MLB injured list use drops 13% this year, lost days down 4%

Seattle Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Use of Major League Baseball’s injured list declined by 13% this season and time lost fell by 4%.

There were 854 placements on the injured list through the end of the regular season on Wednesday. That was down from 983 placements in 2021, the first full season following a schedule curtailed to 60 games because of the pandemic.

Days lost to time on the injured list totaled 41,916, down from 43,513 in 2021.

___

More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports