Welcome to the Fantrax MLB Injury Report for Thursday, June 5, 2025. In today’s edition, we get ominous news on Pablo Lopez and Hunter Greene, we get good news on Sean Manaea and Logan Gilbert, and we get mixed news on Roki Sasaki and Aaron Nola. All of this and so much more in today’s MLB Injury Report from Fantrax.
MLB Injury Report
Hunter Greene – SP Cincinnati Reds
Terry Francona on Hunter Greene: "Since (the groin injury) has (already) happened once and now this is twice, we've got to figure this out. There were other — his lower back was starting to — we're trying to figure out if that was related. We've got to get him healthy. (Putting…
— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) June 4, 2025
This development is worrisome for many reasons. First of all, Greene seems to have reaggravated his groin injury, which is never good. Chances are that both he and the team are more careful this time, possibly causing his stay on the Injured List to be longer. Secondly, he has now developed a second problem, which is in his lower back. Those injuries can linger and make it difficult to pitch. Finally, none of these are of the arm or shoulder variety, which is quite surprising. As one of the consistently hardest throwing pitchers in the game, one would assume that over time his arm would have had enough and begin to break down. That has yet to happen, and his health feels like it’s defying the odds. While it’s a dangerous game to avoid players because of a hunch for injury, in this case, it feels like science and league trends are on the side of yes, he will get injured. All of these flags add up to someone who is walking on thin ice when it comes to trust.
Pablo Lopez – SP Minnesota Twins
MRI revealed a Grade 2 strain of the Teres Major in the right shoulder of Pablo López.
Expected to be out 8-12 weeks.#MNTwins— DanHayesMLB (@DanHayesMLB) June 5, 2025
Devastating news for both the Twins and for fantasy owners everywhere. Lopez has a history of shoulder problems, and this might be the biggest one. He will miss at least two months with this ailment, and that’s if there are no setbacks. He’s a very difficult person to hold in leagues without IL spots right now, because he could have very well thrown his last pitch until the middle of September. Still just 29, he has a lot of miles left in the tank, but for this year, it’s likely time to cut bait.
Carlos Correa – SS Minnesota Twins
Carlos Correa will sit Thursday as well. He's been slipping in the batter's box here and feels his back overcompensating: "We're taking the smart option of taking these two days (off) so I can go back home and play at home. I'm not going to be slipping at the plate." #MNTwins
— DanHayesMLB (@DanHayesMLB) June 5, 2025
Correa was scratched from the lineup last night and will miss today’s game as well. It sounds that this has been an issue for the last little while, so the team wants to get ahead of it here. Hopefully, it doesn’t linger, but his recent injury history seems to be adding up here for the 30-year-old.
Aaron Nola – SP Philadelphia Phillies
Nola felt some stiffness in his right side. Thomson said it’s “very mild” but they’re going to be precautious.
— Jordan Horrobin (@JordanHorrobin) June 4, 2025
Not good news at all. First, Nola is having one of the worst seasons of his career, and he injures his ankle. Now, during his recovery period, he suffers what could be an oblique injury, which is something that may require extensive time away due to its trickiness to contain. This has the makings for a lost season for Nola, but before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s deal with this one day at a time. He is still worth stashing in leagues with IL spots, due to his upside. Whether or not he achieves that upside remains to be seen.
Roki Sasaki – SP Los Angeles Dodgers
Roki Sasaki is playing catch at Dodger Stadium right now and slowly working his way back 🙏
This young man is going to be just fine. pic.twitter.com/E5rjERvbZs
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) June 4, 2025
Taking the subjective nature of the final statement in this post, it is noteworthy that Sasaki was seen playing catch here. His throwing program has resumed, and as such, he is seemingly on his way back to the Dodgers rotation. That being said, a lot can happen between now and when he could pitch again, and his extensive injury history overseas makes his punctual return anything but a guarantee. Still, we can enjoy and appreciate this first step back.
Tommy Edman – INF/OF Los Angeles Dodgers
Tommy Edman tweaked his ankle a couple days ago, Dave Roberts said. But he’s day to day. Esteury Ruíz is here on taxi, Roberts said. https://t.co/8W92sKbe8v
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) June 4, 2025
Interesting development here, as Edman may need to miss some time to heal his ankle. This could also be what Heyseong Kim needs to get more consistent playing time. Stay tuned.
Logan Gilbert – SP Seattle Mariners
Final line for Logan Gilbert in his 2nd rehab start: 3IP, 5H, 2R, BB, 2K, HBP, 60 pitches, 38 strikes. pic.twitter.com/RYuiOT4yej
— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) June 5, 2025
The good: Gilbert built himself up to 60 pitches, significantly higher than his last start. He also looked efficient. His fastball topped at 96.8 miles per hour. The bad: Gilbert’s velocity dropped throughout the start, and his fastball averaged around two miles per hour less than what it was in Seattle earlier this year. Chances are he will need one more start in the minors, but he may be thrust into action for the Mariners.
Sean Manaea – SP New York Mets
Great news here, as Sean Manaea seems to be on track for a late-June or early-July debut for the Mets, if all goes right. The good news, too, is that it was an oblique injury, and not an arm injury. Therefore, this time will be used for Manaea to be built up like he would have during Spring Training.
Mark Vientos – 3B New York Mets
Mark Vientos only has a low-grade strain. He'll receive 10-14 days of treatment before restarting baseball activities.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) June 5, 2025
All things considered, this is the best bad news that it could have been. The team knew that he had a hamstring strain, but they were unsure about the severity. There was some belief that this could have been a significant one, but instead, here we are with a low-grade ailment that will cost him the next 10-14 days before some time needed to come back to the Mets. He will be missed, and while he has viable backups, the team is better off with Vientos at third base.
