This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Orioles injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
C Gary Sánchez
Injury: Right wrist inflammation
IL date: April 28 (10-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Sánchez dealt with soreness for several weeks before his IL placement. He's wearing a brace and will be reevaluated during the week of May 5. (updated April 29)
RHP Zach Eflin
Injury: Right lat strain
IL date: April 9, retroactive to April 8 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Likely May
Status: Eflin completed the second bullpen session of his throwing progression on April 29 and is getting closer to facing live hitters. (updated April 29)
INF Jordan Westburg
Injury: Left hamstring strain
IL date: April 28, retroactive to April 27 (10-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: After experiencing left hamstring soreness, Westburg was placed on the IL on April 28 after undergoing testing. (updated April 28)
RHP Andrew Kittredge
Injury: Left knee debridement
IL date: March 27, retroactive to March 24 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Potentially late May
Status: Kittredge is ahead of his initial rehab schedule and is scheduled to throw live batting practice on April 30. (updated April 28)
RHP Kyle Bradish
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: March 21 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Around August
Status: Bradish threw his first bullpen session on April 12. He had another side session on April 28 and remains on track. (updated April 28)
RHP Tyler Wells
Injury: Right UCL repair surgery
IL date: March 23 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Around August
Status: Wells threw off a mound on April 27 and is scheduled for a side session on May 2. (updated April 28)
RHP Chayce McDermott (Orioles' No. 4 prospect per MLB Pipeline)
Injury: Right lat strain
IL date: March 27, retroactive to March 24 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Potentially May
Status: McDermott made his first rehab start for Double-A Chesapeake on April 27, allowing one run in 1 2/3 innings on 43 pitches. (updated April 28)
OF Tyler O'Neill
Injury: Neck inflammation
IL date: April 26, retroactive to April 24 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Early May
Status: O’Neill, who last played April 23, was dealing with neck soreness prior to his placement on the IL. (updated April 26) More >>
RHP Grayson Rodriguez
Injury: Right elbow inflammation/right lat strain
IL date: March 27, retroactive to March 24 (60-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Rodriguez sustained a right lat strain while recovering from right elbow inflammation. He will be shut down from throwing until at least early May. (updated April 23) More >>
LHP Trevor Rogers
Injury: Right knee subluxation
IL date: March 27, retroactive to March 24 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Potentially May
Status: Rogers made his first rehab start for Double-A Chesapeake on April 23, allowing two runs in three innings during a 44-pitch outing vs. Altoona. (updated April 23)
RHP Cody Poteet
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: April 22, retroactive to April 21 (15-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Poteet made his Orioles debut April 20 (five runs allowed over 2 2/3 innings vs. Cincinnati) and went on the IL two days later. (updated April 22)
OF Enrique Bradfield Jr. (Orioles' No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline)
Injury: Left hamstring strain
IL date: April 11 (7-day IL)
Expected return: Mid-May
Status: The strain is mild and "not a huge deal," per GM Mike Elias. Bradfield shouldn't miss more than a few weeks. (updated April 15)
OF Colton Cowser
Injury: Left thumb fracture
IL date: March 31 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Late May/early June
Status: Cowser fractured the thumb on a slide into first March 30. The bone is healing as he continues to condition and remain in game shape. (updated April 15)
RHP Albert Suárez
Injury: Right subscapularis strain
IL date: March 30, retroactive to March 29 (60-day IL)
Expected return: June or later
Status: Suárez will need to undergo an MRI to show his injury has healed before restarting a throwing program. That could happen by May. (updated April 12) More >>
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
April 29
• RHP Kyle Gibson: Recalled from High-A Aberdeen
• RHP Kade Strowd: Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk
April 28
• RHP Kade Strowd: Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk
• LHP Grant Wolfram: Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk
• INF Jordan Westburg: Placed on 10-day injured list (left hamstring strain)
• C Gary Sánchez: Placed on 10-day injured list (right wrist inflammation)
• INF Emmanuel Rivera: Selected from Triple-A Norfolk
• C Maverick Handley: Selected from Triple-A Norfolk
• OF Colton Cowser: Transferred to 60-day injured list (left thumb fracture)
• RHP Grayson Rodriguez: Transferred to 60-day injured list (right elbow inflammation/right lat strain)
• LHP Walter Pennington: Claimed off waivers from Rangers, optioned to Triple-A Norfolk
April 26
• LHP Grant Wolfram: Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk
• RHP Brandon Young: Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk
• OF Tyler O'Neill: Placed on 10-day injured list (neck inflammation)
• OF Dylan Carlson: Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk
• RHP Colin Selby: Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk as 27th player for doubleheader