Latest White Sox injuries & transactions

June 20th, 2025

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest White Sox injury news and transactions.

INJURY UPDATES

RHP
Injury: Right forearm strain
IL date: June 20 (15-day IL, retroactive to June 17)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Martin had been feeling soreness in his arm since his last start on June 12. The White Sox wanted to be cautious, but they expect Martin to stay close to the minimum time on the IL. (Last updated: June 20)

LHP
Injury: Left shoulder strain
IL date: June 20 (15-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Imaging found no structural damage, but the White Sox wanted to give Booser a chance to rest and recover, with no firm timeline for his return. (Last updated: June 20)

RHP
Injury: Lower back strain
IL date: June 3 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Late June/early July
Status: Threw an extended bullpen session on June 20. Should start an injury rehab assignment early in the week of June 23. (Last updated: June 20)

OF
Injury: Right groin soreness
Expected return: Day to day
Status: Tauchman came up sore while trying to score from third on a ground ball in the 9th inning of the second game in the June 19 doubleheader. left the game for Triple-A Charlotte shortly after Tauchman left in Chicago. (Last updated: June 19)

LHP
Injury: Left lat strain
IL date: May 4 (transferred to 60-day IL on June 8)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Ellard started an injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on June 17. (Last updated: June 17)

LHP
Injury: Blister on left hand
IL date: June 8 (15-day IL, retroactive to June 5)
Expected return: Two weeks
Status: Shuster allowed four runs in one inning as the opener in his last outing on June 4 vs. the Tigers but had not pitched since. (Last updated: June 8)

LHP Martín Pérez
Injury: Left elbow inflammation
IL date: April 19 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 21)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Pérez feels as if he's making progress, but still has no sort of set timetable for return within his injury rehab. (Last updated: June 3) More >>

RHP
Injury: Patellar tendon tear in right knee
Expected return: 2026
Status: Will undergo season-ending surgery on June 3 in Chicago in a procedure performed by Dr. Nikhil Verma. (Last updated: May 30) More >>

RHP
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 12 (60-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Missed the entire 2024 season. Made first start since 2023 on May 6 in rehab outing with High-A Winston-Salem, allowing three runs and walking two in three innings. (Last updated: May 7)

RHP
Injury: Right elbow flexor strain
IL date: Had Tommy John surgery April 2
Expected return: 2026 season
Status: Adams -- Chicago's No. 10 prospect -- underwent successful Tommy John surgery on the morning of April 2, performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas. (Last updated: April 2)

RHP
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: March 27 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: The team announced that Thorpe will undergo Tommy John surgery in the near future, performed by Dr. Keith Meister. (Last updated: March 27) More >>

RHP
Injury: Grade 1 right elbow strain
IL date: March 23 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: The White Sox announced on March 7 that Berroa will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, performed by Dr. Keith Meister. Placed on the 60-day injured list on March 23. (Last updated: March 23)

LHP
Injury: Had Tommy John surgery on Feb. 12
IL date: Feb. 17 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026 season
Status: General manager Chris Getz announced the surgery on Feb. 11, with the issue for Bush arising this offseason. (Last updated Feb. 22) More >>

LATEST TRANSACTIONS

June 20
• RHP Wikelman González: Recalled from Triple-A Charlotte
• LHP Jake Palisch: Contract selected from Double-A Birmingham
• RHP : Optioned to Triple-A Charlotte
• RHP : Designated for assignment
• RHP : Placed on 15-day injured list with right forearm strain, retroactive to June 17
• LHP : Placed on 15-day injured list with left shoulder strain

June 19
• RHP : Placed on the paternity list
• LHP : Recalled from Triple-A Charlotte
• RHP : Returned to Triple-A Charlotte after serving as the 27th man for the doubleheader

June 17
• INF : Activated from 10-day injured list
• INF/OF : Optioned to Triple-A Charlotte
• LHP : Sent on rehab assignment to Triple-A Charlotte