Injuries: Buxton, Griffin, Trout, Yankees, Red Sox, J. Peña

July 7th, 2026

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

Byron Buxton, Bailey Ober and Ryan Jeffers, Twins

Buxton (right hip strain) was placed on the 10-day IL on July 7, two days after aggravating his existing right hip impingement on an attempted steal in the first inning.

Ober (right elbow inflammation) threw a bullpen session on July 7 and could start for the Twins in their weekend series against the Angels from July 10-12.

Jeffers (left hamate bone fracture) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on July 3.

Konnor Griffin, Pirates

Griffin (torn sagittal band in his left ring finger) is expected to miss 8-to-10 weeks after being placed on the IL on July 7. He originally suffered the injury while attempting to make a diving play in the third inning on July 5.

Mike Trout, Logan O'Hoppe and Grayson Rodriguez, Angels

Trout (right hamstring strain) performed a full pregame routine prior to the Angels' game on July 7. He could be back in the lineup on July 8.

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. He remained out of the lineup on July 4 as a precaution but should avoid an IL stint.

Rodriguez (lower back tightness) threw 5 1/3 innings in a July 4 rehab start for Triple-A Salt Lake. He could return to the rotation before the All-Star break.

Max Fried, Carlos Rodón and Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees

Fried (left elbow bone bruise) threw 36 pitches in live batting practice on July 5. He will throw a live BP session at Double-A Somerset on July 11.

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.

Stanton (right calf strain) still hasn't resumed running since suffering a setback, but has been able to increase his treadmill work.

Ranger Suarez and Connelly Early, Red Sox

Saurez (left adductor tightness) threw on flat ground on July 7 and hopes to throw a bullpen session on July 9.

Early (left elbow inflammation) will be getting a second opinion this week with Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington after an MRI revealed that he has posterior elbow inflammation.

Jeremy Peña, Astros

Peña (left calf strain) remains on track for a July 10 return. He will begin a Minor League rehab assignment July 7 with Triple-A Sugar Land.

Brandon Woodruff and Logan Henderson, Brewers

Woodruff was placed on the 15-day IL on July 5 with right shoulder inflammation.

Henderson (low back strain) made his second and potentially final rehab start on July 4 with Triple-A Nashville.

José Ramírez and Angel Martínez, Guardians

Ramírez (left hamate fracture) is hitting off a tee and will progress to overhand batting practice in the coming days, per a July 5 update.

Martínez (left foot fracture) took batting practice on July 4 for the first time since his injury.

Edwin Díaz, Kiké Hernandez, Will Smith, Dodgers

Díaz (loose bodies in right elbow) threw a live batting practice for the first time on July 5. He will face hitters once more before starting a rehab assignment.

Hernandez (left oblique strain) took live at-bats against Díaz on July 5 for the first time since suffering his injury.

Smith (neck inflammation) has started baseball activities, as of July 3.

Jameson Taillon and Matt Shaw, Cubs

Taillon (left hamstring strain) threw 45 pitches over 3 1/3 innings in a July 5 rehab outing with High-A South Bend. The plan is to have him throw one more rehab start, but he could be activated before the All-Star break if a need arises.

Shaw (left hand sprain) will not return before the All-Star break after experiencing symptoms while attempting to swing a bat, per a July 7 update.

Tyler Soderstrom and Brent Rooker, Athletics

Soderstrom (left hip soreness) is progressing with baseball activities and could be activated on July 8.

Rooker will undergo surgery to address a cartilage tear in his left knee and will miss the rest of the 2026 season.

Jackson Jobe and Gleyber Torres, Tigers

Jobe (Tommy John surgery) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Lakeland on July 7.

Torres (left oblique strain) is completing a running, defense and hitting progression, per a July 7 update.

Josh Jung, Rangers

Jung was scratched from the July 5 lineup with knee discomfort stemming from fouling a ball off the area a day earlier.

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.

Cole Ragans 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.

Bubic (left elbow soreness/left shoulder issue) was scratched from his July 1 rehab start with left shoulder soreness. He received a cortisone shot and will be shut down for 7-10 days before potentially ramping back up.

Munetaka Murakami, White Sox

Murakami (right hamstring strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on July 7.

Ha-Seong Kim, Braves

Kim was placed on the 10-day IL on July 4 (retroactive to July 1) with right middle finger inflammation. He underwent surgery to repair a torn tendon in the same finger in January.

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 seeking a second opinion, as of July 7.

Randy Vásquez, Freddy Fermin and Jason Adam, Padres

Vásquez, who was struck by a comebacker on the right ankle and later fainted while en route to the hospital for testing, passed all tests related to both ailments and was placed on the 15-day IL on July 3 with a right ankle contusion.

Fermin was diagnosed with a head contusion after taking a foul ball off his mask on July 2. Due to his spending time on the concussion IL in June, the club placed him on the 10-day IL on July 3 as a precaution.

Adam was placed on the 15-day IL on July 2 with a right shoulder strain. An MRI revealed no significant damage.

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.