Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.
Willson Contreras, Red Sox
Contreras cleared concussion protocol and was back in the Red Sox lineup on Aug. 2 after a one-game absence.
Reynaldo López, Braves
López was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 2 with left knee inflammation. He is expected to miss minimal time after an MRI showed no structural damage.
Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees
Judge (right rib stress fracture) completed a running session on Aug. 2 but there is still no date set for follow-up imaging.
Bellinger (left hamstring strain) is making progress running outdoors, hitting and throwing as of an Aug. 2 update.
Stanton (right calf strain) is hitting and is expected to face live pitching in the coming days, per manager Aaron Boone on Aug. 2.
Bobby Witt Jr., Luinder Avila, Maikel Garcia and Stephen Kolek, Royals
Witt (low back tightness) is now expected to be activated on Aug. 4.
Avila experienced right forearm tightness while warming up during his Aug. 1 start and was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 2. He will undergo testing on Aug. 3.
Garcia (left hand muscle strain) has been recalled from his rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas after experiencing a setback on July 28. He will see a hand specialist in the week of Aug. 3 for further evaluation.
Kolek (right flexor strain) will receive a second opinion on his recent forearm tightness on Aug. 4 to determine next steps. He will likely require surgery.
Clay Holmes and Cionel Pérez, Mets
Holmes (fractured right fibula) made another rehab start on Aug. 2 with High-A Brooklyn.
Pérez was placed on the 15-day IL on July 31 with a left forearm strain. The hope is that he will be able to return sometime in September.
Shane McClanahan, Rays
McClanahan was placed on the 15-day IL on July 31, one day after leaving his start with left mid-back tightness. The hope is that McClanahan will only miss two turns through the rotation.
Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson, Athletics
Kurtz (right thumb discomfort) is scheduled to see a hand specialist in Los Angeles on Aug. 3.
Wilson (patellar tendonitis) is expected to return to the lineup on Aug. 4 for the series opener against the Reds.
Ryan O'Hearn, Pirates
O'Hearn was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 1 with a left quad strain and will miss six to eight weeks.
Matt Chapman and Jesus Rodriguez, Giants
Chapman (abdominal strain) had hoped to return during the Giants' July 30-Aug. 2 series in San Diego but experienced more discomfort while running in recent days. He will be re-evaluated.
Rodriguez was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 1 with right elbow neuritis.
Will Smith, Blake Snell, Will Klein and Brock Stewart, Dodgers
Smith (neck inflammation) is pain-free and began a hitting progression on July 31.
Snell (loose bodies in left elbow) will make another rehab start following his July 29 outing, shooting for five innings or 75 pitches.
Klein was placed on the 15-day IL on Aug. 1 with right elbow discomfort.
Stewart was placed on the 15-day IL on July 31 with right shoulder discomfort.
Nick Lodolo, Brandon Williamson and Tony Santillan, Reds
Lodolo (left index finger blister) is scheduled for a rehab start with Triple-A Louisville on Aug. 5.
Williamson (left shoulder fatigue) began a rehab assignment with Double-A Chattanooga on Aug. 1.
Santillan (left oblique strain) underwent a follow-up MRI on July 31 which revealed enough healing for him to begin an expedited recovery program.
Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta, Padres
Both Musgrove (Tommy John surgery) and Pivetta (right elbow inflammation) are scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Aug. 4.
Jackson Jobe, Tigers
Jobe (Tommy John surgery) made another rehab start on Aug. 2 for High-A Michigan.
Carlos Correa and Spencer Arrighetti, Astros
Correa (left ankle surgery) has resumed working out with the team and as of Aug. 1 had not ruled out a 2026 return, despite the injury initially being considered season-ending.
Arrighetti (right foot nerve irritation) threw his first bullpen since sustaining his injury on Aug. 2.
Luke Raley and J.P. Crawford, Mariners
Raley was placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 1 with a left forearm strain.
Crawford was placed on the 10-day IL on July 31 with left wrist inflammation.
Connelly Early, Nationals
Early (left elbow inflammation) is scheduled for a live bullpen session on Aug. 4.
Sal Frelick and Kyle Harrison, Brewers
Frelick (right shoulder strain) planned to begin throwing during the Brewers' July 31-Aug. 2 series against the Angels.
Harrison (left forearm tightness) is lined up to return to start on Aug. 5 against the Pirates.