This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Padres injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Griffin Canning
Injury: Left Achilles tear
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Late April or May
Status: Scheduled to make a rehab start with Double-A San Antonio on April 4, his first game action since his 2025 season ended in June because of the injury. Could need a lengthy buildup progression. (Last updated: March 31)
RHP Jason Adam
Injury: Left quadriceps tendon rupture
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Early April
Status: Pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in a rehab outing with Triple-A El Paso on March 28. Eligible to return April 7; could return that day. (Last updated: March 30)
RHP Matt Waldron
Injury: Medical procedure
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Mid-April
Status: Hadn't built up enough to make the Opening Day roster. Returned toward the end of the Cactus League and pitched three scoreless innings in a Triple-A game on March 27. (Last updated: March 28)
IF Sung-Mun Song
Injury: Right oblique tightness
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Mid-April
Status: Sustained the injury during the offseason, then aggravated it during a game on March 5. Began a rehab stint with Triple-A El Paso on March 27. (Last updated: March 27)
LHP Yuki Matsui
Injury: Left groin strain
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Mid-April
Status: Missed the World Baseball Classic due to the injury, then began the season on the IL. Facing hitters at extended spring training in Arizona, could begin a rehab stint soon. (Last updated: March 27)
RHP Joe Musgrove
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Mid-to-late April
Status: Missed the 2025 season but hoped to return early in '26. Made one spring start but experienced soreness afterward and was sidelined. Has resumed playing catch but has yet to throw off a mound. (Last updated: March 26)
INF Will Wagner
Injury: Right oblique strain
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (10-day IL)
Expected return: May
Status: Only appeared in five Cactus League games after sustaining the injury in early March. By the end of camp, had begun doing light drills. (Last updated: March 25)
RHP Bryan Hoeing
Injury: Right elbow flexor tendon
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (15-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his right elbow on March 17 and will miss the 2026 season. (Last updated: March 25)
RHP Yu Darvish
Injury: Right UCL internal brace surgery
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent an internal brace procedure on his right elbow on Oct. 29, which comes with a recovery timetable of 12-15 months. Will miss the 2026 season and was placed on the restricted list on March 25. (Last updated: March 25)
RHP Jhony Brito
Injury: Right elbow UCL surgery
IL date: Feb. 16 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Midseason
Status: Underwent UCL internal brace surgery as well as a flexor tendon repair operation in April 2025. Has resumed throwing bullpens in Padres camp. (Last updated: March 7)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
March 25
• IF Ty France: Contract selected
• RHP Walker Buehler: Contract selected
• RHP Yu Darvish: Placed on restricted list
• IF Sung-Mun Song: Placed on 10-day IL (right oblique strain)
• IF Will Wagner: Placed on 10-day IL (right oblique strain)
• RHP Jason Adam: Placed on 15-day IL (left quad surgery)
• RHP Griffin Canning: Placed on 15-day IL (left Achilles surgery)
• RHP Bryan Hoeing: Placed on 15-day IL (right elbow surgery)
• RHP Joe Musgrove: Placed on 15-day IL (right elbow inflammation)
• RHP Matt Waldron: Placed on 15-day IL (medical procedure)
• LHP Yuki Matsui: Placed on 15-day IL (left groin strain)
March 22
• LHP JP Sears: Optioned to Triple-A El Paso
• OF Jase Bowen: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• OF Carlos Rodríguez: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• OF José Miranda: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• OF Logan Gillaspie: Reassigned to Minor League camp
March 21
• IF Mason McCoy: Optioned to Triple-A El Paso
• RHP Alek Jacob: Optioned to Triple-A El Paso
• LHP Marco Gonzales: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• RHP Triston McKenzie: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• C Rodolfo Durán: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• IF Francisco Acuña: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• OF Nick Schnell: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• IF/OF Nick Solak: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• IF/OF Pablo Reyes: Reassigned to Minor League camp