{"id":624438,"date":"2026-03-15T03:13:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T03:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/624438\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T03:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T03:13:28","slug":"injury-notes-vasil-neto-wheeler-jung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/624438\/","title":{"rendered":"Injury Notes: Vasil, Neto, Wheeler, Jung"},"content":{"rendered":"

White Sox right-hander Mike Vasil<\/a> left today\u2019s Spring Training game with elbow soreness, the team announced. He is set to undergo further testing. Vasil started the game with 3 2\/3 scoreless innings before issuing two walks, calling for the trainer, and ultimately departing. That continued his effort to build up as a starter after working mostly in relief in 2025. In 101 innings over 47 appearances (three starts), he posted an excellent 2.50 ERA, albeit with less-shiny peripherals including a 4.32 FIP. On the plus side, Vasil induced groundballs 51.4% of the time and provided plenty of value by eating innings. Though he proved himself in the bullpen last year, he had an outside shot at joining the rotation in 2026, according to manager Will Venable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Sox open their season on March 26 on the road against the Brewers, so Vasil may not have time to fully build up if he is anything more than day-to-day. If he misses time, the club will roll with Davis Martin<\/a>, Sean Burke<\/a>, Anthony Kay<\/a>, and Erick Fedde<\/a> in the rotation behind 2025 All-Star Shane Smith<\/a>. Given that he\u2019s stretched out for multiple innings, Vasil could return to long relief at first then join the rotation later if there\u2019s an injury.<\/p>\n

A few other injury updates from around the league:<\/p>\n

Angels shortstop Zach Neto<\/a> injured his left hand on a head-first slide into home in today\u2019s game against the Mariners. He was set to undergo tests after the game, according to Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register<\/a>. Neto ended the 2025 season on the injured list with a left hand strain, and he underwent surgery in 2024 to fix a right shoulder injury that he incurred from a head-first slide. Today\u2019s injury doesn\u2019t seem nearly as serious, with manager Kurt Suzuki<\/a> saying \u201cit was a little more optimistic\u201d after he spoke to Neto in the dugout. If Neto misses time, one of Vaughn Grissom<\/a> or Oswald Peraza<\/a> could draw some early starts at shortstop for the Halos.
\nRangers third baseman Josh Jung<\/a> took six plate appearances on a back field today, per Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News<\/a>. He\u2019ll take a few more tomorrow, then play against the White Sox on Monday. Jung has been out of action since February 24 due to a Grade 1 adductor strain, though manager Skip Schumaker<\/a> downplayed the severity of the injury. Jung batted .251\/.294\/.390 with a 91 wRC+ in 131 games in 2025. He stayed healthy outside of a minimum IL stint at the start of the year, but it marked his first below-average offensive campaign since his 26-game debut in 2022. Both Jung and Shumaker seem confident that the former will be ready for Opening Day.
\nPhillies\u00a0ace\u00a0Zack Wheeler<\/a>\u00a0threw a live batting practice session today, his first time facing hitters since undergoing thoracic outlet surgery in September. He will throw a bullpen session on Tuesday, manager Rob Thomson told reporters including\u00a0Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>. That could set him up to appear in at least one game before the end of Spring Training, per\u00a0Todd Zolecki of MLB.com<\/a>. Granted, this is more of an expected progression in Wheeler\u2019s rehab than a sign that he will make an early return. Wheeler himself emphasized that \u201cWe\u2019ve still got a long way to go,\u201d while Thomson said last month that Wheeler could be back in action not \u201ctoo far beyond\u201d Opening Day.<\/p>\n

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