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Latest Astros injuries & transactions

May 21, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the season with all the latest Astros injury news and transactions.

McCullers placed on 15-day IL with right shoulder inflammation

May 19, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS – The Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day IL Tuesday due to right shoulder inflammation. McCullers was scratched from his scheduled start against the Twins on Tuesday night. RHP Jason Alexander, who was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land earlier in the week, got the start in

Altuve hits injured list just as Peña returns

May 18, 2026

HOUSTON -- Just as shortstop Jeremy Peña returned from the injured list on Monday, the Astros are losing second baseman Jose Altuve to a Grade 2 left oblique strain, manager Joe Espada said following Sunday’s 8-0 loss to the Rangers at Daikin Park.

Altuve to undergo MRI after exiting with left side injury

May 17, 2026

HOUSTON -- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve said he will undergo an MRI on Sunday after he was forced to leave Saturday’s 4-1 win over the Rangers in the eighth inning with an apparent injury. Altuve didn’t run out of the box while hitting into a double play and was

Peña (sore neck) misses rehab game following collision, HBP

May 13, 2026

HOUSTON -- Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña did not play his scheduled Minor League rehab game Wednesday afternoon for Double-A Corpus Christi while nursing a sore neck, which he sustained in a nasty collision Tuesday night with the Hooks. Peña, on the injured list for the last month with a hamstring

Correa undergoes surgery, will rejoin Astros when he's off crutches

May 11, 2026

HOUSTON -- Astros third baseman Carlos Correa underwent surgery Monday morning to repair the peroneus brevis tendon in his left ankle. Correa, who will miss the rest of the season, suffered the injury while swinging a bat in the batting cage last Tuesday at Daikin Park. Astros manager Joe Espada

Correa needs ankle surgery, will miss rest of season

May 6, 2026

HOUSTON -- The Astros spent all winter trying to trade third baseman Isaac Paredes in an effort to clear up their crowded infield picture. A deal never materialized, which now looks like a blessing in disguise. Astros third baseman Carlos Correa will be out for the remainder of the regular

The latest on Imai, Hader, Pearson after rehab appearances in Sugar Land

May 6, 2026

HOUSTON -- While Shohei Ohtani was pitching against the Astros on Tuesday night at Daikin Park, fellow Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai headlined a trio of Houston pitchers who worked in a Minor League rehab outing a few miles away at Triple-A Sugar Land. Imai, the Japanese star who has endured

Diaz lands on IL with oblique injury, will be out 'a while' 

May 5, 2026

HOUSTON -- The Astros were dealt another injury setback Monday when starting catcher Yainer Diaz strained his oblique while swinging the bat during batting practice at Daikin Park. Diaz was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday and will be out “a while,” manager Joe Espada said. Diaz was originally

Hader, Imai among trio of Astros pitchers set for rehab appearances Tuesday

May 2, 2026

BOSTON -- The defending World Series champion Dodgers and former Astros slugger Kyle Tucker will be in Houston beginning Monday for a three-game series, but another game with significance to the Astros will take place Tuesday about 25 miles from Daikin Park. Astros closer Josh Hader, who has been out

Peña (hamstring) closing in on rehab assignment

April 30, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña joined the club on Wednesday in Baltimore as he continues his recovery from a Grade 1 right hamstring strain that landed him on the 10-day IL on April 12. After staying with the ‘Stros through this weekend's trip to Fenway Park, he expects a

Imai makes first rehab start since joining IL with arm fatigue

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April 28, 2026

Tatsuya Imai made his first rehab start since being placed on the injured list on April 13 with arm fatigue. The Astros’ right-hander allowed five runs on six hits in two innings for Double-A Corpus Christi on Tuesday, throwing 59 pitches, 31 for strikes. He struck out two batters, walked

Trammell's IL stint marks the latest in a litany of injuries for Astros

April 21, 2026

CLEVELAND – Another day, yet another roster move for the injury-rocked Astros. As expected, left fielder Taylor Trammell was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left groin strain he sustained during Monday night’s 9-2 win in the series opener against the Guardians. Trammell was hurt while running the

Astros snap lengthy road losing streak, but deal with another injury

April 20, 2026

CLEVELAND -- As much as Taylor Trammell wanted to score, he knew the better option, the safer course, was to not make his injury any worse. No need to be a hero.

