Welcome to the Fantrax MLB Injury Report for Monday, May 26, 2025. In today’s report, there are updates on Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Michael King, Yordan Alvarez, Corey Seager, and many more. Be sure to find out what all of the biggest names are up to in today’s MLB Injury Report from Fantrax.
MLB Injury Report
Mike Trout – OF Los Angeles Angels
Mike Trout (knee) is scheduled to start running the bases at some point during the Yankees series. It’s his last step before returning. But he’ll have to do it more than once.
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) May 25, 2025
This is the result of two weeks of progression in Trout’s recovery. He has worked hard to slowly but surely get to the point where he will run at 100% intensity along the basepaths. As mentioned, he will need to do it more than once, but should this be a success, we could see Trout back in the Angels’ lineup within the week. From the sounds of reports, it doesn’t seem like he will want or need a rehab assignment. Great news here, as baseball is better when he is playing.
Michael King – SP San Diego Padres
We have placed RHP Michael King on the 15-Day IL with right shoulder inflammation (retro to 5/22) and recalled RHP David Morgan from Triple-A El Paso.
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) May 25, 2025
This was a bizarre turn of events, as it was reported this weekend that King missed his scheduled start because of an awkward sleep. Baseball players are human, and things like this happen. Then, a day later, he is placed on the Injured List with shoulder inflammation. Something doesn’t add up here, but as an outsider, it’s too difficult a case to crack. For now, we can take this at face value and hope that it is a sleeping incident and nothing more.
Yu Darvish – SP San Diego Padres
Darvish is expected to be examined in the coming days
(from @sdutKevinAcee’s newsletter) pic.twitter.com/YjSBabZ5lT
— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) May 24, 2025
Definitely not the news that one would want to read if they were rostering or stashing Darvish, who had just pitched in a rehab outing. We should know more soon, but the idea that his elbow might not be structurally sound is discouraging. Stay tuned.
Yordan Alvarez – OF Houston Astros
Is the A's series realistic?
Joe Espada: "I'm not going to box him in like that. We're going to wait until he feels like he's ready to go, but I'm not going to put a specific day or game or anything like that." https://t.co/pxErE03E3L
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) May 25, 2025
Lately, it sounds like manager Joe Espada is trying his best to nicely say that Yordan Alvarez will return to the Astros lineup when he is deemed ready. It’s been noted by the team that Alvarez has gotten better every day for quite a while, but the question of how much better he can get comes into play. Alas, with the outfielder previously noting that he wouldn’t return until he is at 100% is likely the answer that nobody wants to hear, because chances are that this is the type of injury that won’t go away without some sort of extended rest or procedure. That’s not to say that he cannot play through it, as this might just be a pain tolerance issue. However, it would appear that he will return when he feels comfortable. Unfortunately for the fantasy community, we will have to wait for that to happen.
Adley Rutschman – C Baltimore Orioles
Adley Rutschman was removed as a precaution. He will continue to be monitored over next 24 hours, per #Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino, who did not say whether Rutschman is in concussion protocol.
— Jake Rill (@JakeDRill) May 25, 2025
This will be something to monitor as lineups lock later on today. It’s hard to tell if he will miss minimal time, a week’s worth of time, or no time at all. For now, we can only assume that this precautionary move will result in his insertion back into the lineup this week. However, that is a tenuous estimation that could change on a moment’s notice. Stay tuned.
Roki Sasaki – SP Los Angeles Dodgers
Dave Roberts said Roki Sasaki will start a throwing progression next week, a first step in him ramping back up.
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) May 25, 2025
Sasaki, who has missed the last two weeks with a right shoulder impingement, will look to get back onto the mound soon enough, as a throwing progression program will begin in the near future. That means he will likely start by playing catch, slowly increasing the distance at which he is tossing, and then throwing bullpen sessions. This is a long road ahead of him, but the good news is that he’s at least about to get in the car and start the journey.
Shohei Ohtani – SP/DH Los Angeles Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani
2:30 pm: throwing live BP
7:12 pm: hitting a leadoff homer— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) May 25, 2025
Nobody else is out there like him, as not only did he throw a live bullpen session early in the day, he also hit a leadoff home run off of Kodai Senga to start Sunday Night Baseball. On the pitching side, he threw 22 pitches, and some of them made his teammates look foolish. Where this leads him is unknown, but it’s good to know that he has this in him, as he tries to build himself back up. It’s unclear if he will go on a rehab assignment, as that would mean he would need to be away from the team. Instead, he may continue doing things like this from yesterday and pitch against his team. That being said, this is pure speculation at this point.
Byron Buxton – OF Minnesota Twins
Byron Buxton hasn't been cleared by MLB for activation from the concussion injured list yet, but he'll be traveling with the team on the #MNTwins upcoming 10-game road trip.
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) May 25, 2025
Yet another big decision here for fantasy players, as Buxton might not be back in the lineup until the end of the road trip. It’s unclear if he is still feeling symptoms or if they will return. Still, it’s a great sign that he is returning to join the team on this road trip, likely an indication of a close return. Chances are he is back mid-week, but that’s optimistic speculation.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 3B New York Yankees
Checking in on Jazz Chisholm Jr.: Could resume hitting off velocity in the next few days, Aaron Boone said. Chisholm is asymptomatic. Boone added that Chisholm may need to play in one or two Minor League games on rehab.
— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) May 20, 2025
Good news here for Chisholm, whose asymptomatic status means that he is just about ready to start his rehab assignment. He likely needs to get his body back into game shape, which will come soon with baseball activities, but overall, this is tremendous news for one of baseball’s most eclectic players. In fact, we could see him back in the Yankees’ lineup as early as next week.
Corey Seager – SS Texas Rangers
Be prepared!
