This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Astros injury news and transactions.
INJURY UPDATES
RHP Kaleb Ort
Injury: Left oblique
Expected return: TBA
Status: Ort threw in the bullpen March 23, but he will open the season on the IL. (updated March 23)
RHP Forrest Whitley
Injury: Left knee bruise
Expected return: TBD
Status: Whitley, diagnosed with a left knee bone bruise after pitching against the Yankees on March 8, threw in the bullpen March 23 and will start the season on the IL. (updated March 23)
OF Pedro León
Injury: Left knee strain
Expected return: TBA
Status: León, who suffered an injury sliding on Feb. 22, has resumed running and other baseball drills. (updated March 23)
1B Christian Walker
Injury: Left oblique soreness
Expected return: Opening Day
Status: Walker was scheduled for at-bats in Minor League games on back fields March 23-25, and he will be ready for Opening Day. (updated March 22)
RHP Lance McCullers Jr.
Injury: Right flexor tendon surgery
Expected return: Late April
Status: McCullers, who threw one inning in a start on March 18, will throw two simulated innings on the back fields in West Palm Beach, Fla., on March 24. (updated March 20) More >>
RHP Luis Garcia
Injury: Tommy John surgery
Expected return: After Opening Day
Status: Garcia was scheduled to throw his first live batting practice session of the spring on March 20, but it was scratched because of elbow pain. (updated March 20) More >>
RHP Shawn Dubin
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
Expected return: TBA
Status: Dubin resumed throwing March 9 for the first time since being shut down early in camp. (updated March 9)
RHP Taylor Trammell
Injury: Right calf strain
Expected return: TBA
Status: Trammell strained his calf while running the bases on Feb. 21 and had to be carted off the field. He is sidelined indefinitely. (updated Feb. 24)
RHP Cristian Javier
Injury: Tommy John surgery
Expected return: Midseason 2025
Javier, who underwent Tommy John surgery on June 6, could return after the All-Star break. (updated: Feb. 6)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
March 22
• LHP Jalen Beeks and Ben Gamel: Granted their releases. More >>
March 18
• C Collin Price: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• LHP Bennett Sousa: Optioned to Minor Leagues
March 18
• C César Salazar, RHP Nick Hernandez, Shay Whitcomb: Optioned to Minor Leagues.
March 13
• IF Brice Matthews, C Bryan Lavastida, LHP Brandon Walter: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• RHP A.J. Blubaugh, LHP Blake Weiman, SS Jesús Bastidas: Reassigned to Minor League camp
