This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Yankees injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
DH Giancarlo Stanton
Injury: Right calf strain
IL date: April 28 (10-day IL, retroactive to April 25)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Has continued hitting and is performing plyometric exercises. Received positive results from imaging the week of May 25 and has been given the go-ahead to begin running outside. (updated May 27) More >>
LF Jasson Domínguez
Injury: Left shoulder AC joint sprain
IL date: May 8 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Possibly June
Status: Injured shoulder crashing into wall making a catch May 7. Received PRP injection May 11. Advanced from pool and weight room activities to hitting off a tee May 20. More tee and toss on May 22. Could play Minor League games first week of June. (updated May 22) More >>
LHP Max Fried
Injury: Left elbow bone bruise
IL date: May 16 (15-day IL, retroactive to May 14)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Shut down from throwing for a few weeks. Dr. Neal ElAttrache and team physician Dr. Chris Ahmad agreed on diagnosis and treatment, team spokesperson said May 16. Repeat imaging will be performed when asymptomatic. (updated May 16) More >>
RHP Luis Gil
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: May 8 (7-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Placed on IL while pitching with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Will not throw for at least three weeks. (updated May 8)
RHP Angel Chivilli
Injury: Right shoulder discomfort
IL date: April 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to April 23)
Expected return: TBA
Status: Will not throw for approximately three weeks. Manager Aaron Boone said there is “acute and chronic stuff going on there” that will require rest. Experienced difficulty while throwing on April 25 in Houston. (updated April 28)
RHP Clarke Schmidt
Injury: Tommy John surgery recovery
IL date: Feb. 12 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Second half of 2026
Status: Threw 10 pitches from a mound April 10, his first time doing so since Tommy John surgery in July 2025. Could face hitters in June and is on track for MLB activation sometime in August. (updated April 10)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
May 22
• RHP Gerrit Cole: Returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from 15-day injured list
• INF/OF José Caballero: Reinstated from the 10-day injured list
• RHP Yovanny Cruz: Optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• OF Spencer Jones: Optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
May 18
• RHP Elmer Rodríguez: Optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• RHP Yovanny Cruz: Signed to Major League contract
May 16
• LHP Max Fried: Placed on 15-day IL
• RHP Elmer Rodríguez: Recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre