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 Blake Snell and Oneil Cruz. 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 unfortunately contains some less-than-optimal news on Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Blake Snell, and there’s some concern around the likes of Oneil Cruz and Anthony Santander. On the other hand, Brandon Woodruff and Clayton Kershaw are expected to make their season debuts this week. Other notable players featured in the injury report this week include Jose Altuve, Casey Mize, and Ian Happ.

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

Blake Snell, Los Angeles Dodgers - Shoulder

Well, this doesn’t seem too good… Snell still isn’t throwing, and even worse, there’s still discomfort in his pitching shoulder.

 

Dodgers starter Blake Snell, who was supposed to begin throwing this road trip, is still feeling shoulder discomfort and will see Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday. Tyler Glasnow, who has begun playing catch, will also be examined

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) May 11, 2025

 

Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers - Toe/Knee

Kershaw will make his season debut on May 18th when the Dodgers take on the Angels.

Freddy Peralta, Milwaukee Brewers - Groin

Peralta is healthy and will start tonight (Monday).

Casey Mize, Detroit Tigers - Hamstring

The good news is that Mize’s arm is healthy, so while he’s on the IL rehabbing his hamstring, he can continue to throw and keep his arm in shape.

George Kirby, Seattle Mariners - Shoulder

Kirby will make at least one more rehab start before being activated from the IL. We should see him back with the Mariners within the next two to two or so weeks.
 

Final line for George Kirby in his 2nd rehab start:
3IP, 4H, 3R, 2BB, 5K, 54 pitches, 36 strikes. Fastball 95-97. pic.twitter.com/ZWXqQ1JUme

— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) May 11, 2025

 

Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee Brewers - Shoulder

Don’t fret about Woodruff’s last rehab appearance being short. That was by design, and his next start will be later this week with the big league club. As the post below mentions, Woodruff’s velo was down a bit…

 

Brandon Woodruff's final (scheduled) rehab start is over. 

He went 2.1 innings, striking out three and allowing one run. It was scheduled to be a shorter outing. Fastball velo was a couple ticks down from his 92-93 average during the rehab stint up to this point. pic.twitter.com/3ja6cLBQzD

— Curt Hogg (@CyrtHogg) May 11, 2025

 

Walker Buehler, Boston Red Sox - Shoulder

Barring any setbacks, Buehler is expected to return to the Boston rotation in about a week and a half when the Red Sox take on the Mets.

 

 

 

MLB Injury Report: Hitters

Oneil Cruz, Pittsburgh Pirates - Back

Cruz pulled up a bit late in Saturday’s game, and back tightness kept him out of the lineup on Sunday. Consider him day-to-day at the moment.

 

Forgot to tweet this earlier, but GMBC provided a health update on Oneil Cruz prior to today's game: 

"It’s a day to day thing at this point. We don’t have a full update yet, because he was going to go through some stuff and see how he felt. He felt a little tightness in that…

— Noah Hiles (@_NoahHiles) May 11, 2025

 

Jose Altuve, Houston Astros - Hamstring

Altuve is day-to-day with tightness in his right hamstring.

DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees - Calf

The Yankees are expected to activate LeMahieu at some point during the current series with the Seattle Mariners.

Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs - Oblique

Happ was able to finish the game after it was noted that he felt some discomfort after a swing. The reports are that this isn’t serious, and he’s considered day-to-day.

 

#Cubs Ian Happ played catch and took swings today. He’s considered day to day but there’s a chance he’s back in the lineup as soon as tomorrow.

— Taylor McGregor (@Taylor_McGregor) May 11, 2025

 

Romy Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox - Quad

Gonzalez was the replacement for Triston Casas, but now Gonzalez heads to the IL with a quad contusion.

Anthony Santander, Toronto Blue Jays - Shoulder

The hope is that Santander can avoid a trip to the IL, but he’s batting some left shoulder soreness. Addison Barger is a name to watch, as the Blue Jays really have no reason to take him out of the lineup while Santander is unavailable.

Luis Robert, Chicago White Sox - Knee

Some knee soreness has popped up for Robert, and the phrase “normal wear and tear” has been thrown around. I think I’d have some general soreness playing for the White Sox, too, especially if I was the center of attention for contenders…

Kris Bryant, Colorado Rockies - Back

Bryant’s lumbar degenerative disk disease sounds a bit scary, and he had an ablation procedure to try to help with the pain. Return is still TBD with no clear timetable.
 

Kris Bryant’s ablation procedure on his back went smoothly Thursday in Santa Monica.

Bryant will begin building up in two weeks in hopes of returning in 2025.

“I just felt like this is the best path over to getting me back to a good baseline and working from there.” pic.twitter.com/gd4FOBqnRk

— Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) May 10, 2025

 

Ezequiel Tovar, Colorado Rockies - Hip

Tovar began a rehab assignment late last week, and the Rockies should be excited to get him back in the lineup, even though he had a slow start to the season. The last game Tovar played was April 15th, and if you look at the numbers from April 16 on, Colorado shortstops have put forth a .243 wOBA and 37 wRC+.

Lane Thomas, Cleveland Guardians - Wrist

At some point this week, Thomas will head out on a rehab assignment. He last appeared in a game on April 19th, and he opened the year with a .156/.188/.178 slash line across 13 games.