Whitlock Slips on Wet Mound & Key Bats Take Big Steps Forward (05/27/2026)
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Red Sox injury news and transactions. Late-May weather issues caused a brief scare on the mound, but our top hitting prospects are making excellent progress:
Current Injured List Status
| Player (Pos.) | Injury | Expected Return | Status & Progress |
| Garrett Whitlock (RHP) | Hyperextended left knee | Day to day | New to the List: Slipped on a wet mound during warmups on May 24. MRI showed no structural damage, and he received a pain-killing injection on May 27. |
| Roman Anthony (OF/DH) | Right wrist sprain | June | Ramping up: Took 12-15 dry swings on May 26 and added more volume the next day. The plan is to advance to tee work on May 28. |
| Garrett Crochet (LHP) | Left shoulder inflammation | Mid June | Major Milestone: Threw an inning of live batting practice on May 26, facing live hitters for the first time since going on the IL. Slated for multiple innings on June 2. |
| Patrick Sandoval (LHP) | Left biceps discomfort | July | Threw another solid side session on May 27. Could advance to throwing live batting practice by the upcoming weekend. |
| Triston Casas (1B) | Left abdominal strain | After All-Star break at earliest | Interim manager Chad Tracy mentioned on May 27 that Casas could begin doing some light swinging toward the end of the week. |
| Romy Gonzalez (INF/OF) | Left shoulder surgery | June at earliest | The right-handed hitter has advanced to hitting flips and hopes to make his official return at some point next month. |
| Trevor Story (SS) | Sports hernia | No earlier than July | Recovering from his recent surgical procedure in Philadelphia and remains sidelined for the near future. |
| Kutter Crawford (RHP) | Right flexor irritation | No earlier than June | Continues to make steady progress with his regular flat-ground throwing routine. |
| Johan Oviedo (RHP) | Right flexor strain | No earlier than July | Preparing to start targeted forearm strengthening exercises soon, aiming to resume a throwing program by mid-June. |
| Tanner Houck (RHP) | Torn UCL (Right elbow) | Aiming for late ’26 | Sticking to his routine of 75 throws on flat ground three days a week. Targeting a return to mound work in late June. |
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