This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Padres injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
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: Has made three rehab appearances with Triple-A El Paso, including one on April 16. Needs a buildup akin to a full Spring Training, per manager Craig Stammen. (Last updated: April 16)
RHP Jeremiah Estrada
Injury: Right elbow tendinitis
IL date: April 10
Expected return: May or June
Status: Landed on the IL after feeling "tightness" in his elbow playing catch April 10. Resumed playing light catch a few days later. No timetable for his return to a mound. (Last updated: April 16)
RHP Nick Pivetta
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: April 14
Expected return: Midseason, potentially
Status: Exited April 12 start with elbow stiffness; shut down from throwing. MRI revealed flexor strain. Expected to pitch again this season, though manager Craig Stammen noted Pivetta's absence would last "weeks and maybe months." (Last updated: April 15)
LHP Yuki Matsui
Injury: Left groin strain
IL date: March 25, retroactive to March 22 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Mid-April
Status: Missed World Baseball Classic due to the injury, then began the season on the IL. Began rehab stint with Triple-A El Paso April 4 and has made two scoreless appearances. (Last updated: April 8)
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
April 17
• RHP Matt Waldron: Activated from 15-day IL (medical procedure)
• RHP Alek Jacob: Optioned to Triple-A El Paso
April 16
• IF Sung-Mun Song: Activated from 15-day IL (right oblique strain), optioned to Triple-A El Paso
April 14
• RHP Alek Jacob: Recalled from Triple-A El Paso
• RHP Nick Pivetta: Placed on 15-day IL (right elbow inflammation)
April 10
• RHP Jason Adam: Activated from 15-day IL (left quad surgery)
• RHP Jeremiah Estrada: Placed on 15-day IL (right elbow tendinitis)