This roster moves and injury updates page will be updated throughout the season.
LATEST INJURIES
OF Jackson Merrill
Injury: Head-area injury
Expected return: TBD
Status: Exited game in the seventh inning on June 14 after taking a forceful tag to the front of the helmet on a stolen base attempt. Manager Mike Shildt said Merrill was still feeling “woozy” after the game. (Last updated: June 14) More >>
RHP Yu Darvish
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Late June or early July
Status: Felt soreness after making one rehab start on May 14. Has progressed well since he resumed throwing. Threw a sim game on June 14 and felt good. Next step is likely another sim game. (Last updated: June 14) More >>
OF Jason Heyward
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: May 24 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Late June or July
Status: Started a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso on June 13. Expected to play in the outfield for the first time on June 17. (Last updated: June 14)
RHP Bryan Hoeing
Injury: Right shoulder strain
IL date: March 27 (60-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: June
Status: Began a rehab assignment in May but wasn't fully built up by its end date, so he started a new rehab assignment on June 7. Currently pitching for Triple-A El Paso. (Last updated: June 10)
RHP Michael King
Injury: Pinched nerve in right shoulder area
IL date: May 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to May 22)
Expected return: July
Status: Tests revealed King's shoulder to be structurally sound. On June 9, manager Mike Shildt said King was "in a holding pattern" as the club assesses the injury and the options for his treatment and progression. (Last updated: June 9) More >>
RHP Joe Musgrove
Injury: Tommy John surgery (torn right UCL)
IL date: March 20 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Has been traveling with the big league club. Began playing catch in early April, doing so three times per week, and progressed to 90 feet on May 19. (Last updated: May 19)
RHP Jhony Brito
Injury: Right elbow UCL surgery
IL date: March 27 (60-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Underwent UCL internal brace surgery as well as a flexor tendon repair operation in April. Will almost certainly be out into the first half of the 2026 season. (Last updated: May 12)
C Ethan Salas (Padres No. 2 prospect, MLB Pipeline's No. 26 overall)
Injury: Stress reaction in lower back
IL date: April 29
Expected return: July
Status: Will be shut down for two months after a CT scan revealed the nature of his back ailment. (Last updated: May 12) More >>
RHP Logan Gillaspie
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: April 27
Expected return: July or August
Status: Sustained the injury while throwing a pitch on April 26. Manager Mike Shildt said, "It's going to be a while." (Last updated: April 27)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
June 7
• IF Mason McCoy: Reinstated from 10-day injured list (left finger sprain), optioned to Triple-A El Paso
June 2
• RHP Ryan Bergert: Recalled from Triple-A El Paso
• RHP Bradgley Rodriguez: Optioned to El Paso
June 1
• RHP Matt Waldron: Activated from 60-day IL (left oblique strain), optioned to Triple-A El Paso