This page will be updated throughout the season with all the latest Astros injury news and transactions.
INJURY UPDATES
RHP Lance McCullers Jr.
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: May 19 (15-day, retroactive to May 16)
Expected return: June
Status: Was scratched before his scheduled start against the Twins in Minneapolis on May 19. Flew back to Houston for further evaluation and treatment. (updated May 19) More >>
2B Jose Altuve
Injury: Grade 2 left oblique strain
IL date: May 18 (10-day, retroactive to May 17)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Exited May 16 game with pain in left side after a swing. An MRI on May 17 revealed the severity of the injury. (updated May 18) More >>
RHP Nate Pearson
Injury: Right elbow surgery recovery
IL date: March 25 (15-day)
Expected return: Mid-May
Status: Pitched final rehab outing May 17 for Triple-A Sugar Land before joining the team in Minneapolis. Is expected to be activated sometime during the series against the Twins. (updated May 18) More >>
OF Jake Meyers
Injury: Grade 2 right oblique strain
IL date: April 10 (15-day, retroactive to April 9)
Expected return: May 18
Status: Went 0-for-4 with a run in his third Minor League rehab assignment game May 16 with Double-A Corpus Christi and is scheduled to play again May 17. There's a "strong possbility" he will join team in Minneapolis this week. (updated May 17) More >>
RHP Hunter Brown
Injury: Grade 2 right shoulder strain
IL date: April 5 (15-day, retroactive to April 2)
Expected return: Mid June
Status: Scheduled to throw final live BP on May 19 before heading out on a Minor League rehab assignment. (updated May 16) More >>
LHP Josh Hader
Injury: Left biceps tendinitis
IL date: March 25 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 17)
Expected return: Early June
Status: Scheduled to throw an inning May 15 in a Minor League rehab outing with Double-A Corpus Christi and will need five more outings before returning. (updated May 16) More >>
OF Joey Loperfido
Injury: Right quad strain
IL date: April 19 (10-day, retroactive to April 18)
Expected return: May
Status: Continuing to progress in his throwing routine and baseball activity. Could be nearing a Minor League rehab assignment the week of May 18. (updated May 15)
OF Taylor Trammell
Injury: Grade 2 left groin strain
IL date: April 21 (10-day)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Is running, hitting and throwing and could be nearing a Minor League rehab assignment during the week of May 18. (updated May 15) More >>
LHP Bennett Sousa
Injury: Left elbow inflammation
IL date: May 9 (15-day, retroactive to May 6)
Expected return: May
Status: Was still experiencing soreness and was not throwing, manager Joe Espada said May 14. He first experienced soreness during his throwing program on May 8 and was sent home to Houston to see doctors. (updated May 14)
SS Carlos Correa
Injury: Left ankle tendon
IL date: May 6 (10-day)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent peroneus brevis tendon repair surgery on his left ankle May 11. He will be out for the remainder of the 2026 season. (updated May 11) More >>
C Yainer Diaz
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: May 5 (10-day)
Expected return: Early June
Status: Was scratched prior to the May 4 game against the Dodgers after suffering an injury swinging the bat in BP and placed on IL. (updated May 5) More >>
RHP Cristian Javier
Injury: Grade 2 right shoulder strain
IL date: April 10 (retroactive to April 9, transferred to 60-day IL on April 20)
Expected return: June
Status: Began playing catch on May 4. (updated May 4) More >>
RHP Ronel Blanco
Injury: Torn ulnar collateral ligament in right elbow
IL date: March 25 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 10)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Has progressed to throwing in the bullpen in West Palm Beach after undergoing Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace as well as a repair of the flexor tendon in his forearm on June 6, 2025. (updated March 31) More >>
RHP Hayden Wesneski
Injury: Torn ulnar collateral ligament in right elbow
IL date: March 25 (60-day)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Has progressed to throwing in the bullpen in West Palm Beach after undergoing Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on May 23, 2025. (updated March 31) More >>
LHP Brandon Walter
Injury: Torn ulnar collateral ligament in left elbow
IL date: March 25 (60-day)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent Tommy John surgery on Sept. 23, 2025. (updated Sept. 23, 2025)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
May 19
• OF Jake Meyers: Activated from 10-day injured list
• RHP Nate Pearson: Activated from 15-day injured list
• RHP Lance McCullers Jr.: Placed on 15-day IL with right shoulder soreness
• INF Shay Whitcomb: Optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land
May 18
• RHP Cody Bolton: Designated for assignment
• 2B Jose Altuve: Placed on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to May 17) with left oblique strain
• SS Jeremy Peña: Activated from the 10-day injured list
• RHP Jason Alexander: Recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land
May 12
• RHP Tatsuya Imai: Activated from the injured list
• RHP Logan VanWey: Optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land
May 9
• LHP Bennett Sousa: Placed on 15-day IL (retro to 5/6) with left elbow inflammation
• RHP Jayden Murray: Recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land
• OF Rhylan Thomas: Claimed off waivers from the Mariners; optioned to Triple A Sugar Land
• RHP Hunter Brown: Transferred to 60-day IL
May 8
• RHP Logan VanWey: Selected to Major League roster
• OF Dustin Harris: Outrighted to Triple-A Sugar Land and elected free agency