Latest Astros injuries & transactions

September 19th, 2026

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

INJURY UPDATES

RHP
Injury: Right knee tendinitis
IL date: Sept. 19 (15-day)
Expected return: Possibly playoffs
Status: Placed on IL minutes before Sept. 19 game against the Braves, putting him out for the rest of the regular season. (updated Sept. 19)

LHP
Injury: Right hamstring strain
IL date: Sept. 4 (15-day, retroactive to Sept. 1)
Expected return: Playoffs
Status: Will miss the rest of the regular season, but could return at some point in the postseason. (updated Sept. 19)

RHP
Injury: Right elbow neuritis/right shoulder inflammation
IL date: July 13 (15-day, retroactive to July 7)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Throwing bullpen sessions ahead of possible Minor League rehab start. (updated Sept. 19)

SS
Injury: Peroneus brevis tendon repair surgery on left ankle
IL date: May 6 (transferred to 60-day on June 2)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Was rehabbing at the team’s facility in West Palm Beach, Fla., but decided Sept. 15 to not push for a return this year and focus on returning in 2027. (updated Sept. 15) 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 March 25)

LATEST TRANSACTIONS

Sept. 19
• IF/OF : Reinstated from 60-day injured list
• OF : Designated for assignment
• RHP : Placed on 15-day injured list
• RHP : Recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land

Sept. 17
• OF : Activated from the paternity list
• OF : Optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land

Sept. 15
• OF : Placed on the paternity list
• OF : Recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land