Welcome to the Fantrax MLB Injury Report for Friday, July 4, 2025. Happy Independence Day to all who celebrate. In today’s report, the Dodgers have seemingly solved one problem with Tyler Glasnow’s impending return, but now have another issue with Max Muncy’s injury. Also, we learn about the next steps for Yordan Alvarez and Jeremy Pena. Read about 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
Update on Yordan Alvarez from the Astros pic.twitter.com/dKTK6cALSB
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 3, 2025
The Astros released this information yesterday regarding the ongoing treatment for Alvarez. From the report, it has been made known that the main cause of his ongoing pain is inflammation in his hand, and not because of the fracture. As such, it would appear that holding tight and standing pat would be the best course of action to avoid re-triggering this pain. From here, knowing when to push forward with his recovery and next steps remains the most important part, and it’s something that the Astros have failed to do on many occasions. They continue to face criticism for pushing players too soon to recover, and as such, we’ve seen many instances of players injuring themselves further.
Jeremy Pena – SS Houston Astros
Jeremy Peña is not doing baseball activities yet, but GM Dana Brown said he could resume them this weekend in Los Angeles.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 3, 2025
The important word here is “could,” as it’s a possibility. The likelihood of that happening is unknown, but it’s at least on the table here for Pena. However, as mentioned earlier, due to the criticism of them constantly pushing players to return sooner than they should, the hope is that the Astros take a cautious approach with Pena. A small rib fracture, like the one he has, can easily become bigger if his body starts moving in ways that it shouldn’t.
Clarke Schmidt – SP New York Yankees
Clarke Schmidt will undergo an MRI tomorrow. He has been dealing with some forearm tightness in past starts but it usually came on later. This time it was early.
Schmidt had not undergone any testing in recent weeks while dealing with this, per Boone.
— Greg Joyce (@GJoyce9) July 4, 2025
Schmidt has now given up seven runs in his last two starts over nine innings pitched. He had not surrendered a run in his last three outings, which lasted 20.2 innings pitched, but also pitched very deep into these contests. It’s unclear when exactly this happened, but looking at the results, one can make some safe assumptions. We should find out more today regarding the situation, but it would appear that the Yankees will be looking for a starter at the trade deadline.
Kodai Senga – SP New York Mets
Kodai Senga (hamstring) will begin a minor league rehab assignment Saturday or Sunday. "And then we'll see," Carlos Mendoza said.
It's possible Senga only needs one rehab start and can make it back before the All-Star break.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 3, 2025
Promising news out of New York regarding the Mets and their ace, as Senga could be back sooner than expected. The hope here is that the team’s need at the position doesn’t cloud their judgment and push him back sooner than he should be.
Sean Manaea – SP New York Mets
Sean Manaea is expected to make one more rehab start on Tuesday before being activated . The Mets would like to get him one start before the All-Star break, but they’re taking it “one step at a time.”
If he does return before the ASG, it’ll be next Sunday.
— Manny Gómez 🇩🇴 (@MannyGo3) July 3, 2025
Manaea did well during his last outing, building himself up to 60 pitches thrown. With the team’s need for starting pitching, he may very well find himself on the mound for the Mets right before the All-Star Game.
Christian Moore – 2B Los Angeles Angels
The latest on Christian Moore. He says he “hopes” to be back in three weeks, but that sounds pretty optimistic.
Also, Chad Stevens is set for his big league debut. And Zach Neto talked about his arm after another scare. https://t.co/OeDMXxMv0M
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) July 3, 2025
Just an awful break for a promising rookie trying to get his career off the ground.
Max Muncy – 3B Los Angeles Dodgers
Max Muncy said he’s out for at least 6 weeks, but has the consolation to know he will play baseball again this season. #Dodgers
— David Vassegh (@THEREAL_DV) July 3, 2025
Muncy was placed on the Injured List yesterday, but the good news is that there were no damages done to the ligaments in his knee. It’s hard to imagine a world where he is back before September, making it quite possible that the Dodgers look for his replacement at the Trade Deadline.
Tyler Glasnow – SP Los Angeles Dodgers
That should be it for #Dodgers Tyler Glasnow. His best rehab start since coming back.
76 P / 49 S / 4 IP / 6 H / 3 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / 1 HR. Threw 4 and 2 seam fastball that topped out at 98 mph, Slider 90+, and curveball 82 mph. #LetsGoDodgers @DodgersBeat pic.twitter.com/uTpI8oRbNi— Dodgers_After_Duty (@msalas24) July 4, 2025
Keep an eye on this situation, but it feels like Glasnow will be back within the next week. He was able to ramp his way back up to 76 pitches thrown, a high 90’s fastball, and he struck out eight batters. He seems ready.
Matt Chapman – 3B San Francisco Giants
Matt Chapman says he’s planning on a rehab assignment in Reno tomorrow. He hit off high velocity machine today and said all felt good — he’s hoping to get back sometime during the A’s series. No guarantees.
— Shayna Rubin (@ShaynaRubin) July 4, 2025
From the looks and sounds of things, we could see Chapman back with the Giants just before the All-Star Break. That would be quite the feat, considering he was expected to be out of action for far longer than that.
Masataka Yoshida – OF Boston Red Sox
Masataka Yoshida played 5 innings in left for the WooSox today before being pulled. That was the plan coming in.
— Tommy Cassell (@TommyCassell_) July 3, 2025
All reports are that Yoshida feels great. He also finished 1-for-3 with a single in this game. His time here will be spent regaining his timing.
Corbin Carroll – OF Arizona Diamondbacks
Corbin Carroll was hitting against the Trajekt machine at Chase Field today, felt good, asked if he could play in a complex league game and he did. Got 4 PAs tonight in the ACL. pic.twitter.com/e80gktXPPL
— Alex Weiner (@alexjweiner) July 4, 2025
Carroll finished that game 0-for-2 with two walks and played in the field. He is doing his best to return quickly and give the Diamondbacks a chance to win. Let’s just hope that he’s not pushing it too hard, as a chip fracture can be a very serious injury that costs multiple weeks away.
Wyatt Langford – OF Texas Rangers
Wyatt Langford went 1 for 3 tonight while rehabbing with @RidersBaseball. The one hit was a homer. Don’t be surprised if he’s in #Rangers’ lineup tomorrow at San Diego.
— Jeff Wilson (@JeffWilsonTXR) July 4, 2025
That home run was a monstrous shot hit to center field. He looks just about ready to return, and fantasy owners should BE PREPARED!
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