|
| Eric Byrnes |
LF |
July 1, 2008 |
Strained left hamstring |
on 60-day DL |
March 27, 2009 |
| Byrnes was moved from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL on Tuesday. Byrnes appears to be struggling with a left hamstring injury that has kept him out since June 30. The move to the 60-day DL will keep him out until the end of August. |
| Edgar Gonzalez |
SP |
June 28, 2008 |
Strained right elbow |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Gonzalez was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday with a right elbow strain. He struck out the side in order in his one inning on Friday, but injured the elbow. He's 1-3 with a 6.00 ERA in 17 appearances - six of them starts - this year. |
| Orlando Hudson |
2B |
August 10, 2008 |
Dislocated left wrist - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Hudson underwent surgery late Saturday night to repair a dislocated bone in his left wrist and will miss the remainder of the season. |
|
| Tom Glavine |
SP |
August 15, 2008 |
Torn flexor tendon, left elbow |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Glavine is out for the season, and his illustrious career could be over if he needs major surgery on his left elbow. He still hopes to return next year - unless he needs elbow ligament replacement surgery. A 300-game winner, the 42-year-old said Saturday he will be examined by Dr. James Andrews next week in Alabama. Glavine, who was placed on the disabled list Friday with a torn flexor tendon in his left elbow, plans to have surgery to repair the tendon. |
| Tim Hudson |
SP |
July 27, 2008 |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
August 1, 2009 |
| Hudson is clinging to the slimmest of hopes that he might be able to avoid Tommy John surgery. He has been getting treatment and will attempt to throw this weekend, even though at least two doctors have determined he needs ligament replacement surgery. The recovery period for such an operation is generally about a year, which means the pitcher would miss good chunk of next season as well. |
| Chuck James |
SP |
September 13, 2008 |
Left shoulder surgery - out for season |
day-to-day |
July 3, 2009 |
| James will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a tear in his rotator cuff on Friday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He's hoping to return during the second half of the 2009 season. |
| Charlie Morton |
SP |
September 12, 2008 |
Right abdominal soreness |
day-to-day |
March 27, 2009 |
| Braves manager Bobby Cox said Morton is "basically" shut down for the season. He's battling abdominal soreness and discomfort in an area beneath his right shoulder blade. |
| Peter Moylan |
RP |
April 12, 2008 |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 1, 2009 |
| Moylan will miss the rest of the season after having elbow-ligament replacement surgery Thursday. Dr. James Andrews operated on Moylan's right elbow in Birmingham, Ala., after finding a bone spur had broken off and compromised the ligament, Braves spokesman Brad Hainje said. Moylan opened the season as the setup man to closer Rafael Soriano, who is on the disabled list with a sore elbow. Moylan was 0-1 with one save and a 1.59 ERA this season. |
| Jeff Ridgway |
RP |
September 22, 2008 |
Bone chips, left elbow |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| Ridgway will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery Saturday to remove bone chips from his elbow. |
| John Smoltz |
SP |
June 3, 2008 |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 29, 2009 |
| Smoltz had surgery Tuesday to repair the labrum in his right shoulder and his hopes for a comeback in 2009 remain uncertain. Smoltz said last week he expected to get a definitive word on his comeback hopes from the operation, but no such announcement followed the procedure. Smoltz, 41, was on the disabled list twice with shoulder problems before ending his season to have the surgery. |
| Rafael Soriano |
RP |
August 3, 2008 |
Right elbow inflammation |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Soriano has still felt pain in his elbow while throwing, and he may need exploratory surgery, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Soriano has pitched in only 14 games this year, and is currently in his third stint on the disabled list with the same problem. |
|
| Matt Albers |
RP |
June 26, 2008 |
Torn labrum, right shoulder |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Albers is done for the season, and will be sent home Friday. Albers was placed on the DL on June 26 with what the team described as right shoulder inflammation, but he's trying to avoid surgery on a torn labrum. He's throwing better, but it still takes him a long time to warm up, which led Trembley to dismiss the notion of bringing him back this season. |
| Danys Baez |
RP |
March 21, 2008 |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Baez, who is rehabbing from elbow surgery, had a minor setback a couple weeks ago but is throwing again at 120 feet. Orioles manager Dave Trembley said Baez is a month behind closer Chris Ray, who is not expected to return until August. This likely makes Baez's return for this season questionable. |
| Daniel Cabrera |
SP |
