This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Red Sox injury news and transactions.
INJURY UPDATES
RF Wilyer Abreu
Injury: Right calf tightness
IL date: Aug. 21 (10-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 18)
Expected return: Week of Sept. 16
Status: Up to roughly 85% intensity with his running. Will likely be activated for the series against the Athletics that starts Sept. 16 or the start of a road trip in Tampa on Sept. 19. (Last updated: Sept. 13)
RHP Liam Hendriks
Injury: Right hip inflammation/right forearm soreness
IL date: May 30 (transferred to 60-day IL on July 8)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Recently developed soreness in his right forearm while trying to rehab from his right hip injury, and there's almost no chance he will pitch again this season. (Last updated: Sept. 13) More >>
RHP Luis Guerrero
Injury: Right elbow strain
IL date: June 28 (transferred to 60-day IL on Aug. 2)
Expected return: Mid-September
Status: Has made seven Minor League rehab appearances. Pitched a scoreless inning in back-to-back games with Triple-A Worcester on Sept. 10 and 11. (Last updated: Sept. 13)
LHP Brennan Bernardino
Injury: Left lat strain
IL date: Sept. 12 (15-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 10)
Expected return: Late September/Early October
Status: Injuries continue to pile up for Boston's pitching staff of late. It is unclear if Bernardino will be able to make it back before the regular season ends on Sept. 28. (Last updated: Sept. 12)
RHP Dustin May
Injury: Right elbow neuritis
IL date: Sept. 9 (15-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 6)
Expected return: Late September
Status: Shut down from throwing after feeling soreness in his right forearm. An MRI revealed no structural damage, and May hopes to return by the end of the regular season. (Last updated: Sept. 9)
2B Vaughn Grissom
Injury: Plantar fasciitis
IL date: Sept. 9 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Recalled from Triple-A Worcester and transferred to the 60-day injured list Sept. 9, ending his season. (Last updated: Sept. 9)
RHP Jordan Hicks
Injury: Right shoulder tendinitis
IL date: Sept. 5 (15-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 4)
Expected return: Late September
Status: The hard-throwing righty has been struggling mightily, and now he will rest his barking shoulder for a bit. (Last updated: Sept. 5)
RHP Richard Fitts
Injury: Right arm neuritis
IL date: Aug. 26 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Late this season or Spring Training
Status: Regaining strength. Not throwing. (Last updated: Sept. 4)
OF Roman Anthony
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: Sept. 3
Expected return: Late September at earliest
Status: Anthony could miss four to six weeks after suffering what he believed was a Grade 2 strain to his left oblique. Best-case scenario would be a return late in the regular season or early in the postseason. (Last updated: Sept. 3) More >>
3B Marcelo Mayer
Injury: TFCC joint, right wrist
IL date: July 25 (10-day IL, retroactive to July 24)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Underwent season-ending surgery to repair a wrist injury he suffered on July 23 in Philadelphia. (Last updated: Aug. 20) More >>
RHP Tanner Houck
Injury: Torn ulnar collateral ligament right elbow/right flexor pronator strain
IL date: May 14 (transferred to 60-day IL on July 31)
Expected return: Late '26 or early '27
Status: Underwent Tommy John surgery and also a cleanup of his flexor tendon on Aug. 18. "So, attack the offseason and the rehab the right way," manager Alex Cora said. (Last updated: Aug. 18) More >>
RHP Kutter Crawford
Injury: Right wrist subsheath tear
IL date: March 27 (retroactive to March 24, transferred to 60-day IL on May 15)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Progressing well several weeks after July 2 surgery. Expects to have a normal offseason and be ready for the start of Spring Training. (Last updated: Aug. 15) More >>
RHP Hunter Dobbins
Injury: Right ACL tear
IL date: July 12 (15-day)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Underwent surgery to repair ACL on Aug. 13. The injury took place on July 11. (Last updated: Aug. 15) More >>
1B Triston Casas
Injury: Ruptured patellar tendon, left knee
IL date: May 3 (transferred to 60-day IL on May 24)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Said he has heard different timetables, but none are longer than a year. Hopes to play on Opening Day 2026. (Last updated: June 3) More >>
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
Sept. 12
• LHP Brennan Bernardino: Placed on 15-day IL (retroactive to Sept. 10)
• LHP Chris Murphy: Recalled from Triple-A Worcester
Sept. 10
• LHP Kyle Harrison: Recalled from Triple-A Worcester
• LHP Chris Murphy: Optioned to Triple-A Worcester
Sept. 9
• RHP Connelly Early : Selected from Triple-A Worcester
• RHP Dustin May: Placed on 15-day injured list (retroactive to Sept. 6)
• 2B Vaughn Grissom: Recalled from Triple-A Worcester and placed on 60-day injured list