Injuries: H. Greene, Judge, Dodgers, Holmes, Vlad Jr., Willson

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

Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo and Spencer Steer, Reds

Greene will undergo surgery on his right elbow to repair a damaged UCL, Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall said Aug. 7. He will not pitch again in 2026, and his 2027 season could be impacted.

Lodolo (left index finger blister) is expected to return to start on Aug. 11 against the White Sox.

Steer (right wrist sprain) is scheduled for a follow-up examination on Aug. 10.

Aaron Judge, Carlos Rodón, Cody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton and Clarke Schmidt, Yankees

Judge (right rib stress fracture) has been cleared to participate in light activities as of Aug. 5.

Rodón (left elbow inflammation) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Aug. 8. He will pitch three innings or about 45 pitches for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. After that, Rodón might make one more Minor League rehab start before activation, manager Aaron Boone said.

Bellinger (left hamstring strain) progressed to taking on-field batting practice on Aug. 5.

Stanton (right calf strain) has been hitting and faced live pitching Aug. 3 from Rodón and Aug. 4 from Schmidt, swinging the bat and making contact. He has also been jogging in the outfield.

Schmidt (Tommy John surgery) completed two of three expected up-downs in his Aug. 4 live batting practice session before experiencing forearm cramping. He received treatment and was scheduled to play catch on Aug. 6.

Freddie Freeman, Dalton Rushing, Blake Snell, Kris Bubic, Gavin Stone and Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers

Freeman was removed from the Dodgers' Aug. 5 game as a precaution after being hit by a pitch on his right hand. X-rays came back negative, and he expects to be back in the lineup on Aug. 7.

Rushing, on the 10-day IL since Aug. 3 with right elbow inflammation, underwent further imaging that revealed a minor tear in his UCL. He may not catch for the remainder of the 2026 season, but the Dodgers hope to have him back as a hitter.

Snell (loose bodies in left elbow) will be activated from the IL to start for the Dodgers on Aug. 11.

Bubic (left shoulder soreness) began a bullpen progression on Aug. 2 and is hoping to begin a rehab assignment around early September.

Stone (right shoulder inflammation) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Aug. 6.

Ohtani (left knee inflammation, right biceps discomfort) could resume playing catch during the Dodgers' Aug. 7-9 series against the D-backs.

Clay Holmes, Edward Cabrera, Ben Brown, Matt Shaw, Justin Steele and Daniel Palencia, Cubs

Holmes (fractured right fibula) is scheduled to make his first start for the Cubs on Aug. 8.

Cabrera (left hamstring/adductor strain) threw 55 pitches in four innings in his second rehab start with Triple-A Iowa on Aug. 5. His next rehab start will be on Aug. 11 with Double-A Knoxville.

Brown (stress reaction in neck) is pain free and has resumed regular throwing in Arizona while increasing his intensity and volume.

Shaw (left hand sprain) remains weeks away from a return, manager Craig Counsell said on Aug. 7.

Steele (left elbow flexor sprain) has begun throwing bullpen sessions and still hopes to return this season as a reliever.

Palencia (mild right elbow flexor strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Aug. 5, throwing 22 pitches (11 strikes) in two-thirds of an inning.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Trey Yesavage, Yimi García, Spencer Arrighetti and Luis Urías, Blue Jays

Guerrero was out of the lineup from Aug. 5-7 due to hamstring tightness.

Yesavage was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 5 with left knee discomfort. Further imaging revealed a meniscus injury, and he will see a knee specialist on Aug. 10.

García has been diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome, manager John Schneider said Aug. 7. He is still deciding whether to undergo surgery, but his season is likely over.

Arrighetti (right foot nerve irritation) exited his Aug. 6 rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo after 2 1/3 scoreless innings with symptoms in his injured foot and was scheduled for an MRI on Aug. 7.

Urías was placed on the 10-day injured list on Aug. 7 with a right quad strain.

Willson Contreras, Triston Casas, Adley Rutschman, Roman Anthony and Trevor Story, Red Sox

Contreras (illness) remained out of the lineup on Aug. 7 but felt well enough to be back at the ballpark and re-initiate baseball activities.

Casas underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist on Aug. 6 and will likely miss the remainder of the 2026 season.

Rutschman (left wrist inflammation) could start a Minor League rehab assignment within days, interim manager Chad Tracy said on Aug. 7.

Anthony (partially torn tendon in right ring finger) is hitting off a high-speed machine in the batting cage. His next steps will be on-field batting practice and a Trajekt machine.

Story (sports hernia) will be re-evaluated at the end of the Red Sox's current homestand to determine when he might begin a rehab assignment.

Juan Soto, Carson Benge and Mark Vientos, Mets

Soto (left calf strain) began “very light” baseball activities on Aug. 7.

Benge exited the Mets' Aug. 7 game in Pittsburgh in the bottom of the fourth inning with left wrist soreness after crashing into the outfield wall to make a catch in the third inning.

Vientos (right hand fracture) began hitting off a tee on Aug. 7.

