"As teams reported for spring training, the injury news around the league came in fast and furiously last week. From pitchers who dealt with arm injuries in 2025 and did not have them repaired in the offseason - like Pablo Lopez, Blake Snell, Shane Bieber, and Josh Hader, being eased into the preseason - to a trio of hitters in Corbin Carroll, Francisco Lindor, and Jackson Holliday needing surgery on their hamate bones."
"Romy Gonzalez is behind schedule in spring training with shoulder inflammation, but "hopes to be ready for Opening Day," according to Christopher Smith's article for Mass Live last week. The more alarming details in this piece are that Gonzalez sustained this injury in the September 19-21 series at Tampa Bay last season. He had a setback in early January and then received a PRP injection later in the month."
"Locally, a recent example would be pitcher Kutter Crawford. In a story that was, coincidentally, posted on February 15th of last year, we learned that Crawford had pitched through a knee injury for 90% of the 2024 season, did not get it repaired in the offseason, and that his "status for the start of the season is iffy.""
Multiple MLB players entered spring training carrying unresolved injuries, including pitchers with offseason arm problems and hitters requiring hamate-bone surgery. High-profile names include Pablo Lopez, Blake Snell, Shane Bieber, Josh Hader, Corbin Carroll, Francisco Lindor, Jackson Holliday, and Anthony Santander, who may miss much of 2026 after shoulder surgery. Romy Gonzalez has shoulder inflammation from a late-regular-season injury, experienced a January setback, and received a PRP injection. Carrying injuries from one season into camp often predicts poor early-season availability, with Kutter Crawford cited as a recent example who pitched through a knee injury.
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