Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Week 5: Tyler Glasnow, Luis Arraez & More
Throughout the entire 2025 Major League Baseball season, I’ll have you covered here at Fantasy Alarm with the fantasy baseball injury report. The fantasy baseball injury report this week features some notable names, including Tyler Glasnow and Grayson Rodriguez.
Most leagues have already had their fantasy baseball waivers run, but in case your league allows for daily moves, be sure to read on to learn more about some notable MLB injuries, and the corresponding fantasy impact. Also, check back later this week for the fantasy baseball injury report update ahead of this weekend’s games!
Fantasy Baseball Injury Report This Week
This week’s MLB injury report isn’t overly vast, but it does contain a lot of noteworthy players for many fantasy baseball teams. Fantasy managers who were relying on the likes of Grayson Rodriguez to be a significant part of their rotation for 2025 were dealt a significant blow, as he is heading for additional opinions on his shoulder issue.
However, early exits in recent starts for the likes of Tyler Glasnow and Kyle Freeland aren’t likely to be serious. Also, guys like Pablo Lopez and Brayan Bello are likely to be activated from the injured list this week.
As you prepare to finalize your fantasy baseball lineups for the upcoming week, don’t forget to take a look at James Grande’s best waiver wire pickups, and tune in to the Caught Stealing Podcast later this week with Howard Bender and yours truly for all things fantasy baseball!
MLB Injury Report: Starting Pitchers
Tyler Glasnow, Los Angeles Dodgers - Leg
Glasnow was removed from his start on Sunday early due to cramping. He pitched through it for an inning or so, before calling it off rather than compensate any longer. You can hear Glasnow talk about it here.
Grayson Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles - Shoulder
The Orioles are looking for additional opinions on Rodriguez’s shoulder. Here’s what I’ll say: You don’t seek out other opinions if you like the first one… A bit ominous here.
Blake Snell, Los Angeles Dodgers - Shoulder
There’s a chance that Snell is able to return to the Dodgers’ rotation without a rehab appearance. Things can change, but that’s the latest update for Snell, who was placed on the IL (Retro to 4/3) with shoulder inflammation.
Pablo Lopez, Minnesota Twins - Hamstring
Lopez worked up to 63 pitches in his rehab start, and the door is wide open for him to pitch on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox.
Ranger Suarez, Philadelphia Phillies - Back
Suarez’s next rehab start is scheduled for April 22nd, and the plan is for him to make one more rehab appearance after his start on the 22nd before being activated. Looks like it’ll be an early-May return for the Philadelphia southpaw.
Brayan Bello, Boston Red Sox - Shoulder
Bello will be activated from the IL this week, and it looks like he should toe the rubber on Tuesday (4/22) against the Seattle Mariners. Across four rehab outings, Bello posted a 7.07 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 21:4 K/BB ratio.
Martin Perez, Chicago White Sox - Forearm
Perez was removed from his most recent start early with soreness in his left forearm. The team subsequently placed him on the injured list, and an MRI will occur to determine the extent of the damage (if any).
Kyle Freeland, Colorado Rockies - Finger
A blister on his throwing hand was the culprit for an early exit from his last start. His next start could be pushed back a day or two to give his finger time to heal.
MLB Injury Report: Hitters
Luis Arraez, San Diego Padres
Arraez was carted off the field after a nasty collision at first base. While there’s no timeline at the moment for his return to action, it’s a positive thing that he was able to move all extremities.
CJ Abrams, Washington Nationals - Hip
Abrams is working his way back from a right hip flexor strain, and it sounds like his return is “fairly close.”
Ezequiel Tovar, Colorado Rockies - Hip
Tovar hasn’t played since April 15 and the team decided to ultimately place him on the injured list. Kyle Farmer and Aaron Schunk should see most of the starts at shortstop during Tovar’s absence.
Brandon Marsh, Philadelphia Phillies - Hamstring
Marsh hits the injured list with a strain of his left hamstring. He last started on April 15th, and Johan Rojas will handle center field duties until Marsh’s return.
