MLB Injuries
| Team |
Date |
Status |
Injury |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Doug Slaten RP |
Jul 19, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right knee |
| Justin Upton RF |
Jul 9, 2008 |
15-day |
Left oblique strain |
| Juan Cruz RP |
Jul 6, 2008 |
15-day |
Left oblique strain |
| Eric Byrnes LF |
Jul 1, 2008 |
60-day |
Strained left hamstring |
| Édgar González SP/RP |
Jun 28, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right elbow |
|
| Atlanta Braves |
| Jeff Bennett RP/SP |
Jul 7, 2008 |
15-day |
Subluxated right shoulder |
| Manny Acosta RP |
Jul 7, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right hamstring |
| Tom Glavine SP |
Jun 11, 2008 |
15-day |
Sore left elbow |
| John Smoltz SP |
Jun 3, 2008 |
60-day |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
| Matt Diaz LF |
May 28, 2008 |
15-day |
Torn ligament, left knee - out 4-6 weeks |
| Peter Moylan RP |
Apr 12, 2008 |
60-day |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
| Mike Hampton SP |
Mar 30, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left pectoral |
| Anthony Lerew SP/RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from left elbow surgery |
|
| Baltimore Orioles |
| Greg Aquino RP |
Jul 13, 2008 |
15-day |
Left hamstring strain |
| Adam Loewen RP |
Jul 7, 2008 |
15-day |
Stress fracture in left elbow |
| Álex Cintrón SS/3B |
Jul 1, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left hamstring |
| Jamie Walker RP |
Jun 26, 2008 |
15-day |
Left elbow inflammation |
| Matt Albers RP/SP |
Jun 26, 2008 |
15-day |
Torn labrum, right shoulder |
| Jim Hoey RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
| Troy Patton SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Left labrum tear - out for season |
| Chris Ray RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
| Danys Báez RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
|
| Boston Red Sox |
| David Aardsma RP |
Jul 19, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right groin |
| Julio Lugo SS |
Jul 12, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left quad |
| Bartolo Colón SP |
Jun 17, 2008 |
15-day |
Back stiffness |
| David Ortiz DH/1B |
Jun 1, 2008 |
15-day |
Torn tendon sheath in left wrist |
| Curt Schilling SP |
Mar 13, 2008 |
60-day |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
|
| Chicago Cubs |
| Jon Lieber RP/SP |
Jul 11, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right foot |
| Chad Fox RP |
May 19, 2008 |
15-day |
Ulnar neuritis, right arm |
| Ángel Guzmán RP/SP |
Mar 25, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
|
| Chicago White Sox |
| José Contreras SP |
Jul 18, 2008 |
15-day |
Right elbow tendinitis |
| Esteban Loaiza RP |
Jun 12, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder inflammation |
| Andrew Sisco RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Left elbow surgery - out for season |
|
| Cincinnati Reds |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. SS/CF |
Jul 14, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right hamstring |
| Jared Burton RP |
Jul 11, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right latissimus muscle |
| Aaron Harang SP |
Jul 9, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right forearm |
| Norris Hopper CF/LF |
Jul 5, 2008 |
60-day |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
| Ryan Freel CF/LF |
Jun 4, 2008 |
15-day |
Hamstring surgery, right knee |
| Kent Mercker RP |
Jun 3, 2008 |
60-day |
Recurring lower back pain |
| Álex González SS |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Compression fracture, left knee |
|
| Cleveland Indians |
| Scott Elarton RP |
Jun 30, 2008 |
60-day |
Non-baseball medical condition |
| Víctor Martínez C |
Jun 12, 2008 |
15-day |
Right elbow surgery - out 6-8 weeks |
| Josh Barfield 2B |
Jun 12, 2008 |
15-day |
Surgery, left finger - out 6-8 weeks |
| Jake Westbrook SP |
May 29, 2008 |
60-day |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
| Travis Hafner DH/1B |
May 26, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder strain |
| Fausto Carmona SP |
May 24, 2008 |
15-day |
Left hip strain |
|
| Colorado Rockies |
| Ryan Spilborghs RF/LF |
Jul 9, 2008 |
15-day |
Left oblique strain |
| Todd Helton 1B |
Jul 3, 2008 |
15-day |
Sore back |
| Jeff Francis SP |
Jun 29, 2008 |
15-day |
Left shoulder inflammation |
|
| Detroit Tigers |
| Jeremy Bonderman SP |
Jun 7, 2008 |
15-day |
Thoracic outlet syndrome-out for season |
| Vance Wilson C |
Mar 30, 2008 |
15-day |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
|
| Florida Marlins |
| Andrew Miller SP |
Jul 14, 2008 |
15-day |
Right patellar tendinitis |
| Matt Treanor C |
Jul 8, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left hip |
| Burke Badenhop SP |
Jun 14, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder tendinitis |
| Brett Carroll RF/LF |
May 24, 2008 |
60-day |
Separated right shoulder |
