Latest Brewers injuries & transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Brewers injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Brandon Woodruff
Injury: Right shoulder surgery
IL date: March 27 (15-day, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Early May
Status: Threw 74 pitches (5 2/3 innings) for High-A Wisconsin on April 30. Will make another rehab start, likely with Triple-A Nashville. Could be the last one before he is ready to return. (updated April 30) More >>
RHP Aaron Civale
Injury: Left hamstring cramping
IL date: March 31 (15-day)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Recently threw a bullpen (one up-down) and then 25 pitches of live batting practice April 29 in Appleton (High-A Wisconsin). Still TBD when he'll join the rotation. (updated April 29)
OF Garrett Mitchell
Injury: Left oblique tightness
IL date: April 26
Expected return: Late May/early June
Status: Mitchell was placed on the 10-day IL on April 26. He left the April 25 game in the fourth inning after suffering the injury during an at-bat, and manager Pat Murphy expects him to be sidelined for at least a month. (updated April 27) More >>
OF Blake Perkins
Injury: Right shin fracture
IL date: March 27 (10-day, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Possibly May
Status: Cleared to resume baseball activities as of April 22. (updated April 22)
C Jeferson Quero (No. 1 prospect)
Injury: Right shoulder rehab, strained hamstring
IL Date: March 31 (Minor League)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Cleared to resume baseball activities as of an April 22 update and will not need surgery for his hamstring issue, which occurred as Quero was completing his comeback from last year's shoulder surgery. (updated April 22)
LHP Nestor Cortes
Injury: Left elbow flexor strain
IL date: April 6 (15-day, retroactive to April 4; shifted to 60-day on April 21)
Expected return: Late June at the earliest
Status: Received a PRP injection after his April 3 start and discomfort persisted, meaning a longer shutdown. The Brewers do expect Cortes to be able to pitch again this season. (updated April 21)
LHP Connor Thomas
Injury: Left elbow arthritis
IL date: April 8 (15-day IL, retroactive to April 6)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Had an anti-inflammatory injection on April 16 in an effort to calm irritation in his elbow. Will not resume throwing until he is pain-free. (updated April 16)
LHP Aaron Ashby
Injury: Right oblique strain
IL date: March 27 (15-day, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: May
Status: Had one more bullpen session scheduled for April 15 before graduating to simulated games. (updated April 14)
LHP Robert Gasser
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 12 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Late 2025
Status: Was scheduled to get back on the mound for the first time since surgery during the week of April 13. (updated April 12)
1B Tyler Black (No. 6 prospect)
Injury: Right hamate fracture
IL date: March 28 (Minor League)
Expected return: 6-8 weeks
Status: Underwent surgery in late March and expected to be cleared to resume swinging the bat during the week of April 13. (updated April 12)
LHP DL Hall
Injury: Left lat strain
IL date: March 5 (60-day IL)
Expected return: No earlier than late May
Status: As of April 1, Hall was building up for mound sessions in Arizona tentatively scheduled for April 15 and 18 before live batting practice April 23. (updated April 1)
LHP Thomas Pannone
Injury: Left flexor tendon tear
Expected return: TBD
Status: He left a March 2 start and will be shut down from throwing for at least one month. (updated March 7)
RHP J.B. Bukauskas
Injury: Right lat surgery
Expected return: 2026
Status: Suffered a major setback while throwing live batting practice on Feb. 19. He is not expected to pitch this season. (updated Feb. 25)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
April 26
• OF Garrett Mitchell placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain
• OF Daz Cameron selected from Triple-A Nashville
• OF Blake Perkins transferred to the 60-day injured list
April 24
• RHP Tobias Myers reinstated from 15-day injured list
• LHP Bryan Hudson optioned to Triple-A Nashville
April 21
• RHP Craig Yoho selected from Triple-A Nashville More >>
• RHP Logan Henderson optioned to Triple-A Nashville
• LHP Nestor Cortes transferred to the 60-day injured list
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