MLB Injury Report – In Limbo with Caminero

Welcome to the Fantrax MLB Injury Report for Friday, September 19, 2025. In today’s edition, the Rays might be cautious with Junior Caminero, the Tigers await news on Colt Keith, and Roki Sasaki may be shifting to a new role as we head to October. Read about all of this and so much more in today’s MLB Injury Report from Fantrax.

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MLB Injury Report

Junior Caminero – 3B Tampa Bay Rays

Kevin Cash on Junior Caminero (mid-back tightness), who's not in the lineup today.

"(He came in) today sore, but better," Cash said. "We'll take it day to day. I totally understand what's at stake, and he wants to finish this season. We're going to balance that with how he…

— Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) September 18, 2025

With the Rays having very little to play for, the team may use the next week and a half to give some at-bats to players they may need more out of next season. Until we get a report of him returning to the lineup, his spot in the lineup is anything but stabilized.

Xavier Edwards – 2B Miami Marlins

Xavier Edwards underwent some imagining on his right wrist today. He is currently day-to-day. Nothing “definitive” came out of the imaging, per McCullough#Marlins

— Isaac Azout (@IsaacAzout) September 17, 2025

The news regarding Edwards and his injury had been nonexistent this week, and finally, we got some information on his status. With nothing necessarily wrong here long-term, it’s fair to assume that he will either be back in the lineup before the weekend is over or given the rest of the season off while on the Injured List.

Baltimore Orioles – Team Update

Ryan Mountcastle leading off while Jackson Holliday is nicked up, Mansolino said. Mountcastle had a finger issue last two days. #Orioles

— Rich DubroffMLB (@RichDubroffMLB) September 18, 2025

For now, it seems like there is very little to worry about regarding Jackson Holliday’s status for the rest of the season. However, if he is out for much longer than this, it’ll be important to keep an eye on what the team is saying. As for Ryan Mountcastle, he returned last night and, barring a setback in-game, he should be given the next week to try and finish off the season the right way.

Colt Keith – 2B Detroit Tigers

Colt Keith (back) has been sent for imaging. A.J. Hinch said it was "very concerning" not no details yet.

— Evan Woodbery (@evanwoodbery) September 18, 2025

From the sounds of things, Keith could miss most of, if not all of, the rest of the season with or without an Injured List designation. Manager A.J. Hinch did say that Keith lobbied to be taken out of the game and was in serious pain. There’s a chance that the imaging will reveal nothing, and he may wake up feeling better today. However, with the team fighting for a playoff spot, they can’t wait around for him to get game-ready, and they may make a decision today regardless.

Will Smith – C Los Angeles Dodgers

Will Smith will not be ready to come off the IL as soon as he's eligible this weekend, Dave Roberts said. He's catching bullpen sessions but is not throwing or hitting.

— Sonja Chen (@SonjaMChen) September 17, 2025

What matters most to the Dodgers is Will Smith being healthy for the postseason, so if he needs a little more time to come back, they will be giving it to him. It’s unfortunate for fantasy players down the stretch, but luckily, the catcher position has never been deeper.

Roki Sasaki – SP Los Angeles Dodgers

Roki Sasaki tonight outta the bullpen:

1 IP
0 ER
2 K
1 BB
5 whiffs

Averaged 98.9-mph on his fastball and hit 100 pic.twitter.com/aodjx3aDQR

— Blake Harris (@BlakeHHarris) September 19, 2025

This was Sasaki’s first relief appearance during this rehab assignment, and he looked the part. There is a possibility that he is used this way in the postseason as well.

Anthony Santander – OF Toronto Blue Jays

Anthony Santander spent seven innings in left field with the Buffalo Bisons on Wednesday and didn’t have a single ball hit his way. He’ll play left again with Buffalo on Thursday.

Very likely he remains with Bisons through the end of their season on Sunday.

— Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) September 18, 2025

It seems like Santander returning to the Blue Jays won’t happen until next week, at the earliest, as he hasn’t yet been tested in the outfield. He will be brought back slowly, simply because a healthy Santander will be an important piece of the puzzle come playoff time.

Corey Seager – SS Texas Rangers

This is very good news, but with just over a week left in the season, time is quickly running out here. His chance to help fantasy players down the stretch is diminishing, with no guarantee that it will even happen.

Isaac Paredes – 3B Houston Astros

Isaac Paredes has continued to progress well and “the next day or two” will determine whether he is activated this weekend against the Mariners, Joe Espada said. Espada also said he will ask Paredes not to run 100% on the bases given the nature of his injury.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 17, 2025

This would be an incredible comeback, one for the record books. Paredes was slated to miss the rest of the season and then some, but now it looks like he could be in the lineup as early as tonight. That being said, a gentle reminder that this is the Astros that we are talking about, and nothing that they say regarding injury returns should be written in stone.