Injuries: Dodgers, Witt, Lindor, Bieber, Seager, Peña

June 23rd, 2026

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

Kyle Tucker, Dalton Rushing, Will Smith, Blake Treinen and Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers

Tucker (lower back spasms) was out of the starting lineup on June 23, one day after leaving the game for a pinch-runner in the top of the second inning.

Rushing entered concussion protocol after leaving the Dodgers' game on June 22 in the third inning. He took a foul ball off the mask in the first inning. He was out of the lineup on June 23.

Smith (stiff neck) will not travel with the Dodgers on their upcoming road trip but could return sometime during their homestand beginning July 2.

Treinen was placed on the injured list on June 20 with right elbow inflammation. Imaging revealed no structural damage.

Hernández (left hamstring strain) is set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on June 23.

Cole Ragans, Bobby Witt Jr., Maikel Garcia and Kris Bubic, Royals

The Royals anticipate that Ragans will undergo surgery to address a left elbow impingement, manager Matt Quatraro said on June 23. More information will be known once Ragans sees another doctor in the upcoming days.

Witt (Grade 1 right MCL sprain) was out of the lineup for the fourth straight game on June 23 but completed a "very encouraging" workout on June 22 and could return in the coming days, depending on how he recovers.

Garcia was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hand muscle strain on June 23.

Bubic (left elbow soreness) will re-start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on June 24.

Francisco Lindor and Clay Holmes, Mets

Lindor (left calf strain) will play one more rehab game with Triple-A Syracuse on June 23, after which he could return.

Holmes (fractured right fibula) will undergo follow-up imaging on June 26, after which he could begin ramping back up.

Corey Seager and Jack Leiter, Rangers

Seager (concussion) was expected to take live batting practice on June 23.

Leiter was placed on the 15-day injured list on June 21 (retroactive to June 19) with a right ankle posterior impingement.

Jeremy Peña, Lance McCullers Jr. and Ronel Blanco, Astros

Peña (right hamstring cramp) completed pregame activities but was held out of the Astros' lineup on June 23, one day after departing the game early for a pinch-hitter.

McCullers (right rotator cuff impingement) will make his first rehab start on June 25 with Triple-A Sugar Land.

Blanco (torn right UCL) will make his second rehab start on June 25 with Double-A Corpus Christi.

Ernie Clement, Max Scherzer and Addison Barger, Blue Jays

Clement (hip) was held out of the Blue Jays' game on June 23 as a precaution.

Scherzer (back spasms) is feeling better and was able to throw a bullpen session on June 22. His next steps are still to be determined.

Barger (right elbow inflammation) could begin a rehab assignment as soon as June 25.

Chase DeLauter, Guardians

DeLauter (right rib cage fracture) has resumed hitting, running and throwing. The team is hopeful he can return during their homestand beginning June 26.

Matthew Boyd and Daniel Palencia, Cubs

Boyd (left meniscus injury) is expected to return June 25 against the Mets.

Palencia has a mild flexor strain in his right elbow and will be shut down from June 22-28 with the hope of then beginning a throwing program.

Jack Flaherty and Wenceel Pérez, Tigers

Flaherty (left peroneal strain) is scheduled to make a rehab start with Double-A Erie on June 23.

Pérez was placed on the 10-day IL on June 19 with a left orbital fracture but is not expected to suffer any long-term damage to his eyesight. He has returned to Detroit for further evaluation.

Trent Grisham and Max Fried, Yankees

Grisham (right hamstring strain) will rejoin the team during their June 25-28 series in Boston to participate in more baseball activities.

Fried (left elbow bone bruise) is feeling "great," per manager Aaron Boone. He threw a bullpen on June 19 and is aiming to face live hitters by the end of June or in early July.

Jared Jones, Oneil Cruz and Konnor Griffin, Pirates

Jones left his June 21 start against the Rockies after being struck on the right elbow by a comebacker. Initial imaging came back clean. He will throw a regularly scheduled bullpen on June 24 ahead of a possible next start on June 27.

Cruz (left hand fourth and fifth metacarpal non-displaced fractures) was expected to be evaluated for a return to baseball activities on June 22.

Griffin (right forearm strain) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona on June 24.

Emilio Pagán, Reds

Pagán (Grade 2 left hamstring train) faced live hitters for the second time on June 22, throwing 25 pitches. He is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on June 25.

Logan Henderson, Brewers

Henderson (low back strain) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on June 28 with a multi-inning outing.

Félix Bautista, Jackson Holliday and Adley Rutschman, Orioles

Bautista (right shoulder surgery) progressed to his first bullpen session on June 23.

Holliday has been experiencing groin tightness since June 19 and was held out of the lineup for a second straight day on June 22. He does not believe the issue to be serious.

Rutschman left the Orioles' June 18 game against the Mariners after being hit on the left ear by a throw from shortstop Colt Emerson in the top of the ninth. He was placed on the 7-day concussion IL on June 20.

Liam Hicks and Eury Pérez, Marlins

Hicks was placed on the 10-day IL on June 21 with a low back strain. He underwent an MRI on June 22.

Pérez (gracilis strain in right thigh) is set to return from the IL to start against the Rangers on June 24.

Brenton Doyle and Jose Quintana, Rockies

Doyle (left oblique contusion) ran the bases on June 21 and expects to begin a rehab assignment on June 23.

Quintana (left elbow sprain) will receive a follow-up MRI at the end of the month with the hope of being cleared to play catch.