Injuries: Cease, Vlad Jr., Soto, Seager, Yordan, Muncy, Skubal

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

Dylan Cease, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Shane Bieber and Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays

Cease (left hamstring discomfort) and Guerrero (right elbow contusion) both exited Toronto's game on May 24 during the fifth inning.

Bieber (right elbow inflammation) will begin a rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League on May 25.

Kirk (left thumb fracture) was scheduled to be examined by team doctors over the May 23-24 weekend before potentially ramping up to the final stages of his rehab process.

Juan Soto, Mets

Soto was a late scratch from the Mets lineup on May 24, with manager Carlos Mendoza saying the slugger came to loanDepot park with a fever.

Corey Seager and Josh Jung, Rangers

Scheduled for live batting practice on May 23, Seager (back inflammation/spasms) had his session cancelled after his recovery from a recent workout did not go as the team had hoped. He will be reevaluated in about a week.

Jung was removed from the May 23 game with left shoulder soreness. He was out of the lineup on May 24.

Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve, Hunter Brown and Joey Loperfido, Astros

Alvarez was removed from the May 23 game against the Cubs with a back spasm. The club said the move was precautionary and that Alvarez had a scheduled off-day on May 24.

Altuve (Grade 2 left oblique strain) will head to the club's facility in West Palm Beach, Fla., on May 25 to continue his rehab.

Brown (Grade 2 right shoulder strain) and Loperfido (right quad strain) were scheduled to begin rehab assignments with Double-A Corpus Christi on May 24.

Max Muncy and Kiké Hernández, Dodgers

Muncy left the Dodgers' May 22 game after being hit by a pitch on the right wrist. Initial X-rays came back negative but Muncy was out of the lineup May 23 and 24.

Hernández (recovery from left elbow surgery) is expected to return from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on May 25.

Tarik Skubal, Justin Verlander, Gleyber Torres and Brant Hurter, Tigers

Skubal threw an indoor bullpen session on May 23 in Baltimore. Manager A.J. Hinch said he hopes Skubal can throw live batting practice during the Tigers’ series at Comerica Park on May 26-28.

Verlander (left hip inflammation) will throw live BP during the Tigers’ May 26-28 series at Comerica Park.

Torres (left oblique strain) has stopped swinging as of May 24. Manager A.J. Hinch previously explained that Torres had not regained the ability to take swings at full speed. The hope is the break will allow additional healing that could see Torres get back into the batting cage on May 26.

Hurter was placed on the IL on May 24 with lumbar spine inflammation.

Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic, Royals

Ragans (left elbow impingement) threw 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball for Triple-A Omaha on May 23. A return to Kansas City for his next start is possible.

Bubic (left elbow soreness) began a full throwing program on May 23.

Edward Cabrera and Matthew Boyd, Cubs

Cabrera was placed on the 15-day IL on May 24 with a right middle-finger blister.

Boyd (left meniscus injury) is scheduled to throw live BP during the Cubs' upcoming trip to Pittsburgh from May 25-28.

Corbin Burnes and Lourdes Gurriel Jr., D-backs

Burnes (recovery from Tommy John surgery) has been throwing bullpen sessions and is set to face live hitters some time during the week of May 25.

Gurriel was placed on the injured list on May 23 with a left hamstring strain.

Drake Baldwin and AJ Smith-Shawver, Braves

Baldwin (strained right oblique muscle) has a Grade 1 strain and the Braves remain hopeful he could miss just a month, although it's too early to set a timetable for his return.

Smith-Shawver (Tommy John surgery) is throwing bullpen sessions but has not been cleared to face hitters.

Jose Quintana, Rockies

Quintana was removed from his May 24 start against the D-backs in the second inning with left elbow discomfort.

Coby Mayo, Orioles

Mayo was scratched from the Orioles' lineup for Game 1 of their doubleheader vs. the Tigers on May 24 due to low back discomfort.

Jared Jones, Pirates

Jones (right elbow surgery) made a rehab start for Triple-A Indianapolis in May 23. General manager Ben Cherington said that Jones will throw a bullpen in Pittsburgh on May 26 before the team determines next steps.

Jake Irvin, Nationals

Irvin departed his May 23 start against the Braves after five hitless innings. He was placed on the injured list on May 24 with a right shoulder strain.

Giancarlo Stanton and Jasson Domínguez, Yankees

Stanton (right calf strain) has been hitting and performing plyometric exercises and will be re-examined during the week of May 25 to potentially be cleared to resume running.

Domínguez (left shoulder AC joint sprain) has progressed to hitting off a tee and could potentially begin a rehab assignment in the first week of June.

Garrett Crochet, Trevor Story, Roman Anthony and Patrick Sandoval, Red Sox

Crochet (left shoulder inflammation) is scheduled to throw live batting practice at Fenway Park on May 26.

Story (sports hernia) underwent a successful surgery to repair a sports hernia, the club announced on May 22.

Anthony (right wrist sprain) experienced soreness when attempting to take swings on May 18 and was scheduled to be re-evaluated on May 22.

Sandoval (left biceps discomfort) threw another side session on May 22 and hopes to progress to facing hitters soon.

Jonny DeLuca, Rays

DeLuca has been placed on the 10-day IL with a right hamstring strain.