Injuries: Judge, Dodgers, Red Sox, McClanahan, Guardians

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Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.

Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Ryan Weathers and Trent Grisham, Yankees

Judge will be placed on the 10-day injured list on Sept. 19 with a right calf strain. He could return for the final game of the regular season on Sept. 27. 

Chisholm (right thumb sprain) hit on Sept. 18 for the fourth consecutive day and is “doing well,” manager Aaron Boone said.

Weathers (left forearm flexor strain) is scheduled to throw another side session on Sept. 19 but is no longer expected to return by the end of the regular season.

Grisham (right hamstring strain) has advanced in his running progression and "could be in play toward the end of the season," Boone said on Sept. 18.

Blake Snell, Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages and Roki Sasaki, Dodgers

Snell left his Sept. 16 start against the Reds after one inning with left groin tightness. He threw from 90 feet on Sept. 18 and is expected to make another start before the end of the regular season.

Ohtani (left knee and right biceps soreness) hit coach-pitch batting practice on Sept. 18 as he continues to work toward a regular-season return.

Pages (left hand fracture) is "very likely" to be activated during the Dodgers' final homestand (Sept. 18-24) without going on a rehab assignment, manager Dave Roberts said. 

Sasaki (right middle finger blister) threw four simulated innings on Sept. 16. He will likely start during the Dodgers' final home series against the Padres from Sept. 22-24.

Willson Contreras, Garrett Crochet, Aroldis Chapman and Ceddanne Rafaela, Red Sox

Contreras was removed from the Sept. 17 game against the Rangers after getting hit by a pitch on his hand. X-rays came back negative. He was out of the lineup on Sept. 18 and remains day to day.

Crochet (left shoulder inflammation) worked out on Sept. 17 in Worcester. He will throw an up-and-down bullpen session on Sept. 19 at Fenway Park.

Chapman hasn't pitched since Sept. 13 due to lat tightness. He expects to return during Boston's final homestand, which starts on Sept. 22.

Rafaela (right quad strain) might not be able to join Triple-A Worcester for a rehab game by the end of its season on Sept. 20, but he is "moving quickly in the right direction," according to interim manager Chad Tracy.

Shane McClanahan, Garrett Cleavinger and Manuel Rodríguez, Rays

McClanahan (left forearm tightness) had "a good day" playing catch on Sept. 18.

Cleavinger (left forearm tightness) should begin mound work on Sept. 19 before progressing to bullpen sessions.

Rodríguez (low back strain) made his second rehab appearance with Triple-A Durham on Sept. 16, allowing two unearned runs in 1 1/3 innings and striking out two.

Angel Martínez and Colin Holderman, Guardians

Martínez (right flank inflammation) remained out of the lineup on Sept. 18 for the third straight game. The Guardians hoped he could be fully available if he went through pregame workouts with no issues.

Holderman (right wrist inflammation) exited his Sept. 17 rehab outing with Triple-A Columbus due to discomfort in his wrist after hitting a batter and issuing two walks.

Robert Suarez, Braves

Suarez (right elbow inflammation) is expected to pitch in a Minor League rehab game on Sept. 20 for Triple-A Gwinnett. There’s still hope he will be ready by the start of the postseason.

Jonathan Bowlan, Phillies

Bowlan (mild right groin strain) will not be placed on the injured list so he can remain available for the NL Wild Card Series, which begins on Sept. 29.

Tristan Peters, White Sox

Peters left Chicago's Sept. 18 game after running into the outfield wall attempting to make a catch in the fifth inning.

Brandon Woodruff and Grant Anderson, Brewers

Woodruff (right shoulder inflammation) is throwing at 105 feet and is scheduled to be evaluated for a return to the mound at the end of September.

Anderson (right biceps inflammation) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Sept. 16.

Shane Bieber, Trey Yesavage and Anthony Santander, Blue Jays

Bieber (right teres major inflammation) is scheduled to throw a side session on Sept. 19. He is not expected to return during the regular season but is building up in hopes of being available if the Blue Jays reach the postseason.

Yesavage (left meniscus surgery) threw a side session of around 30 pitches on Sept. 18 at Globe Life Field. He could return as soon as Sept. 20.

Santander (left shoulder labral surgery) was scheduled to play five to seven innings in the outfield for Triple-A Buffalo on Sept. 18 before serving as the DH on Sept. 19. If all goes well, he will play a full game in the outfield on Sept. 20.

Jack Leiter and Joc Pederson, Rangers

Leiter (right ankle arthroscopic surgery) is expected to throw a bullpen session during the weekend of Sept. 18-20 with an eye on a return for potential postseason run.

Pederson (left hand fracture) still hasn’t swung a bat as of Sept. 17, but swelling in his hand has gone down over the past few days. He has been gripping a light bat to get strength and movement back.

Jackson Holliday and Kyle Bradish, Orioles

Holliday was placed on the 10-day IL on Sept. 16 with left wrist inflammation. He will be out at least until the final weekend of the regular season. 

Bradish, who was placed on the 15-day IL on Sept. 13 with abdominal discomfort, has been diagnosed with a sports hernia and is exploring his potential treatment options, including surgery.

Jason Adam and Miguel Andujar, Padres

Adam (right shoulder strain) was scheduled to make his third rehab appearance with Triple-A El Paso on Sept. 18.

Andujar (right wrist fracture) began a rehab stint with Triple-A El Paso on Sept. 8 and is nearing a return, as of a Sept. 16 update.

Byron Buxton, Twins

Buxton underwent a successful hip labrum repair scope procedure on Sept. 18.

Jared Young and Devin Williams, Mets

Young was carted off the field after being struck in the head in a collision with pitcher Nolan McLean during the sixth inning on Sept. 17. He was placed on the seven-day concussion injured list on Sept. 18. Young is expected to recover fully but will not return in 2026.

Williams (right shoulder strain) threw live batting practice on Sept. 17 and could come off the IL either during the weekend of Sept. 18-20 or early in the week of Sept. 21.

Justin Verlander, Tigers

Verlander (left hip inflammation, left hamstring strain) faced hitters in a one-inning simulated game on Sept. 18 in Chicago, throwing about 20 pitches. He is hoping to make a final start on Sept. 26 at Comerica Park.

Logan Webb and Bryce Eldridge, Giants

Webb was placed on the 15-day injured list on Sept. 18, retroactive to Sept. 15, with a right middle finger blister, ending his season.

Eldridge was scratched from the lineup on Sept. 18 with a head laceration.

Brent Rooker and Nick Kurtz, Athletics

Rooker (left knee bone bruise) has begun a swing progression as of Sept. 17 and is hopeful to take batting practice before the end of the season.

Kurtz (right thumb strain) has started a swing progression as of Sept. 15. A 2026 return has been ruled out.

Jac Caglianone, Royals

Caglianone was out of the lineup on Sept. 18 after suffering a right hand injury on Sept. 17 in Houston.

Pete Fairbanks, Marlins

Joshua Báez, Cardinals

Báez was placed on the 10-day IL on Sept. 18, retroactive to Sept. 17, with a left oblique strain that will end his season.

Kaelen Culpepper, Twins

Culpepper was placed on the 10-day IL on Sept. 16 with a mild left hamstring strain. He could return during the final weekend of the regular season.