This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Yankees injury news and transactions. Players on the 60-day IL will be added back to the 40-man roster at the conclusion of the World Series.
LATEST INJURIES
OF Aaron Judge
Injury: Right flexor strain
Expected return: 2026
Status: Judge will not require offseason surgery, Aaron Boone said Oct. 16. He will take some time off and “continue to do strengthening things and rehab staff,” the manager said. Judge sustained a right flexor strain in July that required a stint on the injured list. He rehabbed it in-season and returned to outfield play in September. (updated Oct. 16) More >>
SS Anthony Volpe
Injury: Left shoulder labrum tear
Expected return: April/May 2026
Status: Volpe underwent arthroscopic surgery on Oct. 14, performed by team physician Dr. Chris Ahmad. Volpe will not be able to swing a bat for four months and cannot dive on the shoulder for six months, Aaron Boone said. Brian Cashman said Volpe will begin the season on the injured list. Volpe required two cortisone injections in his shoulder during the season, one in July and one in September. Cashman confirmed that he now believes the shoulder “was affecting” Volpe’s performance during the season. (updated Oct. 16) More >>
LHP Carlos Rodón
Injury: Loose bodies, bone spur in left elbow
Expected return: Early 2026
Status: Rodón underwent a procedure to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur in his pitching elbow, Aaron Boone said Oct. 16. Rodón will not throw for eight weeks from the date of the surgery and will be delayed "potentially a couple of weeks" to begin the season, according to Boone. (last updated: Oct. 16) More >>
RHP Gerrit Cole
Injury: Right elbow ligament tear
Expected return: May 2026
Status: Cole is scheduled to continue throwing lightly from mounds throughout the offseason and will meet with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in California sometime in October/November. Cole will not be ready for Opening Day. Cole resumed playing catch Aug. 11 following Tommy John surgery on March 11 in Los Angeles. The procedure was a complete UCL reconstruction that included an internal brace. (updated Oct. 16) More >>
RHP Clarke Schmidt
Injury: Tommy John surgery
Expected return: Possibly 2026
Status: Is expected to begin his throwing program in mid-December, Aaron Boone said Oct. 16, and could be an option at the Major League level sometime in the second half of 2026. Schmidt underwent his second Tommy John surgery July 11. Schmidt said July 28 it was not a full reconstruction, with an internal brace used. He was given a recovery timeline of 11-13 months. (updated Oct. 16) More >>
RHP Jonathan Loáisiga
Injury: Right flexor strain
Expected return: 2026
Status: Loáisiga sustained a right flexor strain during a Minor League rehab appearance Aug. 17, a diagnosis confirmed by Dr. Keith Meister. Rehab was recommended. (updated Oct. 12)
3B Oswaldo Cabrera
Injury: Left ankle fracture
Expected return: 2026
Status: Underwent surgery to repair a fractured left ankle and ligament damage May 15. Cabrera had resumed taking ground balls by season’s end. (updated Oct. 12) More >>
RHP Jake Cousins
Injury: Right UCL tear
Expected return: 2026
Status: Club announced on June 16 that Cousins would have Tommy John surgery, which he underwent on June 18. (updated June 19) More >>
RHP Chase Hampton
Injury: Tommy John surgery
Expected return: 2026
Status: Recovering from Tommy John surgery, hoping to return to game action in May or June 2026. (updated Feb. 26)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 18
• OF Trent Grisham: Accepted qualifying offer from Yankees More >>
• RHP Chase Hampton, OF Spencer Jones, and RHP Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz: Added to 40-man roster
Nov. 6
• OF Trent Grisham: Received qualifying offer from Yankees More >>
Nov. 4
• OF/1B Cody Bellinger: Declined option, elected free agency More >>
Nov. 2
• RHP Paul Blackburn, 1B Paul Goldschmidt, OF Trent Grisham, IF/OF Amed Rosario, OF/1B Austin Slater, RHP Luke Weaver, RHP Devin Williams, LHP Ryan Yarbrough: Elected free agency