Michael Brantley Stats

According to Astros manager Dusty Baker, outfielder Michael Brantley (shoulder) hasn't resumed hitting. Although the 36-year-old has swung a bat, it doesn't appear he's anywhere close to a return. Brantley has been on the shelf since June 2022 and underwent surgery in August. At this rate, nobody knows for sure when he will be back on the field, so he's not worth much from a fantasy standpoint.

2 days ago

Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley (shoulder) remains out indefinitely after experiencing a setback in his return to action. He played in nine minor-league rehab games at Triple-A Sugar Land (24 at-bats) and was hoping to be activated from the injured list soon. However, he continued to feel pain in his surgically repaired right shoulder and was shut down. Brantley hasn't played for the Astros since last June 26 and had surgery in August. "Very frustrating," Brantley said. "You rehab all offseason, you put in the work every single day, you do everything the right way -- and sometimes it just doesn't work out to your favor." The 36-year-old left-handed hitter has no timeline to return to Houston, and it remains to be seen if he'll even play at all in 2023.

12 days ago

The Houston Astros have sent outfielder Michael Brantley (shoulder) back for further testing after it was announced on Tuesday that he had been shut down from hitting for a couple of days. Manager Dusty Baker said Brantley is "more sore than usual because he played a lot" on his minor-league rehab assignment. Baker said Tuesday night that the team wasn't considering it a setback and that Brantley was still close to returning from the injured list, but this says otherwise. The 35-year-old veteran has yet to play in 2023 while recovering from right-shoulder surgery last year, and there remains no timetable for his return. There has been hope that Brantley could make his 2023 debut this weekend, but we'll know more once we get the results back from his tests.

18 days ago