Latest Red Sox injuries & transactions

August 13th, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Red Sox injury news and transactions.

INJURY UPDATES

RHP
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: August 13 (retroactive to Aug. 10)
Expected return: Late August/Early September
Status: Will travel with the team to Pittsburgh and will be monitored when the team returns to Boston. (Last updated: Aug. 13) More >>

OF/DH
Injury: Partially torn tendon in right ring finger
IL date: May 7 (transferred to 60-day IL on June 28)
Expected return: Late August/Early September
Status: Started hitting off Trajekt machine as part of his work and is “getting closer” to a rehab assignment, according to manager Chad Tracy. (Last updated: Aug. 11) More >>

1B
Injury: Left abdominal strain
IL date: March 25 (retroactive to March 22; transferred to 60-day IL on April 22)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist and is likely out for the season. (Last updated: Aug. 6) More >>

SS
Injury: Sports hernia
IL date: May 16 (transferred to 60-day IL on June 4)
Expected return: August or September
Status: Ramped up his activity and could be going out on a rehab assignment soon. (Last updated: Aug. 6) More >>

LHP
Injury: Left shoulder inflammation
IL date: April 29 (transferred to 60-day IL on June 5)
Expected return: No earlier than mid-September
Status: Has re-initiated a throwing program for the first time in over two months, throwing at distance of 50 to 60 feet. (Last updated: Aug. 4) More >>

RHP
Injury: Torn ulnar collateral ligament right elbow/right flexor pronator strain
IL date: March 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Aiming for September
Status: Throwing multiple bullpen sessions per week of 40-plus pitches. (Last updated: Aug. 4) More >>

INF
Injury: Left wrist fracture
IL date: July 29 (10-day IL)
Expected return: No sooner than September
Status: Non-displaced fracture, won't require surgery. Will get follow-up imaging in late August. (Last updated: July 30) More >>

RHP
Injury: Right flexor strain
IL date: April 3 (retroactive to March 31; transferred to 60-day IL on April 14)
Expected return: No earlier than September
Status: Recently threw off the mound for the first time since injury. (Last updated: July 24) More >>

RHP
Injury: Stress reaction, right elbow
IL date: July 21 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Late September at earliest
Status: Had been optioned to Triple-A Worcester on May 22. The Sox recalled him and then put him on the 60-day injured list on July 21 due to a stress reaction in his right elbow. (Last updated: July 21) More >>

INF
Injury: Stress reaction, left forearm
IL date: June 20 (10-day IL, retroactive to June 19)
Expected return: August or September
Status: Injury has improved to the point he has been cleared to start a hitting progression. (Last updated: July 20) More >>

RHP
Injury: Right flexor irritation
IL date: March 25 (retroactive to March 22; transferred to 60-day IL on May 22)
Expected return: September at earliest
Status: Has resumed throwing, starting at a distance of 100 feet. (Last updated: July 17) More >>

LATEST TRANSACTIONS

Aug. 13
• RHP : Placed on 15-day injured list (retroactive to Aug. 10) with right elbow inflammation
• RHP : Recalled from Triple-A Worcester

Aug. 12
• OF : Sent to Baltimore to complete Aug. 3 trade for Adley Rutschman and Jake Rogers
• LHP : Recalled from Triple-A Worcester
• RHP : Designated for assignment

Aug. 11
• C : Reinstated from 10-day injured list
• C : Designated for assignment
• INF : Transferred to 60-day injured list (left forearm inflammation)