Heston Kjerstad, Baltimore Orioles - Elbow
Kjerstad took a fastball from Hunter Greene off the elbow, but the positive is that X-rays came back negative. Consider him day to day at this juncture.
Ben Rice, New York Yankees - Elbow
Rice is day to day with an elbow contusion. The Yankees are hoping Rice doesn’t miss too much time, as Rice has been a pleasant surprise for the New York offense, slashing .292/.403/.600 through 19 games.
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Player News
Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase reports that the Marlins plan to promote Max Acosta from Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday.
It’ll be the first trip to the big leagues for the 22-year-old infielder. Acosta has spent the entire season at the Triple-A level where he has slashed .232/.319/.376 with 12 homers, 49 RBI, 28 stolen bases and a 113/45 K/BB ratio over 430 plate appearances. No word yet on what the corresponding move(s) from the Marlins will be.
Jackson Merrill (ankle) told reporters after Sunday’s game that he’s hopeful he’ll be able to play during Monday’s series opener against the Giants.
The 22-year-old outfielder was pulled from Sunday’s game against the Dodgers as the ankle that he rolled during Friday’s game continued to get progressively worse throughout the weekend. He’s hopeful that he’ll wake up feeling fine on Monday and be able to give it a go, but that’s far from a guarantee at this stage. Fantasy managers should be sure to have a contingency plan in place in the event that Merrill misses some time to start the week.
Jo Adell went 3-for-5 with a homer, double, three runs scored and four RBI on Sunday, leading the Angels to an 11-5 victory over the Athletics in 10 innings.
Adell got the scoring started in the game with a monstrous 395-foot (115.3 mph EV) three-run blast off of Jeffrey Springs in the opening inning. The 26-year-old slugger then doubled in the fifth inning and scored on Christian Moore’s two-run single. He also delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning that sparked a six-run rally. Adell has been a solid source of run production for the Halos this season, slashing .228/.291/.466 with 26 homers, 76 RBI and three stolen bases in 438 plate appearances.
Christian Moore went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored as the Angels bested the Athletics in extra innings on Sunday afternoon.
Moore smacked a go-ahead two-out, two-run single off of Jeffrey Springs in the fifth inning that gave the Halos a 5-3 advantage. He also plated a run with a fielder’s choice during their six-run rally in the 10th inning and scored on Luis Rengifo’s two-run triple. It has been a struggle at the dish for the 22-year-old rookie infielder this season, slashing a woeful .186/.304/.337 with three homers, 11 RBI and a 30/14 K/BB ratio in his first 103 plate appearances.
Kenley Jansen picked up his fifth victory of the season on Sunday afternoon as he danced through raindrops to work a scoreless ninth inning.
The 37-year-old stopper came on to work the bottom of the ninth inning in a tied game. He immediately made things interesting by allowing a leadoff single to Carlos Cortes and then walking Nick Kurtz to put the winning run in scoring position with zero outs. He then rallied to strike out Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker in succession before walking Tyler Soderstrom to load the bases, Jansen then got Lawrence Butler to foul out to the catcher on the first pitch that he saw. He then became the beneficiary after the Halos scored six times in the 10th inning. Now 5-2 on the season, Jansen holds a 2.68 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and a 47/15 K/BB ratio over 47 innings while converting 23 of his first 24 save chances.
José Soriano struggled in a no-decision against the Athletics on Sunday, allowing five runs on eight hits across 5 2/3 innings of work.
Soriano struck out five batters in the contest while allowing just one walk. He struggled to keep the ball in the yard in this one as Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers and Lawrence Butler each tagged him for solo home runs. The 26-year-old right-hander got 10 swings and misses on 102 pitches in the game — six of them on his knuckle curve — posting a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll attempt to bounce back as he totes a 4.00 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 130/64 K/BB ratio (148 2/3 innings) into Saturday’s tilt against the Cubs.