2011 MLB INJURIES

MLB Injuries MLB Injuries Team Date Status Injury Arizona Diamondbacks Juan Gutiérrez RP May 24, 2011 15-day Right shoulder inflammation Sam Demel RP May 22, 2011 15-day Right shoulder tendinitis Geoff Blum 3B/SS Mar 22, 2011 15-day Right knee surgery - out 4-6 weeks Atlanta Braves Tommy Hanson SP Jun 13, 2011 15-day Right shoulder tendinitis Martín Prado LF/3B Jun 8, 2011 15-day Staph infection, right knee Nate McLouth CF May 23, 2011 15-day Strained left oblique Brandon Beachy SP May 14, 2011 15-day Strained left oblique Peter Moylan RP Apr 15, 2011 60-day Lower back surgery - out 10-12 weeks Kris Medlen SP/RP Mar 27, 2011 15-day Recovery from right elbow surgery Baltimore Orioles Alfredo Simon RP Jun 13, 2011 15-day Strained right hamstring Brian Roberts 2B May 19, 2011 15-day Concussion-like symptoms César Izturis SS May 13, 2011 60-day Nerve irritation, right elbow Justin Duchscherer SP Mar 22, 2011 60-day Strained left hip Boston Red Sox Carl Crawford LF Jun 18, 2011 15-day Left hamstring strain Jed Lowrie SS/3B Jun 17, 2011 15-day Right shoulder injury Bobby Jenks RP Jun 8, 2011 15-day Back tightness Rich Hill RP Jun 2, 2011 15-day Left elbow surgery - out for season Franklin Morales RP/SP May 26, 2011 15-day Strained left forearm Daisuke Matsuzaka SP May 17, 2011 60-day Right elbow surgery - out for season Junichi Tazawa SP Mar 26, 2011 60-day Recovery from right elbow surgery Chicago Cubs Darwin Barney 2B/SS Jun 14, 2011 15-day Sprained left knee Kerry Wood RP Jun 9, 2011 15-day Blister on right index finger Marlon Byrd CF May 22, 2011 15-day Facial fractures Andrew Cashner SP/RP Apr 6, 2011 60-day Strained right rotator cuff Brian Schlitter RP Mar 22, 2011 60-day Strained right flexor pronator Chicago White Sox Jake Peavy SP Jun 6, 2011 15-day Strained adductor, right groin Tony Peña RP May 28, 2011 15-day Right elbow tendinitis Cincinnati Reds Homer Bailey SP May 27, 2011 15-day Right shoulder sprain Matt Maloney RP/SP May 24, 2011 60-day Strained left oblique Sam LeCure SP/RP May 23, 2011 15-day Strained right forearm Aroldis Chapman RP May 16, 2011 15-day Left shoulder inflammation Jared Burton RP Mar 29, 2011 60-day Right shoulder inflammation Cleveland Indians Matt LaPorta 1B Jun 17, 2011 15-day Right ankle sprain Alex White SP May 21, 2011 60-day Right middle finger soreness Trevor Crowe CF/LF Mar 30, 2011 60-day Right rotator cuff surgery Colorado Rockies José Morales C Jun 16, 2011 60-day Fractured right thumb Dexter Fowler CF Jun 5, 2011 15-day Lower left abdominal strain Matt Daley RP Jun 1, 2011 15-day Right shoulder inflammation Jorge De La Rosa SP May 25, 2011 60-day Torn UCL, left elbow - out for season Esmil Rogers SP/RP May 2, 2011 15-day Strained right lat Detroit Tigers Brandon Inge 3B Jun 2, 2011 15-day Mononucleosis Brad Thomas RP May 11, 2011 15-day Left elbow inflammation Carlos Guillén 2B/LF Mar 30, 2011 60-day Recovery from knee surgery Joel Zumaya RP Mar 30, 2011 60-day Right elbow inflammation Florida Marlins Scott Cousins RF/CF Jun 13, 2011 15-day Lower back strain Clay Hensley RP Jun 2, 2011 15-day Sprained right shoulder Josh Johnson SP/RP May 17, 2011 60-day Right shoulder inflammation Donnie Murphy 3B/SS Apr 30, 2011 60-day Right wrist inflammation John Baker C Mar 30, 2011 60-day Recovery from right elbow surgery Houston Astros Brandon Lyon RP Jun 14, 2011 15-day Right biceps tendinitis Humberto Quintero C May 