MLB disabled list (with statistics)

Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton says he might be playing with a sports hernia. He will worry about it after the World Series. He missed a month during the 2009 season after surgery for what was eventually diagnosed as a sports hernia. Hamilton says it's a non-factor for him right now and that he is "going to get through it." His injury this postseason had been described as a groin injury.

Skip Schumaker, who missed the National League Championship Series because of an oblique strain, is expected to be added back to the roster before Wednesday's World Series opener against the Rangers. "I'm 100 percent ready to go," he said Tuesday. Schumaker gives St. Louis additional depth at second base and outfield depth. Adron Chambers will be removed from the roster. The team is also dropping Kyle McClellan from the roster and adding Jake Westbrook.

Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young is out of the AL championship series against the Texas Rangers because of an oblique injury. He reaggravated an earlier ailment against the New York Yankees and the Tigers left him off their roster for the best-of-seven series. Manager Jim Leyland said that even though an MRI "doesn't show anything real significant," the Tigers were taking no chances with Young. "We might have kept him on hoping for maybe Game 4 or 5 or something. But what happens is all of a sudden you used him and he couldn't go and you had to take him off, then he's not available for the next series," he said. "This way, not having him on the roster at the beginning of this series, if he would be ready and if we were fortunate to move on, he could be activated for the World Series."

Detroit manager Jim Leyland said Friday that the evaluation of Delmon Young's strained oblique muscle will determine whether the outfielder can start Game 1 against the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Young left Game 5 of the AL division series on Thursday night because of the injury. He'd homered earlier in the game and set a club record with three homers in the series against the Yankees.

The Cardinals' left fielder Matt Holliday wasn't in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the NLDS against the Phillies on Saturday because of a hand injury. "In Matt's case, at the very least we think he can take an important at-bat," manager Tony La Russa said. "As he keeps working it, we'll see if more is possible. I wouldn't even think about tomorrow's lineup, which he could play in, but if not, if he never plays, I think he could be a significant weapon off the bench." Holliday missed nine games down the stretch with a tendon injury on his right middle finger. He returned to the lineup last Tuesday and left that game after one at-bat with more discomfort in his hand. Holliday was MVP of the 2007 NLCS with Colorado. The five-time All-Star batted .296 with 22 homers and 75 RBIs this season.

Former MVPs Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau are officially on the Minnesota Twins' disabled list. The Twins also placed rookie infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka on the disabled list Saturday. All three are out for the season. The Twins shut down Mauer on September 16, when they announced he would miss the rest of the season with mild pneumonia. The club also announced Nishioka's season was over that same day, as he was shut down with a strained right oblique.

Former MVPs Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau are officially on the Minnesota Twins' disabled list. The Twins also placed rookie infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka on the disabled list Saturday. All three are out for the season. The move on Mauer is retroactive to Sept. 15, while Morneau and Nishioka go back to Sept. 12. Mauer has pneumonia, while Morneau is out with concussion symptoms, which sidelined him most of the second half of 2010. Nishioka has a right oblique strain.

Third baseman Brett Lawrie has broken his right middle finger and will miss the rest of the season. The 21-year-old rookie was injured while fielding groundballs during batting practice before Toronto played the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Lawrie was hitting .293 with nine homers and 25 RBIs in 43 games. Edwin Encarnacion took his place at third base.

Bud Norris left his start at Cincinnati on Tuesday in the third inning with shoulder problems after giving up three runs in a 6-4 Astros loss. The Houston right-hander felt his shoulder catch on a one-strike pitch to Paul Janish with runners on first and second and two outs. The status of his next start is unsettled. Norris (6-11) allowed seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts while setting a career high in losses. He went into the game 1-4 over his last 12 starts.

Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez returned to the lineup Saturday after missing six games with a sprained left thumb. Rodriguez batted fifth and started at third base against the Blue Jays, his first appearance since Sept. 9 at Seattle. A 14-time All-Star and three-time AL MVP, Rodriguez has been limited to 90 games. He had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in July, which sidelined him for 38 games.

Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is done for the season after aggravating a left rib cage injury. Choo was activated from the disabled list before Cleveland's game in Texas on Thursday, but he left the game in the second inning. Choo hit .259 with eight homers and 36 RBIs while being limited by injuries to 84 games. He had 22 homers and 90 RBIs last season.

Twins catcher Joe Mauer is likely to miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia. Mauer developed an upper respiratory infection on Sept. 2. He started medication but the symptoms persisted and then Mauer developed a cough this week while with the team in Kansas City. The 2009 MVP has played just 82 games this season while dealing with various injuries and was hitting .287 with three home runs and 30 RBIs.

Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto will miss his next start because of a strained muscle in his back, but he has not been shut down for the season. The right-hander left Wednesday night's game against the Cubs because of the problem on the upper right side of his back. Cueto is a close second in the NL ERA race. He has a 2.31 ERA, while Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers leads at 2.30. He was scheduled to start Monday against Houston.

Matt Holliday will miss four or five days with an injured right hand. The St. Louis Cardinals cleanup hitter was injured in the ninth inning Tuesday and removed for a pinch hitter. General manager John Mozeliak says Holliday has an inflamed tendon in the middle finger. Holliday, batting .295 with 22 home runs and 74 RBIs, would be re-evaluated early next week.

Chris Carpenter has signed a $21m, two-year contract with the Cardinals that will keep him around until at least 2013. The 36-year-old entered Tuesday's start against Pittsburgh at 9-9 with a 3.75 ERA as the Cardinals try to stay in the playoff picture. Carpenter didn't rule out playing beyond 2013 but stressed it's important for him to remain with St. Louis. The three-time All-Star is 93-42 in his nine seasons with the club and is fourth on the team's all-time strikeout list.