September 14, 2008 |
Right medial elbow sprain |
off 15-day DL |
April 6, 2009 |
| Cabrera won't pitch again this season because of a strained elbow. Cabrera, 8-10 with a 5.25 ERA in 30 starts, experienced pain and tingling in his elbow during a side session Wednesday and returned to Baltimore for tests. He underwent his second MRI in a month Thursday, revealing no damage. |
| Jim Hoey |
RP |
March 21, 2008 |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Hoey was placed on the disabled list with right biceps tendinitis, the Washington Post reported. He'll remain in Florida to rehabilitate the injury. |
| Jim Johnson |
RP |
September 1, 2008 |
Right shoulder impingement |
off 15-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| The Orioles placed Johnson on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a right shoulder injury. Johnson, a rookie, said on Saturday that he would not pitch again this season. |
| Adam Loewen |
SP |
July 7, 2008 |
Stress fracture in left elbow |
on 60-day DL |
March 31, 2009 |
| Orioles left-hander Adam Loewen has abandoned his career as a pitcher because of a stress fracture in his left elbow, the same injury that sidelined him last season and twice put him on the disabled list this year. Loewen, 24, intends to return to the majors as an outfielder. |
| Jim Miller |
RP |
September 26, 2008 |
Right arm soreness |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| Manager Dave Trembley says Miller is likely done for the season after suffering an injury just before he finished his warmup pitches on Tuesday night, the Washington Post reports. He apparently felt pain under his right armpit and woke up Wednesday with soreness and discoloration in the area. |
| Troy Patton |
SP |
September 12, 2007 |
Strained biceps |
day-to-day |
April 1, 2009 |
| Patton will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, delaying the left-hander's debut with the Baltimore Orioles until at least 2009. |
| March 21, 2008 |
Left labrum tear - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Patton underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, delaying the left-hander's debut with the Baltimore Orioles until at least 2009. |
| Chris Ray |
RP |
March 21, 2008 |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
on 60-day DL |
March 26, 2009 |
| Ray, coming back from elbow surgery, threw 30 pitches in his third mound session Friday, and could rejoin the team before the regular season ends. The right-hander hopes to start pitching in minor league games around August 1. "I was excited to progress to that part," said Ray, who resumes working off the mound Monday. |
| Dennis Sarfate |
RP |
September 10, 2008 |
Right distal clavicle fracture |
off 15-day DL |
April 6, 2009 |
| Sarfate, who has been pitching with an injured clavicle since April, underwent a CT scan and is deciding whether to have surgery Sarfate hasn't pitched since Sept. 9, and is 4-3 with a 4.74 ERA in 57 games - including four starts - for the Orioles this season. |
|
| Bartolo Colon |
SP |
September 19, 2008 |
team-imposed for leaving squad |
Starting to Serve Suspension |
April 6, 2009 |
| Colon was placed on the restricted list by the Red Sox as he remains in the Dominican Republic, the Boston Globe reported. Colon was reportedly upset with his shift to the bullpen, so he is now suspended without pay and is likely finished with Boston. |
| September 25, 2008 |
|
Placed on Restricted List |
April 6, 2009 |
| Colon was placed on the restricted list by the Red Sox as he remains in the Dominican Republic, the Boston Globe reported. |
| J.D. Drew |
RF |
October 5, 2008 |
Sore back |
day-to-day |
October 6, 2008 |
| Drew, who hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in Boston's 7-5 win in Game 2, returned to right field for Monday night's Game 4 against the Los Angeles Angels after not starting Sunday because of a bad back. |
| Mike Lowell |
3B |
October 7, 2008 |
Right hip strain |
day-to-day |
October 10, 2008 |
| The Red Sox have removed Lowell from their first-round postseason roster on because of a right hip strain. |
| Julio Lugo |
SS |
July 12, 2008 |
Strained left quad |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Lugo's season is likely over, the Providence Journal reported. The shortstop hasn't played since the All-Star break due to a torn quadriceps, and with rookie Jed Lowrie playing well in his return, there's little reason for the Red Sox to rush him back. |
| Curt Schilling |
SP |
March 13, 2008 |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
April 6, 2009 |
| Schilling moved closer to throwing a bullpen session in the near future, according to the Boston Globe. There is still not timetable for Schilling's return from right biceps degeneration, which has kept him out all season. |
|
| Chad Fox |
RP |
May 19, 2008 |
Ulnar neuritis, right arm |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Fox was examined on Monday by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., and Andrews confirmed the right-hander has ulnar neuritis in his elbow. |
| Rich Hill |
SP |
August 31, 2008 |
Lower back soreness |
off 15-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| The Cubs recalled Hill from Single-A Daytona on Monday and promptly placed him on the 15-day disabled list with lower-back soreness. |
