Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.
Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and Tony Gonsolin, Dodgers
Freeman was a late scratch from the Dodgers' Opening Day lineup in Tokyo on March 18 because of left rib discomfort.
Betts (illness) will not play in the Tokyo Series (March 18-19) as he continues to deal with fatigue.
Gonsolin will begin the season on the injured list after he injured his back while lifting weights.
Spencer Strider and Jurickson Profar, Braves
Strider (right elbow surgery) struck out six in his first big league action in nearly a year on March 17. He threw 2 2/3 perfect innings against the Red Sox.
Profar (left wrist bone bruise) returned to Braves camp on March 12 and said he is "very, very confident" that he will be in the lineup on Opening Day.
Royce Lewis, Twins
Lewis (left hamstring) will miss Opening Day after an MRI revealed a moderate strain. He exited the Twins' game on March 16 after pulling up lame while running to first base in the second inning.
Max Scherzer, Daulton Varsho, Alek Manoah and Erik Swanson, Blue Jays
Scherzer (right thumb soreness) faced Minor League hitters in a simulated game on March 17. The Blue Jays will monitor Scherzer's recovery over the next 48 hours before deciding on a next step.
Varsho (right shoulder surgery) is throwing at 105-120 feet and still has some boxes to check, manager John Schneider said, so a brief stint on the IL to open 2025 remains very possible.
Manoah threw off a mound on March 15 for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last June.
Swanson (median nerve entrapment) underwent an MRI on his right elbow, and it showed no structural damage. After a cortisone shot, he'll back off throwing for a couple of days.
Yu Darvish and Matt Waldron, Padres
Darvish (general fatigue) is pausing his throwing program, casting doubt on his status for Opening Day. Manager Mike Shildt said that Darvish is "working through it" after last pitching four innings on March 13.
Waldron is likely to miss the start of the season after he suffered a mild left oblique strain while warming up in the bullpen on March 14, Shildt said.
Paul Goldschmidt, Clarke Schmidt, Gerrit Cole and Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees
A sore back prompted Goldschmidt to exit after two at-bats on March 17, but the veteran first baseman said he has “zero” concerns about being ready for Opening Day.
Schmidt, who was scratched from a scheduled start on March 17 due to fatigue in his right shoulder, threw 24 pitches off a bullpen mound that day instead. He said he came away feeling “great.”
Cole underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on March 11. The procedure, performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, was a complete UCL reconstruction that also included an internal brace.
Stanton said on March 8 that his tendon injuries are considered “severe in both elbows," and he is unsure when he can resume baseball activities. Stanton received a third round of PRP injections on March 10.
Grayson Rodriguez, Gunnar Henderson and Jorge Mateo, Orioles
Rodriguez, who will start the season on the IL due to right elbow inflammation, will play catch on March 18 after being shut down for 10 days.
Henderson (mild right intercostal strain) hasn’t played in a Grapefruit League game since Feb. 27, but he has slowly returned to baseball activities over the past week and remains hopeful that he'll be ready to play on Opening Day.
Mateo (left UCL reconstruction surgery) appeared in his first Grapefruit League game on March 16, but he remains "pretty doubtful" for Opening Day, per manager Brandon Hyde.
Jung Hoo Lee, Giants
Lee was scratched from the starting lineup on March 15 after waking up with a tight back. He was set to undergo an MRI on March 17.
Brice Turang, Tobias Myers, Brandon Woodruff, Blake Perkins and Aaron Ashby, Brewers
Turang (right arm fatigue) underwent testing after reporting discomfort in his throwing arm. An MRI showed no structural damage and he is expected to be ready for Opening Day, although he may be limited to second base duties.
Myers will begin the season on the injured list after being diagnosed with a left oblique strain. But a return to action before the end of April is in play based on the results of an MRI scan, manager Pat Murphy said on March 17.
Woodruff (right shoulder surgery) started against the Guardians on March 16. It was his first time pitching in a Major League game in 18 months.
Perkins (right shin fracture) was cleared to resume limited activity on March 14 but has not yet been cleared for full baseball activities.
Ashby's (right oblique strain) symptoms were persisting as of March 14. "It might turn into a longer process than we thought," Murphy said.
Brandon Nimmo, Dedniel Núñez, Jeff McNeil, Sean Manaea and Francisco Alvarez, Mets
Nimmo (right knee soreness) played left field in a Grapefruit League game for the first time this spring on March 17 and is optimistic about playing on Opening Day.
Núñez (strained right flexor tendon) made his spring debut with a scoreless inning on March 17. He'll either be ready for Opening Day or will join the team slightly after that date.
McNeil has a low-grade right oblique strain and will miss Opening Day.
Manaea (right oblique strain) has started a throwing progression.
Manager Carlos Mendoza announced on March 9 that Alvarez will undergo surgery for a fractured hamate bone in his left hand and will miss 6-8 weeks.
Christian Walker, Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia, Astros
An MRI on Walker's sore left oblique showed no strain. He's expected to get into a game next weekend, and manager Joe Espada is optimistic he will be ready for Opening Day.
