Crowdsourcing: Hitters Who Played Through an Injury
Syndication: The Enquirer
Before the fantasy baseball season finishes and all the managers disappear for a few months, it’s time to collect some information. Every season, I report on the batters who played through a known injury (2025 Edition). I have collected a few players throughout the season, but I am asking if anyone knows of any more hitters with a link to the source. No gut feels here. Once I get the complete list, I’ll create the full report.
Thanks for your time.
| Name | Injury with Link |
|---|---|
| Anthony Santander | Shoulder |
| Brendan Donovan | Foot |
| Bryan Reynolds | Shoulder |
| Bryce Harper | Wrist |
| Corey Seager | Calf |
| Elly De La Cruz | Quad |
| Ernie Clement | Hand |
| Ezequiel Tovar | Hip |
| Freddie Freeman | Neck |
| Jacob Wilson | Hand |
| Jake Fraley | Shoulder |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | Shoulder |
| Jordan Westburg | Finger |
| Lane Thomas | Foot |
| Lars Nootbaar | Rib |
| Marcell Ozuna | Hip |
| Miguel Andujar | Quad |
| Mike Trout | Knee |
| Nick Castellanos | Knee |
| Nolan Arenado | Finger |
| Paul Goldschmidt | Knee |
| Rafael Devers | Back |
| Spencer Steer | Shoulder |
| Willi Castro | Wrist |
| Willson Contreras | Finger |
| Xander Bogaerts | Shoulder |
| Yoan Moncada | Knee |
| Anthony Volpe | Labrum Tear |
Jeff, one of the authors of the fantasy baseball guide,The Process, writes for RotoGraphs, The Hardball Times, Rotowire, Baseball America, and BaseballHQ. He has been nominated for two SABR Analytics Research Award for Contemporary Analysis and won it in 2013 in tandem with Bill Petti. He has won four FSWA Awards including on for his Mining the News series. He's won Tout Wars three times, LABR twice, and got his first NFBC Main Event win in 2021. Follow him on Twitter @jeffwzimmerman.
Alejandro Kirk got hit on the hand by a pitch on Aug 26: https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/blue-jays-alejandro-kirk-x-rays-on-hand-negative/
Didn’t land on the IL but has a 71 wRC+ since vs a 120 wRC+ prior to it.