Matt Chapman, Marcelo Mayer, José Buttó and Trevor McDonald, Giants

Chapman will “more likely than not” require season-ending surgery to repair a core muscle injury, manager Tony Vitello said on Aug. 7.

Mayer (left ulnar stress reaction) will participate in full baseball activity during the weekend of Aug. 8-9 and could begin a rehab assignment during the week of Aug. 10.

Buttó (right arm surgery) is continuing to throw on flat ground out to 120 feet.

McDonald underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery with Dr. Keith Meister on Aug. 5 and is currently rehabbing in Arizona.

Joe Ryan, Byron Buxton and Zebby Matthews, Twins

Ryan was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 7 with a mild left glute strain.

Buxton (right hip impingement) has not yet begun baseball activities as of an Aug. 7 update.

Matthews left his Aug. 7 start with a right foot blister while warming up for the sixth inning.

Andrew Painter, Phillies

Painter left his Aug. 5 start after four innings with left hamstring tightness. Tests came back clean, and he expects to make his next start as scheduled.

Slade Cecconi, Guardians

Cecconi was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 7 with right arm fatigue.

Joey Bart, White Sox

Bart was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 7 with a fifth metacarpal fracture in his left hand after being hit by a 97.7 mph fastball on Aug. 6.

Sal Frelick, Brewers

Frelick (right shoulder strain) is expected to begin a rehab assignment "pretty soon," manager Pat Murphy said on Aug. 7. He will start the assignment solely as a hitter while progressing through his throwing program.

Max Meyer, Anthony Bender and Andrew Nardi, Marlins

Meyer (neck strain) will be reevaluated during the week of Aug. 10 to see about a ramp-up progression.

Bender (right shin stress reaction) threw a touch-and-feel bullpen session of 15 fastballs on Aug. 7. He will throw another bullpen session in a couple days and increase his pitch count.

Nardi (left rib cage stress reaction) will visit Dr. Keith Meister on Aug. 11 after experiencing elbow discomfort during a throwing program.

Michael Soroka, Jordan Lawlar and Justin Martinez, D-backs

Soroka (left glute strain) pitched four innings on 57 pitches in an Aug. 4 rehab start for Triple-A Reno and is expected to start for the D-backs on Aug. 10 against the Rockies.

Lawlar (right hamstring strain) could have his rehab assignment transferred to Triple-A Reno during the week of Aug. 10.

Martinez (Tommy John surgery) threw one inning for Single-A Visalia on Aug. 4 and was scheduled to pitch there again on Aug. 7.

Connelly Early, James Wood, Josiah Gray and DJ Herz, Nationals

Early (left elbow inflammation) experienced some forearm tightness during his Aug. 4 bullpen session. He will pull back on throwing as a precaution.

Wood (mild left oblique strain) is receiving treatment and performing strengthening exercises as of an Aug. 7 update.

Gray (right flexor strain) threw a bullpen session on Aug. 4 and will progress with his throwing program at the Nationals' training complex.

Herz (left UCL sprain) is scheduled to make a rehab appearance with Single-A Fredericksburg on Aug. 8.

Nick Pivetta and Miguel Andujar, Padres

Pivetta (right elbow inflammation) exited his rehab appearance for Single-A Lake Elsinore on Aug. 4 due to right elbow tightness. He has continued playing catch but does not have a timeline for his next rehab outing or his next bullpen session.

Andujar (right wrist fracture) is no longer in a splint and has been cleared for light activity as of Aug. 7 but has not resumed taking full swings.

Carlos Correa, Astros

Correa (left ankle surgery) has been cleared to resume swinging the bat as of an Aug. 5 update.

Chris Bassitt and Blaze Alexander, Orioles

Bassitt (lower back tightness) pitched six scoreless innings in an Aug. 7 rehab start for Triple-A Norfolk, allowing three hits and two walks and striking out five.

Alexander (left hand fracture) played catch on Aug. 7 for the first time and was pain free. He hopes to start hitting during the week of Aug. 10.

Kerry Carpenter, Tigers

Carpenter (left foot plantar fasciitis) has begun a full progression of hitting, running and defense, per an Aug. 7 update.

Ben Williamson, Rays

Williamson was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 7 with a right hamstring strain. Manager Kevin Cash said he's "going to miss some significant time."

Oneil Cruz and Konnor Griffin, Pirates

Cruz (left hand fractures) was scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Aug. 7.

Griffin (torn left ring finger sagittal band) will have a checkup around Aug. 17 -- six weeks since suffering his injury -- before an expected move to the Pirates' Bradenton, Fla., complex days later to begin rehab.

Vinnie Pasquantino, Luinder Avila, Stephen Kolek and Maikel Garcia, Royals

Pasquantino (right wrist soreness) took full batting practice on Aug. 7.

Both Avila and Kolek underwent Tommy John surgery on Aug. 5.

Garcia (left hand muscle strain) received a cortisone injection on Aug. 4 and will be shut down for a few days before ramping back up.

Josh Jung, Rangers

Jung (left calf strain) has not improved as expected and will not be considered for a rehab assignment for at least another 10 days as of an Aug. 5 update.