| Lee Gardner RP |
Apr 18, 2008 |
60-day |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
| Alejandro De Aza CF |
Mar 30, 2008 |
60-day |
Sprained left ankle |
| Sergio Mitre SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
| Harvey García RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Right shoulder tendinitis |
| Anibal Sánchez SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right shoulder surgery |
| Henry Owens RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right shoulder surgery |
|
| Houston Astros |
| Roy Oswalt SP |
Jul 12, 2008 |
15-day |
Left hip adductor strain |
| Felipe Paulino RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Pinched nerve in upper right arm |
|
| Kansas City Royals |
| Jimmy Gobble RP |
Jul 22, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained lower back |
| Ryan Braun RP |
Jul 11, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
| Alberto Callaspo SS/2B |
Jun 28, 2008 |
15-day |
Unspecified medical condition |
| John Bale SP |
Apr 16, 2008 |
60-day |
Left shoulder tightness |
| Luke Hudson RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right shoulder surgery |
|
| Los Angeles Angels |
| Mike Napoli C |
Jul 7, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder inflammation |
| Kelvim Escobar SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Torn right labrum |
|
| Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Yhency Brazobán RP |
Jul 18, 2008 |
60-day |
Re-aggravated shoulder injury |
| Takashi Saito RP |
Jul 13, 2008 |
15-day |
Right elbow sprain - out 6-8 weeks |
| Mark Sweeney 1B/LF |
Jul 4, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right hamstring |
| Juan Pierre LF |
Jun 30, 2008 |
15-day |
Sprained ligament, left knee |
| Scott Proctor RP |
Jun 22, 2008 |
15-day |
Right elbow tendinitis |
| Brad Penny SP |
Jun 15, 2008 |
15-day |
Mild tendinitis, right shoulder |
| Gary Bennett C |
May 19, 2008 |
60-day |
Plantar fasciitis, left foot |
| Rafael Furcal SS |
May 6, 2008 |
60-day |
Lower back surgery |
| Tony Abreu 3B/2B |
Mar 26, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from hernia surgery |
| Jason Schmidt SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right shoulder surgery |
|
| Milwaukee Brewers |
| Yovani Gallardo SP |
May 2, 2008 |
15-day |
Torn ACL, right knee - out for season |
| Chris Capuano SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Sprained ligament, left elbow |
|
| Minnesota Twins |
| Michael Cuddyer RF |
Jun 28, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained tendon in left index finger |
| Adam Everett SS |
May 22, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder tendinitis |
| Matt Tolbert SS/2B |
May 16, 2008 |
15-day |
Torn ligament in left thumb |
| Pat Neshek RP |
May 9, 2008 |
60-day |
Torn right elbow ligament-out for season |
|
| New York Mets |
| Tony Armas SP |
Jul 9, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained abdominal muscle |
| Ryan Church RF/LF |
Jul 6, 2008 |
15-day |
Post-concussion syndrome |
| Luis Castillo 2B |
Jul 3, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left hip flexor |
| Trot Nixon RF |
Jun 29, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left groin |
| Moisés Alou LF |
Jun 13, 2008 |
15-day |
Right hamstring surgery - out for season |
| Matt Wise RP |
May 27, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder pain |
| Ángel Pagán LF/CF |
May 13, 2008 |
15-day |
Torn labrum, left shoulder |
| Orlando Hernández SP |
Mar 29, 2008 |
15-day |
Recovery from right foot surgery |
| Jason Vargas SP/RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Recovery from left hip surgery |
| Ambiorix Burgos RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
|
| New York Yankees |
| Jorge Posada C |
Jul 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder pain |
| Hideki Matsui DH/LF |
Jun 23, 2008 |
15-day |
Swollen left knee |
| Chien-Ming Wang SP |
Jun 16, 2008 |
60-day |
Torn tendon and sprain, right foot |
| Jonathan Albaladejo RP |
May 10, 2008 |
60-day |
Stress fracture, right elbow |
| Phil Hughes SP |
Apr 30, 2008 |
60-day |
Stress fracture, right rib cage |
| Brian Bruney RP |
Apr 23, 2008 |
60-day |
Torn ligament, right foot |
| Carl Pavano SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
| Humberto Sánchez SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
| Andrew Brackman RP |
Mar 12, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
|
| Oakland Athletics |
| Daric Barton 1B/C |
Jul 14, 2008 |
15-day |
Neck strain |
| Keith Foulke RP |
Jul 4, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder inflammation |
| Eric Chávez 3B/DH |
Jul 2, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder inflammation |
| Mike Sweeney 1B/DH |
May 29, 2008 |
60-day |
Left knee surgery - out 4-6 weeks |
| Frank Thomas DH |
May 28, 2008 |
15-day |
Right quad tendinitis |
| Joey Devine RP |
May 26, 2008 |
15-day |