| Jon Lieber |
RP |
September 9, 2008 |
Right foot strain |
on 60-day DL |
March 31, 2009 |
| The Cubs placed Lieber back on the 60-day disabled list with a right foot strain Tuesday. Lieber, who has struggled with the injury for months, returned from the disabled list to pitch in one game before going back on the DL. |
| Randy Wells |
RP |
September 25, 2008 |
Sore left forearm |
day-to-day |
April 6, 2009 |
| Wells was shut down for the season with a stress fracture in his right forearm, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. |
|
| Jose Contreras |
SP |
August 10, 2008 |
Ruptured left Achilles tendon |
on 60-day DL |
April 6, 2009 |
| Contreras had surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles' tendon on Monday and is expected to miss at least nine months. He left his start Saturday against Boston. Activated from the 15-day disabled list earlier in the day, he crumpled to the ground while trying to cover first base in the second inning. He writhed in pain, clutching his ankle, and needed help to walk off the field. |
| Joe Crede |
3B |
September 2, 2008 |
Reaggravated lower back inflammation |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| Frustrated by his latest bout with a sore back that has left him sidelined during his team's push for the playoffs, Crede will seek a second opinion. When his back flared up, he spent a month on the disabled list from July 25-Aug. 24 and most recently hasn't played since Sept. 2, when it acted up again. He received his second injection of the year last Friday to help with the pain. He will see a specialist in Dallas next week. |
| Chris Getz |
2B |
September 9, 2008 |
Fractured left wrist |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| Getz has a broken wrist, the Chicago Tribune reported, an injury that will keep the infielder out as the White Sox chase the AL Central title. Doctors had originally thought the injury was just a bruise, but Getz, who had only seven major league at-bats this year, instead will likely have to wait until next season to make an impact for the White Sox. |
| Carlos Quentin |
LF |
September 5, 2008 |
Right wrist surgery |
day-to-day |
October 10, 2008 |
| Quentin, still recovering from a broken wrist, was left off the White Sox's roster for the division series against Tampa Bay, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Quentin, who has pins in his wrist, is still hoping to return should the White Sox advance, but he said he has not begun taking "game-type swings" quite yet. |
| Andrew Sisco |
RP |
March 21, 2008 |
Left elbow surgery - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Sisco underwent Tommy John surgery in April, according to the White Sox's official Web site. He will miss 12 to 24 months as his elbow heals. |
|
| Matt Belisle |
SP |
September 9, 2008 |
Right knee surgery - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 27, 2009 |
| Belisle is done for the season after having surgery on his right knee. The right-hander had a torn ligament repaired in August, and won't return until 2009. |
| Chris Dickerson |
RF |
September 22, 2008 |
Stress fracture, left heel |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| Dickerson has missed the Reds' last four games - a span in which Cincinnati is 3-1 - due to a stress fracture in his left heel. He'll miss the rest of the season. |
| Josh Fogg |
SP |
September 9, 2008 |
Strained right groin |
on 60-day DL |
March 27, 2009 |
| Fogg left after three innings Thursday because he strained his groin while scoring on a sacrifice fly. |
| Ryan Freel |
CF |
June 4, 2008 |
Hamstring surgery, right knee |
on 60-day DL |
March 27, 2009 |
| Freel will have surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn tendon that attaches to the bottom of his right hamstring. Freel went on the disabled list on June 4 after he injured the hamstring. It's unclear how long he will need to recover from the surgery. |
| Alex Gonzalez |
SS |
March 21, 2008 |
Compression fracture, left knee |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Gonzalez had surgery on his left knee Monday, ending his season before he got to play a single game. Team medical director Dr. Timothy Kremcheck performed the one-hour surgery and said Gonzalez could be ready for spring training next year. |
| Norris Hopper |
CF |
July 2, 2008 |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| The Reds placed Hopper on the DL because of a torn ligament in his right elbow. Hopper, limited to 26 games due to elbow problems, will undergo ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery on Tuesday, Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker said. |
| Kent Mercker |
RP |
June 3, 2008 |
Recurring lower back pain |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| The Reds put Mercker on the disabled list Tuesday because of lower back pain. He had just been activated last week, getting a victory in relief Friday night. |
| Brandon Phillips |
2B |
September 12, 2008 |
Broken right index finger-out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 27, 2009 |
| Phillips had two pins inserted into his broken right index finger on Friday and will be evaluated in four to six weeks. |
