MLB Injuries

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Teams:

Arizona

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Drew, Stephen SS	ankle	Sidelined	Jan 4, 2012		Ready for Opening Day - Drew (hernia, ankle) on track in rehab

Atlanta

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Hudson, Tim SP	back	Sidelined	Jan 30, 2012		Mid-April? - Tim Hudson (back) may miss first few weeks

Baltimore

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Comment
Arrieta, Jake SP	elbow	Sidelined	Dec 13, 2011	Ready for Opening Day - Arrieta (elbow) on track for spring training
Markakis, Nick RF	abdomen	Sidelined	Jan 21, 2012	Ready for Opening Day - Markakis expects to be ready for Opening Day
Roberts, Brian 2B	concussion	Sidelined	Jan 11, 2012	Ready for Opening Day? - Roberts still feeling concussion symptoms

Boston

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Comment
Crawford, Carl LF	wrist	Sidelined	Jan 17, 2012	Opening Day? - Carl Crawford to start the season on the DL?
Kalish, Ryan LF	shoulder	Sidelined	Dec 29, 2011	Late May? - Ryan Kalish (shoulder) may be out until June
Lackey, John SP	elbow	Sidelined	Oct 25, 2011	2013? - John Lackey undergoes Tommy John surgery
Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP	elbow	Sidelined	May 17, 2011	July? - Dice-K (elbow) throws first bullpen session

Chicago

No injuries

Chicago Sox

No injuries

Cincinnati

No injuries

Cleveland

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Carrasco, Carlos SP	elbow	Sidelined	Nov 2, 2011		Late 2012? - Tribe activate Carrasco from 60-day DL

Colorado

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
De La Rosa, Jorge SP	elbow	Sidelined	Nov 1, 2011		June? - De La Rosa hid elbow injury from Rockies

Detroit

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Alburquerque, Al RP	elbow	Sidelined	Dec 16, 2011		July? - Al Alburquerque undergoes elbow surgery
Martinez, Victor C	knee	Sidelined	Jan 17, 2012		2013? - V-Mart has microfracture surgery; out for '12

Houston

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Castro, Jason C	knee	Sidelined	Dec 12, 2011		April? - Castro ahead of scheduled after foot surgery

Kansas City

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Giavotella, Johnny 2B	hip	Sidelined	Jan 9, 2012		Ready for Opening Day - Giavotella to be fully healthy by spring

LA Angels

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Morales, Kendrys 1B	leg	Sidelined	Jan 3, 2012		Ready for Opening Day? - Morales' early workouts drawing rave reviews
Trumbo, Mark 1B	foot	Sidelined	Jan 4, 2012		Ready for Opening Day? - Mark Trumbo (foot) to be re-examined

LA Dodgers

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
De La Rosa, Rubby SP	elbow	Sidelined	Jan 9, 2012		Late 2012? - De La Rosa (elbow) throwing off flat ground
Hawksworth, Blake RP	elbow	Sidelined	Jan 11, 2012		Mid-April? - Hawksworth undergoes elbow surgery

Miami

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Johnson, Josh SP	shoulder	Sidelined	Jan 10, 2012		Ready for Opening Day - Josh Johnson feeling good after bullpener

Milwaukee

No injuries

Minnesota

No injuries

NY Mets

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Santana, Johan SP	shoulder	Sidelined	Jan 20, 2012		Opening Day? - Collins hopes to get 25 starts from Santana

NY Yankees

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Chamberlain, Joba RP	elbow	Sidelined	Jan 17, 2012		June? - Yankees avoid arb. with Joba Chamberlain
Feliciano, Pedro RP	shoulder	Sidelined	Oct 28, 2011		Late 2012? - Pedro Feliciano activated from DL

Oakland

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Anderson, Brett SP	elbow	Sidelined	Nov 2, 2011		August? - Brett Anderson on target for August return
Braden, Dallas SP	shoulder	Sidelined	Jan 29, 2012		Mid-April? - Braden (shoulder) throws off mound

Philadelphia

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Contreras, Jose RP	arm	Sidelined	Dec 20, 2011		Ready for Opening Day? - Jose Contreras cleared to being throwing
Howard, Ryan 1B	achilles	Sidelined	Oct 7, 2011		May? - Ryan Howard still slated for May return

Pittsburgh

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Morton, Charlie SP	shoulder	Sidelined	Jan 16, 2012		Opening Day? - Pirates avoid arbitration with Charlie Morton

San Diego

No injuries

San Francisco

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Sanchez, Freddy 2B	shoulder	Sidelined	Dec 19, 2011		Ready for Opening Day - Sanchez (shoulder) begins hitting off tee

Seattle

No injuries

St. Louis

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Craig, Allen LF	knee	Sidelined	Dec 6, 2011		May? - Craig (knee) shifting rehab to FL this week

Tampa Bay

No injuries

Texas

No injuries

Toronto

No injuries

Washington

No injuries