Right elbow inflammation |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies |
| Tom Gordon RP |
Jul 6, 2008 |
15-day |
Right elbow inflammation |
| Scott Mathieson SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
| Francisco Rosario RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder strain |
| Mike Zagurski RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Left elbow surgery - out for season |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Phil Dumatrait SP/RP |
Jul 12, 2008 |
15-day |
Sore left shoulder |
| Matt Capps RP |
Jul 2, 2008 |
15-day |
Bursitis, right shoulder - out 6-8 weeks |
|
| San Diego Padres |
| Michael Barrett C |
Jul 3, 2008 |
15-day |
Broken nose |
| Brett Tomko SP/RP |
Jul 1, 2008 |
15-day |
Right elbow strain |
| Tadahito Iguchi 2B |
Jun 6, 2008 |
15-day |
Separated right shoulder |
| Shawn Estes SP |
May 29, 2008 |
15-day |
Broken left thumb |
| Josh Bard C |
May 22, 2008 |
15-day |
High ankle sprain |
| Chris Young SP |
May 22, 2008 |
15-day |
Fractured nose |
| Kevin Cameron RP |
May 7, 2008 |
15-day |
Right elbow sprain |
| Mark Prior SP |
Mar 26, 2008 |
60-day |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
| Tim Stauffer SP |
Mar 26, 2008 |
60-day |
Right shoulder strain |
|
| San Francisco Giants |
| Keiichi Yabu RP |
Jul 20, 2008 |
15-day |
Sprained right middle finger |
| Merkin Valdez RP |
May 13, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right elbow |
| Kevin Frandsen 2B/SS |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Ruptured left Achilles' tendon |
| Noah Lowry SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Left forearm surgery |
|
| Seattle Mariners |
| Erik Bedard SP |
Jul 5, 2008 |
15-day |
Left shoulder stiffness |
| Mike Morse RF |
Apr 14, 2008 |
15-day |
Left shoulder surgery - out for season |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals |
| Chris Duncan LF |
Jul 22, 2008 |
15-day |
Pinched nerve in back |
| Mark Mulder SP |
Jul 10, 2008 |
15-day |
Left shoulder strain |
| Brian Barton LF/RF |
Jul 6, 2008 |
15-day |
Deep bone bruise, right wrist |
| Adam Wainwright SP |
Jun 8, 2008 |
15-day |
Sprained right middle finger |
| Chris Carpenter SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
| Matt Clement SP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Recovery from right shoulder surgery |
| Juan Encarnación RF |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from fractured eye socket |
| Tyler Johnson RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Left rotator surgery |
| Josh Kinney RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
|
| Tampa Bay Rays |
| Gary Glover RP |
Jul 11, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left calf |
| Rocco Baldelli CF |
Mar 28, 2008 |
60-day |
Mitochondrial disorder |
| Chad Orvella RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
|
| Texas Rangers |
| Joaquín Benoit RP |
Jul 5, 2008 |
15-day |
Sore right shoulder |
| Eric Hurley SP |
Jun 30, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left hamstring |
| Kason Gabbard SP |
Jun 28, 2008 |
15-day |
Left elbow inflammation |
| Gerald Laird C |
Jun 21, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left hamstring - out 4-6 weeks |
| Doug Mathis SP/RP |
Jun 16, 2008 |
15-day |
Right shoulder inflammation |
| A.J. Murray SP |
Jun 4, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left rotator cuff |
| Jason Jennings SP |
Apr 30, 2008 |
15-day |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
| John Rheinecker SP |
Mar 30, 2008 |
60-day |
Thoracic outlet syndrome |
| Brandon McCarthy SP |
Mar 30, 2008 |
60-day |
Severe inflammation, right forearm |
|
| Toronto Blue Jays |
| Vernon Wells CF |
Jul 10, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left hamstring |
| Dustin McGowan SP |
Jul 9, 2008 |
15-day |
Sore right shoulder |
| Shannon Stewart LF |
Jun 8, 2008 |
15-day |
High right ankle sprain - out 4-6 weeks |
| Aaron Hill 2B |
Jun 5, 2008 |
15-day |
Mild concussion |
| Jeremy Accardo RP |
May 10, 2008 |
15-day |
Right forearm tightness |
| Casey Janssen RP |
Mar 17, 2008 |
60-day |
Torn right labrum - out for season |
|
| Washington Nationals |
| Dmitri Young 1B |
Jul 20, 2008 |
15-day |
Diabetes complications |
| Wily Mo Peña LF/RF |
Jul 13, 2008 |
15-day |
Left rotator cuff surgery-out for season |
| Aaron Boone 1B/3B |
Jul 7, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained left calf |
| Elijah Dukes RF/LF |
Jul 6, 2008 |
15-day |
Torn tendons, right knee - out 4-6 weeks |
| Lastings Milledge CF/RF |
Jun 29, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right groin |
| Shawn Hill SP |
Jun 25, 2008 |
15-day |
Strained right forearm |
| Nick Johnson 1B |
May 15, 2008 |
60-day |
Right wrist surgery - out for season |
| Chad Cordero RP |
Apr 30, 2008 |
60-day |
Torn right labrum - out for season |
| Ryan Wagner RP |
Mar 21, 2008 |
60-day |
Recovery from right shoulder surgery |
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