| Edinson Volquez |
SP |
September 25, 2008 |
Left knee tendinitis |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| The Reds announced Wednesday that Volquez, nursing a sore knee, will not make his scheduled start on Sunday, giving the nod instead to second-year lefthander Adam Pettyjohn. |
|
| Asdrubal Cabrera |
2B |
September 23, 2008 |
|
Starting to Serve Suspension |
|
| Cabrera has been suspended for three games for his role in Cleveland's brawl with Detroit last week. |
| Fausto Carmona |
SP |
September 22, 2008 |
five games |
Suspension Announced By League |
March 31, 2009 |
| Carmona has been suspended for six games and Detroit slugger Gary Sheffield has been penalized four games after their brawl last week. The scrap in Cleveland started last Friday night after Sheffield was hit by a pitch from Carmona. Sheffield charged the mound from first base. Carmona will appeal the ruling. |
| September 25, 2008 |
|
Starting to Serve Suspension |
|
| Carmona's six-game suspension was appealed and reduced to five games, the Akron Beacon Journal reports. He will sit out the rest of the schedule and be ineligible to pitch until the second game of next season. |
| Scott Elarton |
RP |
June 30, 2008 |
Non-baseball medical condition |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| The Indians transferred Elarton from the restricted list to the 15-day disabled list with a non-baseball medical condition Tuesday. The reliever had been placed on the restricted list last week because he is dealing with personal issues. Manager Eric Wedge said Elarton is out "indefinitely." |
| Andy Marte |
3B |
September 23, 2008 |
Strained left calf |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| Marte left Tuesday's game against Boston in the third inning with a left calf strain. He won't play again this season. |
| Anthony Reyes |
RP |
September 15, 2008 |
Right elbow soreness - out for season |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| Reyes is done for the year because of a tender right elbow. "We're going to shut him down for this season because there is no sense in pushing it," Cleveland manager Eric Wedge said Tuesday. "We're going to do everything we can to make sure he's ready to go for spring training." |
| Jake Westbrook |
SP |
May 29, 2008 |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
on 60-day DL |
April 1, 2009 |
| Westbrook was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday and is headed back to the disabled list because of a right elbow inflammation. Manager Eric Wedge said after the Indians' 13-9 victory at Texas on Monday night that Westbrook would go back to Cleveland "to get it checked," including an MRI exam. The DL move will be retroactive to Thursday, the day after his last start. |
|
| Taylor Buchholz |
RP |
September 19, 2008 |
Right shoulder inflammation |
day-to-day |
March 27, 2009 |
| Buchholz has been shut down for the season because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder. He'll get an MRI and then consider his treatment options. |
| Jeff Francis |
SP |
September 17, 2008 |
Sore left shoulder - out for season |
day-to-day |
March 27, 2009 |
| The Rockies have shut Francis down for the rest of the year because of soreness and inflammation in his throwing shoulder. |
| Yorvit Torrealba |
C |
August 26, 2008 |
Torn ligament, left knee |
on 15-day DL |
April 6, 2009 |
| The Rockies placed Torrealba on the 15-day disabled list because of a torn ligament in his left knee on Saturday night. Torrealba has had an ongoing problem with his left knee, according to manager Clint Hurdle. Torrealba was hitting .246 with six home runs and 31 RBI in 70 games. He had lost the starting job to Chris Iannetta. |
|
| Jeremy Bonderman |
SP |
June 7, 2008 |
Thoracic outlet syndrome-out for season |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Bonderman had surgery Monday to correct a condition that caused a blood clot in his pitching arm. Bonderman was placed on the disabled list the first week in June after having the blood clot broken up and getting an angioplasty. The team has not put a timetable on Bonderman's return to the mound. Kenny Rogers underwent a similar procedure for the same condition that kept him out for most of the 2007 season, but he has returned to pitch for Detroit this year. |
| Francisco Cruceta |
RP |
May 9, 2007 |
50 games for violating MLB drug program |
Suspension Announced By League |
August 31, 2007 |
| Cruceta was suspended for 50 games on Wednesday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The Dominican right-hander is 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA for Triple-A Oklahoma this season. He appeared in four games with the Mariners last season, but had no record and a 10.80 ERA. |
| Freddy Garcia |
SP |
September 29, 2008 |
Left game-stiff right shoulder |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| Garcia left with tightness in his right shoulder in Detroit's 8-2 loss to the White Sox on Monday. He gave up two runs, two hits and three walks in five innings against his former team. Garcia, who had shoulder surgery in August 2007, signed a minor league contract with the Tigers on Aug. 14 of this year and was making his third start for Detroit. |
