This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Yankees injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
LHP Ryan Weathers
Injury: Illness
Expected return: May 11
Status: Scratched from his May 7 start due to a viral infection. Scheduled to throw from a mound May 8 in Milwaukee and expected to rejoin rotation May 11 in Baltimore. (updated May 7) More >>
SS José Caballero
Injury: Left elbow contusion
Expected return: Day to day
Status: Hit by pitch May 6. Underwent X-rays, which were negative. Not in May 7 lineup. (updated May 7)
LHP Carlos Rodón
Injury: Left elbow surgery recovery
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: May 10
Status: Made third rehab start on May 5 with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Expected to come of injured list and make 2026 MLB debut May 10 in Milwaukee. (updated May 6) More >>
RHP Gerrit Cole
Injury: Tommy John surgery recovery
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL)
Expected return: May/June
Status: Made third rehab start on April 29, throwing 5 2/3 innings for Double-A Somerset. Scheduled to make fourth rehab start on May 5 for High-A Hudson Valley. Still "a ways away" from MLB activation, Aaron Boone said May 5. (updated May 5) More >>
DH Giancarlo Stanton
Injury: Right calf strain
IL date: April 28 (10-day IL, retroactive to April 25)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Left the April 24 game in Houston for a pinch-runner after feeling tightness in calf. Underwent MRI on April 27. Placed on injured list April 28, retroactive to April 25. Has not resumed running as of May 5. (updated May 5) More >>
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 7
• RHP Brendan Beck: Contract selected from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• RHP Brendan Beck: Optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
May 6
• RHP Yerry De Los Santos: Recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• RHP Yerry De Los Santos: Optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
May 5
• RHP Elmer Rodríguez: Optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre