Ouch! Injuries can do more than just the baseball player affected—they can throw off a team for weeks, even months at a time. The worst injuries can derail a team’s entire season.
Whether a team is in first place and needs a bat to return fast or is fighting to get back into the postseason hunt and needs a key arm, the following injured players are of major concern for their squads.
Here are the five biggest injury concerns in baseball right now.
All statistics via ESPN.