| Carlos Guillen |
3B |
September 19, 2008 |
Lower back inflammation - out for season |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| On Friday - more than three weeks after his back spasms began, Tigers manager Jim Leyland indicated that he does not expect Guillen to play again this season, the Detroit Free Press reports. |
| August 26, 2008 |
Left game - lower-back spasms |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| On Friday - more than three weeks after his back spasms began, Tigers manager Jim Leyland indicated that he does not expect Guillen to play again this season, the Detroit Free Press reports. |
| Michael Hollimon |
SS |
September 21, 2008 |
Torn labrum, right shoulder |
day-to-day |
July 1, 2009 |
| Hollimon won't return until mid-2009 after shoulder surgery, the Detroit Free Press reported. |
| Todd Jones |
RP |
August 16, 2008 |
Sore right shoulder |
on 15-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Jones is unlikely to return this season, the Detroit Free Press reported. It's been a tough season for Jones, who had a 4.97 ERA before going on the disabled list on Aug. 17. Tigers manager Jim Leyland told the Free Press that Jones' shoulder problem will probably keep him out for the rest of the season, and the 40-year-old's future appears murky. |
| Placido Polanco |
2B |
September 26, 2008 |
Left game - sprained left ankle |
day-to-day |
April 6, 2009 |
| Polanco left Friday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning after spraining his ankle sliding into home. Polanco was tended to by trainer Kevin Rand, but got up and walked off the field on his own with a slight limp. He missed Saturday's game and will not play Sunday, the Detroit News reported. |
| Clete Thomas |
LF |
September 10, 2008 |
Right elbow surgery |
day-to-day |
March 30, 2009 |
| Thomas had Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow, performed by Dr. James Andrews, and is expected to need six to eight months to recover, the Detroit Free Press reported. Thomas had been playing with the torn ligament since June, the Free Press said. Since he waited to notify trainers about the injury, his preparation for next season could be affected. He hit .284 in limited action for the Tigers this year. |
| Vance Wilson |
C |
March 30, 2008 |
Recovery from right elbow surgery |
on 60-day DL |
April 1, 2009 |
| Wilson's career might be over after a major setback in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Wilson missed the entire 2007 season with an elbow injury, and underwent reconstructive surgery on his right elbow on June 13 last year. The surgery included a grafted ulnar collateral ligament, and the Tigers announced Thursday that Wilson tore the new ligament while trying to rehab the injury. |
|
| Burke Badenhop |
SP |
June 14, 2008 |
Right shoulder tendinitis |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| The Marlins placed Badenhop on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 14 with tendinitis in his throwing shoulder. Badenhop had been limited to throwing on flat ground because of his tender shoulder. He was playing catch in Seattle this past week and felt some cramping. He will be examined by team doctors back home in Miami. |
| Harvey Garcia |
RP |
March 21, 2008 |
Right shoulder tendinitis |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| The Marlins moved right-hander Harvey Garcia to the 60-day disabled list. He went on the 15-day DL last month, retroactive to March 21. Garcia, suffering from right shoulder tendinitis, is expected to be out for several months. |
| Sergio Mitre |
SP |
March 21, 2008 |
Right elbow surgery - out for season |
off 60-day DL |
July 16, 2009 |
| Mitre is light tossing at the Marlins' complex in Jupiter, Fla. according to the team's official Web site. Mitre, who went 5-8 with a 4.65 ERA in 27 starts last season, has been out with a forearm strain since March. There is still no timetable set for his return. |
| Mike Rabelo |
C |
June 23, 2008 |
Right wrist injury |
on 60-day DL |
March 30, 2009 |
| Rabelo hasn't participated in any baseball activity since he was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 23 with a right wrist injury, according to the Marlins' official Web site. Rabelo hasn't played since June 22, and was hitting .202 with three homers and 10 RBIs in 34 contests before his injury. It is unclear if Rabelo will be sent down to the minors for rehabilitation. His return to the Marlins is unclear. |
| Anibal Sanchez |
SP |
September 20, 2008 |
Left game - Right hamstring cramping |
day-to-day |
March 27, 2009 |
| Sanchez left Florida's game Saturday night against Philadelphia in the sixth inning because of a cramp in his right hamstring. Sanchez, who threw 95 pitches, said his surgically repaired shoulder felt fine. He rejoined the rotation in July following surgery last year. |
|
| Geoff Geary |
RP |
October 2, 2008 |
Right hip surgery |
day-to-day |
April 6, 2009 |
| Geary will have surgery on a groin injury that hampered him throughout 2008, the Houston Chronicle reported. It's unclear if he'll be ready for spring training. |
| Runelvys Hernandez |
SP |
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