Injuries: Kershaw, Lindor, Orioles, Bichette, Kwan

September 19th, 2024

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

Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers

Kershaw (bone spur in left big toe) threw 80 pitches in the bullpen on Wednesday, and the Dodgers are now hopeful that he may be able to return in time to make one more regular season appearance. More >

Francisco Lindor, Christian Scott and Kodai Senga, Mets

Lindor (back tightness) was out of the Mets' lineup again Thursday and remains day to day. More >

Scott will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery with an internal brace, per his agent. More >

Senga (high-grade left calf strain) is planning to make a "tune-up" appearance with Triple-A Syracuse this weekend with the hopes of joining the Mets on their final road trip. More >

Jordan Westburg, Ramón Urías and Ryan Mountcastle, Orioles

Westburg (right hand fracture) and Urías (right ankle sprain) both began rehab assignments with Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.

Mountcastle (left wrist sprain) has been at the team's Spring Training facilities in Sarasota, Fla., in recent days, hitting off a tee while continuing to progress. Elias expressed optimism Mountcastle was close to beginning a Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk. More >

Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Daulton Varsho and Will Wagner, Blue Jays

Bichette, who returned from the IL on Tuesday, has a fractured right middle finger and is done for the season. More >

Gausman had a no-hitter going through five innings when he left Thursday's game in Arlington unexpectedly with back tightness, but he later said that he's feeling OK and still hopes to make his next start.

Wagner was scheduled to undergo a left knee scope on Thursday. The procedure is not expected to impact his 2025 season. More >

Varsho will undergo rotator cuff surgery soon to repair his right shoulder and won't return this season, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Tuesday. More >

Steven Kwan and Alex Cobb, Guardians

After missing four straight games with mid-back inflammation, Kwan was placed on the injured list on Tuesday, retroactive to Saturday. More >

The Guardians sent Cobb (blister) to Toledo to join the Triple-A Columbus roster so he could throw a simulated game in a controlled environment to check off the next box in his road to recovery. More >

Brandon Williamson, Hunter Greene, Andrew Abbott and Nick Lodolo, Reds

Williamson left Tuesday's start after 1 1/3 innings due to a left elbow strain. An MRI revealed a complete tear of his left UCL, for which he will need Tommy John surgery. More >

Greene (right elbow soreness) threw 52 pitches over three simulated innings on Tuesday, his last step before getting activated from the IL. Manager David Bell did not have a firm schedule for when Greene would get into a game, but all signs pointed to Sunday vs. the Pirates.

Abbott (left shoulder strain) threw his second side bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled to have one more before moving on to facing hitters in live batting practice. The club is hoping that Abbott will return for potentially one game before the season ends.

Lodolo (left middle finger sprain), who went on the injured list on Aug. 27, is not going to return to pitch again this season, Bell said on Tuesday. More >

Luis García Jr., Nationals

García Jr. left Tuesday's game with pain in his right wrist and was out of the lineup Wednesday and Thursday. More >

Victor Robles, Mariners

Robles (right hand contusion) was initially in Thursday's lineup after sitting out Wednesday, but he was scratched. More >

Lance Lynn, Cardinals

Lynn was placed on the 15-day IL Wednesday with right knee inflammation, effectively ending his 2024 season. More >

Colt Keith, Tigers

Keith was removed from Tuesday's game after jamming his right shoulder and remained out of the lineup Wednesday. More >

Sandy Alcantara, Marlins

Alcantara threw 20 pitches of live batting practice and lit up the radar gun at 99 mph on Tuesday afternoon at loanDepot park, while facing hitters for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery on Oct. 6, 2023. More >

Ozzie Albies, Braves

Albies (left wrist fracture) began a rehab stint with Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday, recording two hits and a home run. If all goes well on Tuesday and Wednesday, he will travel to Miami and rejoin Atlanta's lineup for Friday's series opener against the Marlins. More >

Lourdes Gurriel Jr., D-backs

Gurriel (left calf strain) had four live at-bats at the team's continuation camp at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale on Tuesday. He also ran the bases and played the outfield, which manager Torey Lovullo reported Gurriel recovered well from. More >

Pete Fairbanks and Jeffrey Springs, Rays

Rays manager Kevin Cash said on Tuesday that Fairbanks (right lat strain) and Springs (left elbow fatigue), both currently on the 15-day injured list, won't return this season despite making progress in their rehab programs. More >