Welcome to the Fantrax MLB Injury Report for Wednesday, July 2, 2025. In today’s edition, Yordan Alvarez suffers a setback, Jeremy Pena gets shut down from baseball activities, and Willson Contreras suffers an injury. All of this and so much more in today’s MLB Injury Report from Fantrax.
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MLB Injury Report
Yordan Alvarez – OF Houston Astros
Yordan Alvarez suffered a setback in West Palm Beach, Dana Brown said. He reported hand soreness after taking some swings on Monday and has been shut down. Alvarez will see a specialist in the next 48 hours, after which the Astros hope to know more.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 1, 2025
This is the second time Alvarez has started swinging a bat while recovering, and he has begun to feel soreness in his hand. This is becoming a serious issue, as he is unable to ramp up his progression to the point of performing and progressing. As such, he will meet with a specialist to help determine the next and best course of action.
The point of frustration for fantasy baseball managers and, more importantly, for Yordan Alvarez, is that the medical professionals who are employed by the Astros do not know how to handle this situation? This is the second year in a row (and the second player on this list) where the team either has them do too much all at once, or where the team suffers a setback because it is too much, too fast. With this being a sports team worth billions of dollars, one would think that they would have access to the best medical team in the world, but instead, year after year, they struggle to properly assess situations and see countless setbacks with many of their key pieces. At some point, someone needs to be held accountable.
Jeremy Pena – SS Houston Astros
Jeremy Peña says he’s feeling better but is shut down from baseball activities for a while. pic.twitter.com/9XiNEjLhvM
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 1, 2025
Mentioned earlier, Jeremy Pena is also shut down here after suffering a setback with fractured ribs. As he said in the interview, both he and the team thought that because he was feeling good, they could progress to try swinging a bat. It was after this session that he felt discomfort, and the fracture was identified. It’s unclear if those swings caused the fracture to grow (or even appear), but it’s quite possible. Yet another example of poor player management here. He may require extended time away.
Willson Contreras – 1B St. Louis Cardinals
Willson Contreras returned from X-rays, and the #stlcards have diagnosed him with bruising. The X-rays did not show any fracture, per team official. He is being called "day to day". #cardinals
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) July 2, 2025
Good news here, as there was some worry that Contreras could have had a major injury to his hand. From the looks of it, he will miss only a handful of games here with some bruising. However, given his injury history, there is still a chance that this turns into a trip to the Injured List.
Los Angeles Dodgers – Team Update
Shohei Ohtani’s next start is slated for Sunday, against the Astros, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
Tyler Glasnow will ramp up to 75 pitches in Triple-A; it might be his last rehab start before rejoining the rotation.
Blake Snell & Blake Treinen will face hitters tomorrow.
— Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) July 1, 2025
Good news here on Tyler Glasnow, though he still has to go out there and perform. Still, it’s been a steady progression here, and it would appear that he is destined to return next week. As for Blake Snell and Blake Treinen, it will be a big day today for them, as they both look to return to the Dodgers. Given that Treinen is a reliever, his path will be a shorter one.
Gary Sanchez – C Baltimore Orioles
Catcher Gary Sanchez took a ball off the finger and is receiving imaging to make sure it’s OK. Tony Mansolino said the concern level is low
— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) July 2, 2025
We should find out details regarding the severity of this situation today, but for now, Jacob Stallings may take over the reins at catcher because Adley Rutschman, Chadwick Tromp, and Maverick Handley are also injured right now. If this comes back as something serious, the Orioles might be forced to finally call up prospect Samual Basallo to make his Major League debut, despite their reluctance to do so.
Jordan Westburg – 2B Baltimore Orioles
From the looks of it, Westburg’s finger will be something that he has to deal with for the rest of the season. Not ideal.
Josh Naylor – 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
Torey Lovullo addressed Josh Naylor’s scratch from Tuesday’s lineup.
Lovullo said Naylor would “most likely” be in Wednesday’s lineup. pic.twitter.com/Pg5MExtYS0
— Diamondbacks On SI (@DbacksOnSI) July 2, 2025
Over the past week, Naylor has missed time because of a shoulder injury, neck stiffness, and now this undisclosed injury. This has been the week from hell for him, and the hope is that he can avoid the Injured List. It’s unclear if that will happen, as it would appear that the writing is on the wall here.
Ezequiel Tovar – SS Colorado Rockies
Forward momentum for #Rockies SS Ezequiel Tovar (left oblique): He says he has been hitting off a tee for four days. No full batting practice yet.
— Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) July 1, 2025
Tovar last played on June 23. We are one month removed from that game, and he has yet to have a full batting practice. Chances are, he will need a somewhat lengthy rehab assignment before he’s ready to return. As such, we may not see him back until August.
Jacob Wilson – SS The Athletics
Jacob Wilson was scratched from tonight’s A’s lineup due to right hamstring soreness. Kotsay said Wilson woke up feeling sore this morning. Could also get tomorrow off with the 12:10 start and Thursday off-day but they’ll see how he feels tomorrow.
— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) July 1, 2025
It would appear that Wilson’s injury will linger into today’s game, and he could be out of the lineup yet again. It’s a bit odd that he woke up with this ailment, meaning that he likely triggered it on Monday. The next few days will be key before deciding whether or not he needs to go on the Injured List.
Bo Bichette – SS Toronto Blue Jays
From the sounds of it, Bichette is feeling better, but the team wanted to take every precaution due to the upcoming schedule. For now, let’s take this at face value and see if he’s back in the lineup today. If he is, then we can move on. If he’s not, then there’s something else there. Stay tuned.
New York Mets – Team Update
Mets injury updates:
– Sean Manaea (oblique/elbow) is expected to throw 45-50 pitches for Double-A Binghamton tonight.
-Kodai Senga (hamstring) did an up-and-down live BP Sunday. He will throw a bullpen and take fielding practice Wednesday with a chance of a rehab after that.— Andrew Tredinnick (@andrew_tred) July 1, 2025
Manaea’s outing will have to wait until today, as yesterday’s game was rained out. As for Kodai Senga, today will be a big day to help determine if he is ready for a rehab assignment. He won’t be back before the All-Star Break, but looks primed to return shortly after that.
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