This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Padres injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Jason Adam
Injury: Left quadriceps tendon rupture
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Early April
Status: Has made three scoreless rehab appearances, including on back-to-back days April 4 and 5. "Getting closer," said manager Craig Stammen. (Last updated: April 6)
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: Pitched 2 1/3 innings for Triple-A El Paso on April 4, his first game action since June 2025. Expected to require a lengthy buildup, akin to a full Spring Training. (Last updated: April 5)
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. Began a rehab stint with Triple-A El Paso on April 4, pitching a scoreless inning. (Last updated: April 5)
RHP Matt Waldron
Injury: Medical procedure
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Mid-April
Status: Wasn't built up enough to make the Opening Day roster. Has made scoreless starts of three and four innings, respectively, with Triple-A El Paso while on a rehab assignment. (Last updated: April 3)
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)
RHP Joe Musgrove
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (15-day IL)
Expected return: May
Status: 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. 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