
Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.
Cole Ragans, Salvador Perez, Carlos Estévez and Kris Bubic, Royals
Ragans underwent a UCL repair on his left elbow on July 1. Recovery is expected to take 10-12 months, placing his estimated return in mid-2027.
Perez, who is dealing with left elbow soreness, played first base on July 1 but was held out of the lineup on July 2.
Estévez (right rotator cuff strain) received an injection on July 1 after suffering a setback during his June 27 bullpen. He will be shut down for a week before being re-evaluated.
Bubic (left elbow soreness/left shoulder issue) was scratched from his July 1 rehab start with left shoulder soreness and was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, Kiké Hernández and Edwin Díaz, Dodgers
Ohtani said after his July 3 start against the Padres that he felt something in his right biceps following his six-inning outing at Dodger Stadium. The two-way superstar was scheduled to sit out Saturday's game against San Diego.
Smith (neck inflammation) will not return before the All-Star break, manager Dave Roberts said July 1. The Dodgers still believe there's no cause for long-term concern.
Hernández (left oblique strain) is making good progress as he ramps up his baseball activities, but he has not started swinging as of July 1.
Díaz (loose bodies in right elbow) could face hitters during the weekend of July 3-5 for the first time since going on the IL on April 20.
Julio Rodríguez, Mariners
Rodríguez, who was hit on the back of the helmet by a throw on July 2, was placed on the 7-day concussion IL on July 3.
Carlos Rodón, Yankees
Rodón was placed on the 15-day IL on July 3 with left elbow inflammation. He will have a PRP injection and be shut down from throwing for at least a week.
Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker, Athletics
Langeliers left the July 3 game with a left thumb injury.
Rooker will undergo surgery to address a cartilage tear in his left knee and will miss the rest of the 2026 season.
Mike Trout and Logan O'Hoppe, Angels
Trout (right hamstring strain) ran at 85 percent intensity and performed his normal pregame routine on July 3. He could return before the All-Star break and potentially be able to play at the All-Star Game in Philadelphia.
O'Hoppe exited the July 3 game against the Red Sox and entered concussion protocol after being hit in the facemask by a foul ball in the third inning.
Munetaka Murakami, White Sox
Murakami (right hamstring strain) has started a running progression but will need to complete multiple days of baserunning before going on a rehab assignment, per a July 2 update.
Mick Abel, Bailey Ober and Ryan Jeffers, Twins
Abel underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow on July 1. The Twins sounded cautiously encouraged by how the procedure went, but there is not yet a timetable for Abel's return.
Ober (right elbow inflammation) is expected to make his second Minor League rehab start on July 4 for Triple-A St. Paul.
Jeffers (left hamate bone fracture) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on July 3.
Ryan Helsley, Orioles
Helsley was placed on the 15-day IL on July 3 (retroactive to June 30) with right elbow discomfort. He has undergone an MRI and is still considering his options.
Corey Seager and Brandon Nimmo, Rangers
Seager was placed on the 10-day injured list on July 1 with lower back inflammation, the same issue that cost him 19 games earlier this season.
Nimmo suffered a left shoulder AC joint sprain slamming into the outfield wall making a catch on June 28. He was out of the lineup through July 2, but manager Skip Schumaker said on June 30 that Nimmo is day to day and could avoid the injured list.
Randy Vásquez, Freddy Fermin and Jason Adam, Padres
Vásquez is conscious and stable after fainting at Dodger Stadium on July 2, manager Craig Stammen said. According to Stammen, Vásquez was on his way to get an X-ray on his right ankle when he fainted. He was subsequently taken to a local emergency room, where he underwent further tests. He was placed on the IL on July 3.
Fermin exited the Padres' game on July 2 and was subsequently being evaluated for a potential concussion, Stammen said. Fermin, who spent 10 days on the concussion IL last month, took a couple foul balls to the mask on July 2 -- including a hard foul ball from Freddie Freeman in the fifth inning. He was placed on the IL on July 3.
Adam was placed on the 15-day IL on July 2 with a right shoulder strain.
Jeremy Peña, Lance McCullers Jr. and Ronel Blanco, Astros
Peña (left calf strain) ran the bases on July 3 and could be ready to begin a rehab assignment early in the week of July 8.
McCullers (right rotator cuff impingement) threw 60 pitches over four innings in his second Minor League rehab start on July 1 for Triple-A Sugar Land.
Blanco (torn right UCL) will make his next rehab start on July 7 with Double-A Corpus Christi.
Connelly Early, Patrick Sandoval and Nick Sogard, Red Sox
Early was placed on the injured list on July 1 with left elbow inflammation, but the injury does not appear to be major.
Sandoval (left biceps discomfort) will make his next rehab outing on July 4, likely at Double-A Portland, when he is expected to throw roughly 70 pitches. The hope is that he will join Boston's rotation for the club's final series before the All-Star break.
Sogard (right oblique strain) began a rehab assignment with Double-A Portland on July 2.
Max Scherzer, Blue Jays
Scherzer (back spasms) made his first rehab start with High-A Vancouver on July 3, throwing 49 pitches (33 strikes) over three innings.
Jameson Taillon and Edward Cabrera, Cubs
Taillon (left hamstring strain) threw two innings of live batting practice on June 30, throwing about 40 pitches. His first rehab outing will be July 5 with Triple-A Iowa, and a return before the All-Star break hasn't been ruled out.
The Cubs hope to get Cabrera (left hamstring/adductor strain) throwing off a mound in bullpen sessions before the All-Star break.
Logan Henderson, Brewers
Henderson (low back strain) was scheduled to make his second rehab start in Triple-A Nashville's July 3 game which was later postponed due to inclement weather.
Hunter Greene and Ke'Bryan Hayes, Reds
Greene (right elbow surgery) will make his season debut on July 4 against the Orioles, Reds manager Terry Francona said on June 30.
Hayes (lumbar bulging disc) began a rehab assignment with High-A Dayton on July 3.
Brad Keller, Phillies
Keller (right forearm tendinitis) began a rehab assignment on July 3. Interim manager Don Mattingly had previously said that if everything goes well, Keller could rejoin the bullpen before the All-Star break.