This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Guardians injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
LHP Erik Sabrowski
Injury: Left elbow inflammation
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: April or May
Status: Has extended his throwing distance to 105 feet. (Last updated: March 27)
RHP Slade Cecconi
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: April or May
Status: Will be sidelined for Opening Day. Has begun throwing progression, extending distance to 120 feet. (Last updated: March 27)
RHP Shane Bieber
Injury: Right UCL tear
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Midseason 2025
Status: Has progressed to throwing multiple bullpen sessions per week while extending throwing distance to 135 feet. (Last updated: March 27)
RHP Trevor Stephan
Injury: Right UCL reconstruction surgery
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: 2025
Status: Has progressed to throwing multiple bullpen sessions per week. (Last updated: March 27)
LHP John Means
Injury: Left elbow UCL surgery recovery
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Late 2025
Status: Has extended throwing distance to 75-90 feet. (Last updated: March 27)
UTL David Fry
Injury: Right UCL revision
IL date: Feb. 19 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Summer 2025
Status: Continues to respond well to his rehab and cleared for dry swings in his return to hitting progression. (Last updated: March 12)
LHP Sam Hentges
Injury: Left shoulder
IL date: Feb. 16 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Threw with a baseball on March 6 for the first time since his September 2024 surgery, extending to 45 feet. (Last updated: March 6)
OF Chase DeLauter (Guardians' No. 2 prospect, No. 36 overall)
Injury: Core muscle surgery
Expected return: May or June
Status: Suffered core muscle injury Feb. 28. Evaluation confirmed presence of sports hernia; underwent bilateral core muscle repair to also stabilize right side. Expected to miss eight to 12 weeks. (Last updated: March 4) More >>
OF George Valera
Injury: Right patellar tendon repair
Expected return: Early 2025
Status: Added throwing and hitting into his progression. Expected to begin taking batting practice the week of Feb. 24 and progressing into defensive drill work by March. (Last updated: Feb. 23)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
March 27
• LHP Kolby Allard: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• LHP Parker Mushinski: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• RHP Vince Velasquez: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• C Dom Nuñez: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• INF Will Wilson: Reassigned to Minor League camp
March 24
• OF Will Brennan: Optioned to Triple-A Columbus
• RHP Andrew Walters: Optioned to Triple-A Columbus
March 22
• OF Nolan Jones: Acquired from Colorado in exchange for UTL Tyler Freeman More >>
March 21
• RHP Luis Frías: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• RHP Bradley Hanner: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• RHP Zak Kent: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• 1B/OF Micah Pries: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• INF Christian Cairo: Assigned to Minor League camp (returned from Braves after Rule 5 Draft selection)
• INF Juan Brito: Optioned to Triple-A Columbus
• INF/OF Angel Martínez: Optioned to Triple-A Columbus
• OF Jonathan Rodriguez: Optioned to Triple-A Columbus