The Baltimore Orioles have faced unusually poor injury luck early in the season. Although the situation has begun to improve somewhat, the team is still trying to recover from a significant gap in the American League East standings. One particularly impactful setback has been the absence of Grayson Rodriguez, whose extended time on the injured list has disrupted the pitching rotation—already strained by other injuries and roster adjustments.
Another significant injury setback has involved Tyler O’Neill, who has landed on the injured list twice this season—the latest due to a left shoulder issue. Injuries have been a recurring theme throughout his MLB career, with O’Neill managing to play over 100 games in only two of his seven seasons prior to 2025.
This latest injury has hindered his progress once again, even as he recently began a few rehab assignments in an effort to return. However, that recovery timeline has hit another snag, as concerning updates about his shoulder have emerged, leading to his rehab assignment being shortened for now.
What is the Latest News on Tyler O’Neill’s Injury?
The latest update on O’Neill comes from Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports, who notes that O’Neill will be getting a few more days of additional rest, as he continues to work through his shoulder soreness.
This will now be the second rehab game O’Neill has missed in a row, as his shoulder seemingly cannot stabilize to a point where he feels ready to play with it. Initially regarded as a shoulder impingement, it has flared up in the weeks since the initial setback and has kept him off the field at various points since.
While he has not been exceptional in the playing time he has seen this season, it is a tough loss for the team, regardless, as the hope when signing him this past offseason was that he might be able to be a sparkplug on offense behind their key contributors. Unfortunately, after losing Anthony Santander as well, they have had a severely reduced impact at the plate from their outfield unit so far, and O’Neill not finding his stride is part of that.
Unfortunately, this is well out of the control of O’Neill as well; injuries pop up all the time, and he has had the unfortunate reality of having quite a few in recent years. While he has shown flashes of success in previous years as a power threat, finding a way to remain healthy to utilize it is going to be a separate issue.
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