It’s Not Your Imagination: Baseball Players Are Getting Hurt a Lot

Even accounting for virus-related stints, trips to the injured list are up as the sport lags behind others in injury prevention.

Every week in Major League Baseball this season, the list of new ailments has looked as long as a CVS receipt. On Sunday, the newcomers on the injured list included Max Kepler (hamstring strain) and David Bote (dislocated shoulder). On Monday, Jose Quintana (shoulder inflammation) and Michael Kopech (hamstring strain) were added. On Tuesday, Jack Flaherty (oblique strain), Kyle Lewis (knee discomfort) and Lorenzo Cain (hamstring strain) joined them. Already on the I.L. were some of the best players in the sport, including outfielders Mike Trout, George Springer and Bryce Harper and infielders Corey Seager and Trevor Story.