This page will be updated throughout the season with all the latest Rays injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Tyler Wells
Injury: Right forearm tightness
IL date: Sept. 15 (15-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 13)
Expected return: ALDS Game 1
Status: Felt tightness in forearm after pitching on Sept. 12. Reported "no structural damage." Expects postseason return. Pitched an inning during Rays' Sept. 29 intrasquad scrimmage. (Last updated Sept. 29) More >>
OF Chandler Simpson
Injury: Right foot soreness
Expected return: ALDS Game 1
Status: Fouled a ball off the top of his right foot on Sept. 25. Remained in the game for half an inning, then exited. Sat out the last two regular-season games but took part in baseball activities during a Sept. 29 workout. (Last updated Sept. 29) More >>
LHP Garrett Cleavinger
Injury: Left forearm tightness
IL date: Sept. 5 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Likely ALDS
Status: Unsuccessfully tried to pitch through the condition, surrendering 10 runs over his last 6 1/3 innings. Progressed through rehab and pitched an inning in Rays' Sept. 29 intrasquad scrimmage. (Last updated Sept. 29) More >>
RHP Griffin Jax
Injury: Lower back contusion
Expected return: ALDS
Status: Exited Sept. 26 start after taking a 104 mph comebacker off his lower back, but expects to be ready for the postseason. (Last updated Sept. 29) More >>
LHP Shane McClanahan
Injury: Left forearm tightness
IL date: Sept. 4 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Possibly the ALCS
Status: Exited Sept. 3 start with tightness after the fifth inning. Playing catch. Manager Kevin Cash said he likely won't be a rotation option in the ALDS. (Last updated Sept. 23) More >>
OF Jacob Melton
Injury: Right hamstring strain
IL date: Sept. 15 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Having dealt with injuries without playing in the Majors all season, Melton was recalled and transferred to the 60-day IL to clear a 40-man roster spot on Sept. 15 after going on the Minor League IL on Sept. 9. (Last updated Sept. 15)
2B Gavin Lux
Injury: Left shoulder inflammation
IL date: March 24 (retroactive to March 23; transferred to 60-day IL on May 27)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Taking part in baseball activities and hit live BP on Sept. 11. (Last updated Sept. 11)
RHP Edwin Uceta
Injury: Right shoulder impingement, subscapularis strain
IL date: March 25 (retroactive to March 22; transferred to 60-day IL on April 24)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Had a PRP injection in July after setback while playing catch. Resumed throwing but felt his symptoms return, so he was sent for another MRI. "Not ideal for him," manager Kevin Cash said. (Last updated Aug. 28)
RHP Jonathan Heasley
Injury: Right elbow stress reaction
IL date: June 2 (retroactive to May 29; transferred to 60-day IL on June 8)
Expected return: TBD
Status: After being designated for assignment on May 29 following an outing on May 27, was returned to the roster on June 2 due to an injury he suffered while active with the Rays and placed on IL. (Last updated June 8)
RHP Ryan Pepiot
Injury: Right hip inflammation
IL date: March 25 (retroactive to March 22; transferred to 60-day IL on April 14)
Expected return: Spring Training 2027
Status: Underwent season-ending surgery on May 13. Multiple exams revealed "normal" wear and tear on labrum and femoroacetabular impingement, which limited his leg's range of motion. Expecting a six-month recovery followed by a full offseason to be ready for Spring Training. (Last updated May 13)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
Sept. 29
• RHP Jake Woodford: Elected free agency
Sept. 27
• RHP Jesse Scholtens: Recalled from Triple-A Durham
• RHP Ty Johnson: Optioned to Triple-A Durham
Sept. 25
• RHP Manuel Rodríguez: Reinstated from the 15-day injured list
• RHP Jake Woodford: Designated for assignment