St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals

• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'St. Louis Cardinals', 'player': 'Max Rajcic', 'position': 'RP', 'status': '60-Day-IL', 'severity': 95, 'date': '2026-07-23', 'note': 'Rajcic revealed on his Instagram account Thursday that he recently underwent a right elbow UCL reconstruction.', 'detail': "Rajcic has been sidelined since early July and indication had been that his injury was serious, so it's not a surprise that he ultimately went under the knife. The right-hander will be sidelined, at minimum, until late in the 2027 campaign. Rajcic has yielded five runs with an 8:6 K:BB over nine innings out of the Cardinals' bullpen in 2026.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/5200812'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'St. Louis Cardinals', 'player': 'Hunter Dobbins', 'position': 'SP', 'status': '15-Day-IL', 'severity': 80, 'date': '2026-09-04', 'note': 'Dobbins underwent reconstructive surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is expected to require a 12-month recovery, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.', 'detail': 'Dobbins was placed on the 15-day injured list Aug. 22 with right forearm discomfort, but after he received a second opinion on the arm Tuesday, he opted to undergo elbow surgery. The 27-year-old has now undergone two procedures on his right elbow in his young career, and he may be forced to miss the entirety of the 2027 campaign while recovering. Dobbins made 11 appearances, including eight starts, with St. Louis this season, posting a 3.67 ERA and 1.35 WHIP with 52 strikeouts over 54 innings.', 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/4415836'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'St. Louis Cardinals', 'player': 'Blaze Jordan', 'position': '3B', 'status': '10-Day-IL', 'severity': 75, 'date': '2026-09-19', 'note': 'Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Saturday that Jordan (ankle) will not play again this season, John Denton of Roundtable.io reports.', 'detail': 'Jordan was diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain in late August. While he recently shed his walking boot and began incorporating some baseball activities, the Cardinals ultimately decided to shut him down early because of the severity of the injury he suffered, according to Denton. The 23-year-old Jordan ends his rookie season with a .247/.276/.382 slash line and three homers over 199 plate appearances.', 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/4722953'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'St. Louis Cardinals', 'player': 'Everson Pereira', 'position': 'RF', 'status': '10-Day-IL', 'severity': 75, 'date': '2026-09-18', 'note': 'Pereira (hand) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis on Thursday, going 1-for-3 with an RBI single along with two walks.', 'detail': "It was the first game in nearly a month for Pereira, who is working his way back from a left hand contusion. It's unclear whether the 25-year-old outfielder will need any more rehab contests, but he's poised to rejoin the Cardinals' active roster before the regular season concludes. Once he does return, Pereira could see playing time versus lefties.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/41252'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'St. Louis Cardinals', 'player': 'Joshua Baez', 'position': 'LF', 'status': '10-Day-IL', 'severity': 75, 'date': '2026-09-18', 'note': 'The Cardinals placed Baez on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left oblique strain.', 'detail': "Baez was injured during Wednesday's game against the Giants, and subsequent testing revealed the strain. He will be eligible to return for the final game of the regular season, but the injury will almost surely end his campaign. It's an unfortunate conclusion to the rookie season of Baez, who flashed both the good (seven home runs, .510 slugging percentage) and bad (30.6 percent strikeout rate) of his profile.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/4920835'}

Pittsburgh Pirates

• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Pittsburgh Pirates', 'player': 'Endy Rodriguez', 'position': 'C', 'status': '60-Day-IL', 'severity': 95, 'date': '2026-09-01', 'note': 'The Pirates transferred Rodriguez (hip) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.', 'detail': 'The transaction clears space on the 40-man roster for the addition of Christian Bethancourt. Rodriguez underwent season-ending surgery last week to repair the labrum in his left hip.', 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/4712767'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Pittsburgh Pirates', 'player': 'Mitch Keller', 'position': 'SP', 'status': '60-Day-IL', 'severity': 95, 'date': '2026-08-03', 'note': 'The Pirates placed Keller on the 60-day injured list Monday due to a right arm teres major muscle injury.', 'detail': "Keller's move to the IL comes just one day after he was lit up for seven earned runs on six hits and four walks in just two innings during Sunday's 10-2 loss to the Reds. The Pirates haven't provided an official recovery timeline for Keller, but his move to the 60-day IL makes him ineligible to be activated until Oct. 2, and the regular season concludes Sept. 27. The Pirates recalled Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis to join the roster as a replacement for Keller, who ends his eighth MLB season with a 6-8 record, 5.29 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 89:42 K:BB over 115.2 innings.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33722'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Pittsburgh Pirates', 'player': 'Braxton Ashcraft', 'position': 'SP', 'status': '15-Day-IL', 'severity': 80, 'date': '2026-09-18', 'note': 'Ashcraft (arm) played catch Friday but is not expected to return this season, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.', 'detail': 'Ashcraft landed on the 15-day injured list last week with right arm discomfort. He received multiple medical opinions and his injury is not considered serious, but the Pirates will not push the right-hander to return before the end of the season. Ashcraft had a breakout year for Pittsburgh, logging a 3.65 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 173:35 K:BB over 165.1 innings covering 28 starts.', 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/41282'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Pittsburgh Pirates', 'player': 'Isaac Mattson', 'position': 'RP', 'status': '15-Day-IL', 'severity': 80, 'date': '2026-09-08', 'note': 'The Pirates recalled Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.', 'detail': 'The right-hander has been shuttled between Triple-A and the majors throughout the season and is now getting another look with the Pirates. Mattson has pitched in 37 MLB games this season and has a 4.91 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 34:18 K:BB over 36.2 innings.', 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/42063'}
• {'sport': 'MLB', 'team': 'Pittsburgh Pirates', 'player': 'Esmerlyn Valdez', 'position': 'RF', 'status': '10-Day-IL', 'severity': 75, 'date': '2026-09-12', 'note': "Valdez (hamstring) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.", 'detail': "The Pirates have yet to provide an update on Valdez's status after he exited Friday's game with a left hamstring injury, though he will need at least one day off to recover. Jake Mangum will start in right field Saturday and could continue to do so if Valdez needs to spend time on the IL.", 'player_url': 'https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/5137200'}

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