Allen added to Astros' extensive IL, but Espada has positive updates

April 20, 2026

CLEVELAND — His head covered with a stocking cap for warmth on another unusually cold spring day, Astros manager Joe Espada stopped momentarily as he rattled off name after name on his team's lengthy injury list.

Imai (arm fatigue) plays catch, but still no timetable for return

April 17, 2026

HOUSTON -- Astros starter Tatsuya Imai, who is on the 15-day injured list with right arm fatigue, played catch on Thursday at Daikin Park, but said he doesn’t know when he will be able to get back on the pitcher's mound. The Astros said Tuesday that imaging performed on Imai’s

Brown (shoulder), Hader (biceps), Imai (arm) provide injury updates

April 14, 2026

HOUSTON -- Having put three starting pitchers, their starting center fielder and starting shortstop on the injured list during a 1-9 road trip -- and with several other players rehabbing in Houston -- the Astros’ return to Daikin Park on Tuesday for the first time in 13 days was a

Astros place Peña (hamstring), Imai (arm fatigue) on IL, recall France, Gordon

April 13, 2026

SEATTLE -- The injury woes continue to mount for the Astros, with shortstop Jeremy Peña and right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai landing on the injured list Monday. Peña was placed on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain and Imai was placed on the 15-day IL with

Bolton exits with back tightness, further testing Astros' starter depth

April 12, 2026

SEATTLE -- Just when the Astros thought things couldn’t get any worse regarding the state of their starting pitching rotation, Cody Bolton was removed from Sunday’s 6-1 loss to the Mariners at T-Mobile Park with mid-back tightness after throwing 42 pitches and recording only three outs. Another abbreviated outing by

Peña (knee), Correa (illness) out of Astros' lineup

April 12, 2026

SEATTLE -- Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña, who left Saturday’s game in the fourth inning with right posterior knee tightness, was out of the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Mariners, along with starting third baseman Carlos Correa, who’s still dealing with a lingering illness from last week in Colorado. Astros

Peña set for imaging after exiting with right posterior knee tightness

April 12, 2026

SEATTLE -- Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña is set to undergo further testing Sunday after leaving Saturday’s 8-7 loss to the Mariners at T-Mobile Park with right posterior knee tightness. Peña was removed from the game in the fourth inning as a precaution. He said he felt the back of his

Experiencing arm fatigue, Imai returns to Houston for exam

April 11, 2026

SEATTLE -- Astros rookie right-hander Tatsuya Imai, who struggled to find the strike zone while recording just one out in Friday’s 9-6 loss to the Mariners, traveled back to Houston on Saturday after experiencing right arm fatigue. There was no indication during or after Friday’s game that Imai may have

More injuries -- plus rough night for Imai -- put Astros' staff in tough spot

Javier (shoulder), Meyers (oblique) both land on IL
April 10, 2026

SEATTLE -- If losing their second starting pitcher to a shoulder strain and a stint on the injured list in the span of five days wasn’t enough to push the Astros’ staff into disarray, Tatsuya Imai failing to escape the first inning Friday night at T-Mobile Field may have done

Astros dealt more blows with Javier (right shoulder), Meyers (back) exiting early

April 8, 2026

DENVER -- During the offseason, the Astros’ main focus was on adding pitching depth after injuries ravaged the starting rotation in 2025.

Brown to rest shoulder strain as Astros' bats go cold

April 8, 2026

DENVER -- Astros ace Hunter Brown will refrain from throwing for a few weeks after being diagnosed with a grade 2 right shoulder strain, the club announced before Tuesday night's 5-1 loss against the Rockies at Coors Field. Brown was placed on the 15-day injured list for the first time