This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Rays injury news and transactions. Players who finished the season on the 60-day injured list must be added back to the 40-man roster after the World Series ends.
LATEST INJURIES
SS Taylor Walls
Injury: Left groin strain
Expected return: 2026
Status: Underwent season-ending core muscle surgery after visiting a specialist, Dr. William Meyers, on Sept. 3. Should be ready for Spring Training.
RHP Manuel Rodríguez
Injury: Right forearm strain, elbow soreness
Expected return: 2026
Status: Underwent surgery to repair a right elbow flexor strain on Aug. 8. Will return to pitching after 10-12 months of recovery. Said on Sept. 17 he's aiming to be back in the big leagues in late May/early June 2026. More >>
RHP Hunter Bigge
Injury: Right lat strain, facial fractures
Expected return: 2026
Status: Underwent facial surgery June 20 and was released from hospital June 21. Throwing bullpens and doing well, and will play winter ball to make up for lost innings. More >>
LHP Shane McClanahan
Injury: Left triceps nerve irritation/biceps tendinitis
Expected return: 2026
Status: Underwent radial nerve decompression surgery on Aug. 11, ending his season before he could throw a pitch in the Majors.
LHP Nate Lavender
Injury: Left elbow surgery (internal brace)/bone spur
Expected return: 2026
Status: Experienced some soreness in July that prompted a follow-up visit with Dr. Keith Meister. A bone spur was discovered, and Lavender was scheduled for season-ending removal surgery. More >>
RHP Brian Van Belle
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
Expected return: TBD
Status: Felt "pulling sensation" on inside of his throwing elbow near the end of Sept. 5 outing. Manager Kevin Cash said it looks “like a UCL sprain.”
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 6
• RHP Forrest Whitley: Contract selected from Triple-A Durham
• RF Jake Fraley: Claimed off waivers from Braves
• RHP Garrett Acton: Claimed off waivers by Rockies
• SS Taylor Walls: Reinstated from 60-day IL
• CF Kameron Misner, RHP Brian Van Belle, LHP Nate Lavender, LHP Ian Seymour: Designated for assignment
• RHP Alex Faedo, RF Stuart Fairchild, RHP Caleb Boushley: Elected free agency More >>
Nov. 3
• OF Ryan Vilade: Acquired from the Reds for cash considerations More >>
• RHP Alex Faedo and OF Stuart Fairchild: Reinstated from the 60-day IL, designated for assignment
• RHPs Garrett Acton, Caleb Boushley, Joey Gerber and Cole Wilcox: Designated for assignment
• LHP Shane McClanahan, OF Jonny DeLuca and RHPs Hunter Bigge and Manuel Rodríguez: Reinstated from the 60-day IL
Nov. 2
• RHP Adrian Houser and INF Coco Montes: Became free agents