McCullers (right flexor tendon surgery) threw 30 pitches in his third and final live bullpen session on the back fields. He'll pitch in his first Grapefruit League game on March 18. It will represent McCullers' first game action in about 28 months.
Garcia (Tommy John surgery) felt good after throwing a side session on March 15. The next step is live batting practice and facing hitters.
Jon Gray, Cody Bradford and Tyler Mahle, Rangers
Gray was diagnosed with a right wrist fracture after he was struck by a 106.4 mph comebacker in his Cactus League start on March 14. He has been shut down for at least six weeks.
Bradford was scratched from his scheduled start on March 12 due to left elbow soreness. He will be shut down from throwing for at least four weeks before getting built back up.
Mahle was scratched from his scheduled start on March 11 as a precautionary move with what GM Ross Fenstermaker called “a bit of forearm soreness.” Mahle’s MRI came back clean, and the plan is for him to pitch sometime in the next few days.
Yoán Moncada and Zach Neto, Angels
Moncada (right thumb soreness) hasn’t played since March 12 but reported on March 17 that he felt confident he would be ready for Opening Day.
Although he will miss the start of the season, Neto is ahead of schedule in his recovery from right shoulder surgery. He has been throwing without any issues.
Max Kepler, Brandon Marsh and Matt Strahm, Phillies
Kepler (bruised lower back) and Marsh (left knee bruise) left the Phillies' game on March 16 early due to injuries. But both said afterward that they will be OK.
Strahm hasn't pitched since March 5 because of inflammation and a bone bruise in his left shoulder. However, he said he is pain-free. Strahm played catch from 75 feet on March 14. He planned to play catch from 90 feet on March 16.
Brayan Bello, Lucas Giolito and Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox
Bello is trending in the right direction after a bout of right shoulder inflammation at the start of Spring Training, but he will begin the season on the injured list, manager Alex Cora announced on March 11. Bello threw live batting practice on March 12 and was scheduled to do so again on March 17.
Giolito will begin the season on the injured list with a low-grade left hamstring strain, Cora said on March 13.
Yoshida (right shoulder labrum tear) continues to DH in Grapefruit League games, but he is only throwing at 60 feet, placing his availability for the start of the season in question.
George Kirby, Mariners
Kirby was shut down from throwing on March 7 due to right shoulder inflammation and will begin the season on the injured list. He recently received a biologic shot and should be able to start doing strength exercises in the next week.
Kyle Wright and Alec Marsh, Royals
Wright, who missed the entire 2024 season rehabbing from right shoulder surgery, suffered a right hamstring strain during a bullpen session on Feb. 18. But he is back to throwing bullpen sessions and is hoping to progress to live BP soon.
Marsh (right shoulder soreness) is on a normal throwing progression, including bullpens and live BPs. He is scheduled to pitch two innings in a Minor League game on March 19.
Andrew Abbott, Tyler Stephenson, Jose Trevino, Spencer Steer and Rhett Lowder, Reds
Abbott (left shoulder strain) made his Cactus League debut on March 17.
A pair of injuries has put the Reds' catching situation in flux. The club learned on March 14 that Stephenson will be sidelined for multiple weeks with a low-grade internal left oblique strain. Later in the same day, Trevino was hit on the right hand by a foul tip and was forced to exit. He underwent a CT scan on March 15 which came back negative for a fracture.
Steer took some swings in the batting cage on March 12. It was the first time Steer had done that since getting a cortisone shot in his bothersome right shoulder on March 1.
Lowder, who experienced right elbow discomfort in January, has been throwing on flat ground for a few weeks since getting cleared by the medical staff. But he has yet to throw off a mound.
Shane Bieber, Guardians
Bieber (Tommy John surgery) threw his sixth bullpen session on March 11 and has progressed to throwing five days a week in addition to extending his throwing distance to 135 feet.
Kendall Graveman, D-backs
Manager Torey Lovullo said that Graveman (back tightness) is currently in “a treatment phase,” making it uncertain whether he will be ready for Opening Day.
Parker Meadows, Tigers
Meadows will not be ready for Opening Day as he works back from inflammation around the musculocutaneous nerve in his upper right arm.
Andrew Benintendi and Josh Rojas, White Sox
Benintendi (right hand fracture) went through live batting practice on March 17 and is hoping to return to game action on March 19. He may be able to play on Opening Day.
Rojas is receiving treatment for a hairline fracture in his right big toe.
Jesús Sánchez and Edward Cabrera, Marlins
A strained left oblique will cause Sánchez to miss the next four weeks. He'll begin the season on the injured list.
Cabrera exited 12 pitches into his Grapefruit League start on March 13 with a blister on his right middle finger. The righty had a piece of his nail removed on March 14 in an effort to help the blister heal quicker. He was scheduled to play catch on March 17.
Austin Gomber, Rockies
Gomber (left shoulder soreness) was scheduled to pitch two innings against the Royals in a Minor League game on March 16 and three innings in a Cactus League game against the Cubs on March 22.