28, 2011 15-day Sprained right ankle Alberto Arias RP Mar 22, 2011 15-day Recovery from right shoulder surgery Jason Castro C Mar 22, 2011 60-day Recovery from right knee surgery Kansas City Royals Sean O'Sullivan SP/RP Jun 3, 2011 15-day Right biceps tendinitis Kyle Davies SP May 17, 2011 15-day Sore right shoulder Bruce Chen SP May 6, 2011 15-day Strained left lat Jason Kendall C Mar 22, 2011 60-day Recovery from right shoulder surgery Los Angeles Angels Fernando Rodney RP Jun 9, 2011 15-day Upper back strain Francisco Rodríguez RP May 10, 2011 15-day Sore right shoulder Freddy Sandoval 3B Mar 22, 2011 15-day Left oblique strain Kendrys Morales 1B/RF Mar 22, 2011 15-day Left ankle surgery - out for season Los Angeles Dodgers Rafael Furcal SS Jun 4, 2011 15-day Strained left oblique Jon Garland SP Jun 2, 2011 15-day Right shoulder inflammation Kenley Jansen RP May 29, 2011 15-day Right shoulder inflammation Vicente Padilla RP/SP May 14, 2011 15-day Neck surgery - out for season Hong-Chih Kuo RP May 10, 2011 15-day Anxiety disorder Jonathan Broxton RP May 4, 2011 15-day Bone spur, right elbow Milwaukee Brewers Mitch Stetter RP May 15, 2011 15-day Labral irritation, left hip Brandon Kintzler RP May 5, 2011 15-day Strained right triceps Takashi Saito RP Apr 6, 2011 60-day Strained left hamstring Manny Parra SP/RP Mar 22, 2011 60-day Facet joint injury, right back Minnesota Twins Justin Morneau 1B Jun 10, 2011 15-day Strained left wrist Denard Span CF Jun 9, 2011 7-day Concussion Jim Thome DH Jun 2, 2011 15-day Strained left quadriceps Jason Kubel RF/LF May 31, 2011 15-day Sprained left foot Joe Nathan RP May 24, 2011 15-day Right flexor muscle strain Kevin Slowey RP/SP May 21, 2011 15-day Abdominal strain New York Mets Taylor Buchholz RP May 30, 2011 15-day Right shoulder fatigue David Wright 3B May 16, 2011 15-day Stress fracture, lower back Ike Davis 1B May 11, 2011 15-day Sprained left ankle Chris Young SP May 2, 2011 60-day Right shoulder surgery - out for season Johan Santana SP Mar 22, 2011 60-day Recovery from left shoulder surgery New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Jun 14, 2011 15-day Strained right calf Bartolo Colón SP/RP Jun 12, 2011 15-day Strained left hamstring Amauri Sanit RP Jun 11, 2011 15-day Right elbow inflammation Joba Chamberlain RP/SP Jun 6, 2011 60-day Right elbow surgery - out for season Rafael Soriano RP May 14, 2011 60-day Sore right elbow Eric Chávez 3B May 6, 2011 60-day Fractured left foot Phil Hughes SP Apr 15, 2011 60-day Right arm fatigue Reegie Corona 2B Mar 30, 2011 60-day Fractured right elbow Dámaso Marte RP Mar 30, 2011 60-day Left shoulder & labrum inflammation Colin Curtis RF/LF Mar 30, 2011 60-day Right shoulder surgery - out for season Pedro Feliciano RP Mar 22, 2011 60-day Strained left rotator cuff Oakland Athletics Mark Ellis 2B Jun 7, 2011 15-day Strained right hamstring Brett Anderson SP Jun 7, 2011 15-day Left elbow soreness Tyson Ross RP/SP May 20, 2011 15-day Strained left oblique Brandon McCarthy SP May 19, 2011 15-day Stress fracture, right scapula Dallas Braden SP/RP Apr 17, 2011 60-day Left shoulder surgery - out for season Rich Harden SP Mar 22, 2011 60-day Strained lat muscle, right side Philadelphia Phillies Joe Blanton SP May 16, 2011 15-day Right elbow inflammation Brian Schneider C May 12, 2011 15-day Strained left hamstring Brad Lidge RP Mar 25, 2011 60-day Strained right posterior rotator cuff