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Latest Guardians injuries and transactions

April 22nd, 2025

LATEST INJURIES

RHP Emmanuel Clase
Injury: Right shoulder discomfort
Expected return: Day to day
Status: Received consecutive days off after experiencing right shoulder discomfort following 30-pitch outing on April 20. Played catch on April 23. (Last updated: April 23)

OF Lane Thomas
Injury: Right wrist bone bruise
IL date: April 22 (10-day IL, retroactive to April 20)
Expected return: Early May
Status: Aggravated injury on April 18; originally suffered on hit by pitch on April 8. Went on IL to allow swelling and inflammation to subside. (Last updated: April 22) More >>

RHP Andrew Walters (Guardians’ No. 11 prospect)
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: April 22 (7-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Went on IL as precaution, according to manager Stephen Vogt, after coming out of April 16 outing with Triple-A Columbus due to elbow feeling “uncomfortable."

OF Chase DeLauter (Guardians' No. 2 prospect, No. 33 overall)
Injury: Core muscle surgery
Expected return: Late May or early June
Status: Has resumed throwing, hitting and running. Responding well to rehab. Could progress to hitting in live BPs the week of April 21. (Last updated: April 20) More >>

INF/OF Juan Brito (Guardians' No. 10 prospect)
Injury: Jammed right wrist
Expected return: TBD
Status: Out of the lineup since April 17 after jamming his wrist on a slide. Had swelling and underwent X-rays, which came back negative. Currently day to day. (Last updated: April 20)

RHP Slade Cecconi
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: April or May
Status: Threw two simulated innings in a live batting practice at Progressive Field on April 12. (Last updated: April 12)

LHP John Means
Injury: Left elbow UCL surgery recovery
IL date: April 9 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Late 2025
Status: Has extended throwing distance to 90 feet. Transferred to the 60-day IL on April 9. (Last updated: April 9)

INF Angel Genao (Guardians' No. 4 prospect, No. 60 overall)
Injury: Right shoulder sprain
Expected return: June
Status: Genao sustained a right shoulder sprain during Spring Training. He's progressed well and is focusing on light shoulder strengthening and passive mobility. (Last updated: April 1)

LHP Erik Sabrowski
Injury: Left elbow inflammation
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: May
Status: Expected to resume mound activity in early to mid-April. (Last updated: March 30)

RHP Shane Bieber
Injury: Right UCL tear
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Midseason 2025
Status: Has progressed to throwing multiple bullpen sessions per week. Could begin throwing live BPs in late April or early May. (Last updated: March 30)

RHP Trevor Stephan
Injury: Right UCL reconstruction surgery
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: 2025
Status: Has progressed to throwing multiple bullpen sessions per week. Could begin throwing live BPs in late April or early May. (Last updated: March 30)

UTL David Fry
Injury: Right UCL revision
IL date: Feb. 19 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Summer 2025
Status: Has progressed to hitting activity with zero setbacks. (Last updated: March 30)

OF George Valera
Injury: Right patellar tendon repair
IL date: March 28 (7-day MILB IL)
Expected return: Early 2025
Status: Has progressed to taking live BP. Continues to respond well to baseball progression. (Last updated: March 30)

LHP Sam Hentges
Injury: Left shoulder
IL date: Feb. 16 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Threw with a baseball on March 6 for the first time since his September 2024 surgery, extending to 45 feet. (Last updated: March 6)

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