected return: Late May
Status: Nearing the end of his Minor League assignment at Double-A, where he was expected to be in the lineup May 23-24. (updated May 23) More >>

RHP
Injury: Grade 2 right shoulder strain
IL date: April 5 (15-day, retroactive to April 2)
Expected return: Mid June
Status: Responded well following his latest live batting practice session and is scheduled to make his first Minor League rehab start May 24 for Double-A Corpus Christi. (updated May 22) More >>

LHP
Injury: Left biceps tendinitis
IL date: March 25 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 17)
Expected return: Early June
Status: Scheduled to throw another inning in a Minor League rehab outing on May 24. (updated May 22) More >>

C
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: May 5 (10-day)
Expected return: June
Status: Has begun running and swinging, building toward hitting off a tee next. (updated May 20) More >>

RHP
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: May 19 (15-day, retroactive to May 16)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Was scratched before his scheduled start against the Twins in Minneapolis on May 19. Flew back to Houston for further evaluation and treatment. (updated May 19) More >>

LHP
Injury: Left elbow inflammation
IL date: May 9 (15-day, retroactive to May 6)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Was still experiencing soreness and was not throwing, manager Joe Espada said May 14. He first experienced soreness during his throwing program on May 8 and was sent home to Houston to see doctors. (updated May 14)

SS
Injury: Left ankle tendon
IL date: May 6 (10-day)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent peroneus brevis tendon repair surgery on his left ankle May 11. He will be out for the remainder of the 2026 season. (updated May 11) More >>

RHP
Injury: Grade 2 right shoulder strain
IL date: April 10 (retroactive to April 9, transferred to 60-day IL on April 20)
Expected return: June
Status: Began playing catch on May 4. (updated May 4) More >>

RHP
Injury: Torn ulnar collateral ligament in right elbow
IL date: March 25 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 10)
Expected return: Second half 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
Injury: Torn ulnar collateral ligament in right elbow
IL date: March 25 (60-day)
Expected return: Second half 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
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)

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LATEST TRANSACTIONS

May 22
• RHP : Contract selected from Triple-A Sugar Land

May 21
• RHP : Optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land
• RHP Cody Bolton: Cleared waivers and outrighted to Triple-A Sugar Land

May 19
• OF : Activated from 10-day injured list
• RHP : Activated from 15-day injured list
• RHP : Placed on 15-day IL with right shoulder soreness
• INF : Optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land

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