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Fantrax MLB Injury Report – Ohtani to play in the Outfield?

Here is the Fantrax MLB Injury Report for Monday, March 18, 2024. Inside, you will find information on Shohei Ohtani’s progression with the glove, Josh Lowe’s setback with his hip, and Sonny Gray’s potential to not miss any time. All of that and so much more in today’s Injury Report from Fantrax.

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MLB Injury Report for Monday, March 18, 2024

TJ Friedl – OF Cincinnati Reds

Friedl injured himself while diving for a ball in the outfield. It was diagnosed as a fracture and he will not be back until midway through the season. He said that he would do whatever was needed to keep his body in the best shape possible to return and help the team later this year. This is a big blow to the Reds who are already without Noelvi Marte.

Josh Lowe – OF Tampa Bay Rays

Lowe was a candidate to return to the spring lineups at some point, but will instead miss Opening Day. At this point, he will likely need some form of ramping up before returning, so the first week of April might be gone for him.

Sonny Gray – SP St. Louis Cardinals

Since Gray injured himself early in the spring, he has progressed at a steady rate. While Miles Mikolas was named the Opening Day starter, there’s a chance that Gray finds himself at the back of the team’s rotation, thus not needing to spend fifteen days on the team’s Injured List. While nothing is yet set in stone, it is encouraging nonetheless.

Aaron Judge – OF New York Yankees

This is contrary to what the team had previously predicted. Judge was projected to be in the team’s lineup over the weekend. Instead, he took live BP on both Friday and Saturday before undergoing the aforementioned process yesterday. This shouldn’t be considered a setback just yet as there are no concerns about him not being ready for Opening Day.

Eury Perez – SP Miami Marlins

This news was announced over the weekend and it comes with an ominous tone. Perez had been dealing with a broken fingernail, and there’s a chance that he was compensating a way to effectively throw while dealing with this issue. That, alongside not pitching much because of the nail ailment, would likely cause him to not be ready for Opening Day regardless of the evaluation. Stay tuned as we should know more early in the week.

Vaughn Grissom – 2B Boston Red Sox

Grissom’s start to the season continues to get delayed here, though there haven’t been many updates to explain why. He is still with the team and taking part in baseball activities. The Red Sox don’t view his injury as anything serious.

Tyler O’Neill – OF Boston Red Sox

O’Neill has missed the better part of a week with calf tightness, and the team doesn’t want him out there unless he’s 100% healthy. There doesn’t seem to be too much of a worry yet, but if the next two days off turn into four or five, then there’s likely something more that we don’t yet know. For now, consider him DTD.

Alex Cobb – SP San Francisco Giants

This was fantastic to read over the weekend. Cobb has been trending in the right direction for quite a while, and this confirms it. While nothing has officially happened, his likely avoiding the Injured List is nothing short of a miracle.

Ryan Mountcastle – 1B Baltimore Orioles

Great news here as it doesn’t appear that Mountcastle will miss the start of the season.

Bryce Harper – 1B Philadelphia Phillies

The bad news here is that Harper has had to sit out of the Phillies’ lineup due to back stiffness. This sort of thing can be difficult to alleviate and something that not only makes it difficult to swing for power but can also reappear over time. The good news is that nobody on the Phillies seems concerned whatsoever. We shall see if he is back soon enough with no lingering effects. For now, consider him DTD.

Justin Verlander – SP Houston Astros

Verlander continues to trend in the right direction. We should know more about where he’s headed with his rehabbing once there’s an update on how his body handled the light bullpen session. If he does progress to live BP, it will take multiple weeks to get through that phase, and he may also require a minor league rehab. He will begin the year on the Injured List.

Shohei Ohtani – UT Los Angeles Dodgers

This is potentially massive news that came out early Monday morning. With Ohtani beginning a throwing program, the door has been left open for him to possibly play in the field at some point this season. Whether or not that happens all depends on how his body progresses. The team has said that he will not pitch at all this year, despite what Dr. ElAttrache has stated. That said, Ohtani gaining outfield eligibility at some point adds incredible value.

Nick Lodolo – SP Cincinnati Reds

The delay here is just another in a string of items of bad news for the Reds this past week. For however much he has progressed, he may end up missing the first two weeks of the season. Stay tuned.


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