{"id":700286,"date":"2026-05-16T07:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/700286\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T07:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:46:06","slug":"al-injury-notes-ohoppe-raleigh-madden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/700286\/","title":{"rendered":"AL Injury Notes: O’Hoppe, Raleigh, Madden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Angels catcher Logan O\u2019Hoppe<\/a> left last night\u2019s game against the Dodgers with left wrist irritation, according to a team announcement. O\u2019Hoppe sustained the injury in the top of the fourth inning on a pitch in the dirt from starter Jack Kochanowicz<\/a>. The pitch ricocheted off O\u2019Hoppe\u2019s left wrist, and he was visited by trainers after the play. O\u2019Hoppe remained in the game through the fifth inning before being replaced by Sebasti\u00e1n Rivero<\/a> behind the plate.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Hoppe just returned tonight from a nearly three week absence due to a left wrist fracture. According to manager Kurt Suzuki<\/a> (via Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com<\/a>), O\u2019Hoppe was removed from the game as a precaution and did not require post-game X-rays. That bodes well for his wrist health, though it wouldn\u2019t be unreasonable for the Angels to hold O\u2019Hoppe out of the lineup tomorrow anyway. The 26-year-old is LA\u2019s clear top choice behind the plate, with Travis d\u2019Arnaud<\/a> (currently on the injured list) as his usual backup. Meanwhile, Rivero has a 15 wRC+ in 134 scattered plate appearances from 2021-26, so he would be unplayable as a starter if O\u2019Hoppe went on the IL again.<\/p>\n

For his part, O\u2019Hoppe says his left wrist is \u201cjust uncomfortable\u201d (link via Michael Huntley of the Orange County Register<\/a>). \u201cIt\u2019s uncomfortable walking around. It\u2019s uncomfortable doing anything but we\u2019ll treat it and keep going,\u201d O\u2019Hoppe said after the game. That may give cause for optimism among Angels fans, though the club will continue to monitor the situation in the coming days.<\/p>\n

A couple other injury notes from the Junior Circuit:<\/p>\n

Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh<\/a> is being shut down for a week, according to Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times<\/a>. He will be reevaluated at that point. Divish adds that Raleigh\u2019s most recent MRI came back better than his previous one. Raleigh went on the 10-day injured list on May 14th with a right oblique strain, which he admitted he\u2019d been playing through for two weeks. On its own, the oblique strain puts Raleigh out for more than the minimum stint, and that\u2019s even more certain now that he\u2019s been shut down. Raleigh was out to an uncharacteristically poor start at the plate, with a line of 161\/.243\/.317 (63 wRC+) through his first 181 plate appearances. That\u2019s a far cry from his 60-home run, 161 wRC+ performance last year, though the oblique injury explains at least some of the downturn. With a longer-than-minimum absence in store for Raleigh, Mitch Garver<\/a> and Jhonny Pereda<\/a> will continue to split time behind the plate for Seattle.
\nTigers right-hander Ty Madden<\/a> was struck by a comebacker in the second inning of yesterday\u2019s 3-2 victory against the Blue Jays. Yohendrick Pi\u00f1ango lined a 2-2 pitch off Madden\u2019s forearm, which Madden fielded but did not attempt to throw to first. Madden, who was intended to serve as a bulk reliever, left the game without attempting a warm-up pitch. The 26-year-old has effectively been covering the rotation spot of Casey Mize<\/a>, who is currently on the injured list with an adductor strain but is expected to be activated for Sunday\u2019s start, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet<\/a>. Madden missed all of last year with a right shoulder strain and was making just his third appearance in the Majors since returning from that injury. Per Jason Beck of MLB.com<\/a>, initial tests on Madden revealed no fracture, but he\u2019ll undergo further evaluation regardless. If he needs to miss time, it could be a simple swap of Madden going on the IL and Mize being activated.<\/p>\n

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