Pittsburgh Pirates Chris Snyder C Jun 9, 2011 60-day Lower back tightness Evan Meek RP Jun 8, 2011 15-day Right shoulder tendinitis Ryan Doumit C May 30, 2011 15-day Sprained left ankle Steve Pearce 1B May 29, 2011 15-day Partial tear in right calf Joe Beimel RP May 28, 2011 15-day Left elbow inflammation Pedro Alvarez 3B May 20, 2011 15-day Right quadriceps tightness Mike Crotta RP May 11, 2011 15-day Right elbow inflammation Ross Ohlendorf SP/RP Apr 9, 2011 60-day Strained right shoulder Kevin Hart RP/SP Mar 18, 2011 60-day Right shoulder soreness San Diego Padres Aaron Harang SP Jun 10, 2011 15-day Right foot contusion Luke Gregerson RP Jun 7, 2011 15-day Strained left oblique Orlando Hudson 2B May 26, 2011 15-day Left groin strain Mike Baxter RF/1B Mar 28, 2011 60-day Torn ligament, left thumb Joe Thatcher RP Mar 22, 2011 60-day Strained left shoulder San Francisco Giants Freddy Sánchez 2B Jun 11, 2011 15-day Dislocated right shoulder Brandon Belt 1B Jun 1, 2011 15-day Hairline fracture, left wrist Buster Posey C May 26, 2011 60-day Broken left leg,strained ankle ligaments Mike Fontenot SS/2B May 26, 2011 15-day Left groin strain Darren Ford CF May 23, 2011 15-day Sprained left ankle Mark DeRosa 3B/LF May 19, 2011 15-day Strained left wrist Barry Zito SP Apr 17, 2011 15-day Right mid-foot sprain Seattle Mariners Adam Moore C Apr 7, 2011 60-day Torn medial meniscus, right knee David Aardsma RP Mar 22, 2011 60-day Recovery from labral left hip surgery Shawn Kelley RP Mar 2, 2011 60-day Recovery from right elbow surgery St. Louis Cardinals Eduardo Sánchez RP Jun 13, 2011 15-day Strained right shoulder Allen Craig LF/RF Jun 8, 2011 15-day Right knee contusion Gerald Laird C May 23, 2011 15-day Broken right index finger Nick Punto 2B/3B May 18, 2011 15-day Right forearm flexor strain David Freese 3B May 2, 2011 15-day Fractured left hand Bryan Augenstein RP Apr 13, 2011 60-day Right groin strain Adam Wainwright SP Mar 25, 2011 60-day Right elbow surgery - out for season Tampa Bay Rays Jeff Niemann SP May 5, 2011 15-day Lower back strain Texas Rangers Mike Napoli C/1B Jun 12, 2011 15-day Strained left oblique Darren O'Day RP Apr 27, 2011 60-day Torn labrum, left hip Eric Hurley SP Apr 23, 2011 60-day Skull fracture/concussion Mason Tobin RP Apr 20, 2011 60-day Right elbow inflammation Tommy Hunter SP Mar 25, 2011 15-day Strained right groin Scott Feldman SP Mar 22, 2011 15-day Recovery from right knee surgery Brandon Webb SP Mar 22, 2011 60-day Recovery from right shoulder surgery Omar Beltre SP Mar 22, 2011 60-day Recovery from back, ankle surgery Toronto Blue Jays Casey Janssen RP Jun 15, 2011 15-day Strained right forearm Jesse Litsch SP May 19, 2011 15-day Right shoulder impingement Jesse Carlson RP Mar 29, 2011 60-day Left shoulder surgery - out for season Dustin McGowan SP Mar 12, 2011 60-day Recovery from right shoulder surgery Washington Nationals Cole Kimball RP Jun 10, 2011 15-day Right shoulder inflammation Doug Slaten RP Jun 4, 2011 15-day Ulnar neuritis, left elbow Tom Gorzelanny SP May 24, 2011 15-day Left elbow inflammation Adam LaRoche 1B May 22, 2011 15-day Left shoulder surgery - out for season Chad Gaudin RP/SP Apr 26, 2011 15-day Right shoulder inflammation Elvin Ramírez RP Mar 30, 2011 60-day Right shoulder soreness Chien-Ming Wang SP/RP Mar 30, 2011 60-day Right shoulder fatigue Stephen Strasburg SP Mar 23, 2011 60-day Recovery from right elbow surgery