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Jon Gray Placed On IL With Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

By Nick Deeds | August 17, 2025 at 1:05pm CDT

Righty Jon Gray has been placed on the 15-day injured list, according to an announcement from the Rangers earlier this morning. A diagnosis wasn’t announced alongside that IL placement, but Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News was among those to relay that (according to club manager Bruce Bochy) Gray is suffering from thoracic outlet syndrome. There’s no timetable for Gray’s return to play at this point, but Bochy noted that he’ll “miss some time” due to the issue. Right-hander Caleb Boushley was recalled to replace Gray on the active roster.

TOS is certainly a worrisome diagnosis for Gray, though it’s one that comes with a wide variety of potential outcomes. Some of the more notable examples of players who were sidelined by TOS, such as Stephen Strasburg and Chris Archer, were never able to fully recover from the ailment and saw the issue bring an end to their big league careers, even after surgery. On the other hand, however, Gray’s teammate Merrill Kelly underwent surgery due to TOS following his age-31 season and has been quite successful in the years since then with a 3.64 ERA and 3.86 FIP in 128 starts. Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post discussed the medical differences between the situations Kelly and Strasburg faced back in 2023, and interested readers are encouraged to read that piece in full.

It’s impossible to say at this point what the news means for Gray, but it seems unlikely he’ll pitch again this year. Selected third overall by the Rockies back in 2013, the veteran of 11 MLB seasons has spent each of the past four years in Texas. He served as a solid back-of-the-rotation arm for the Rangers from 2022-24, with a 4.16 ERA and 4.05 FIP in 387 1/3 innings of work, but this year he’s surrendered a 7.71 ERA in 14 innings of work across six long relief outings after missing most of the season due to a forearm fracture suffered after he was struck by a comebacker during Spring Training.

The news of Gray’s TOS diagnosis adds a new wrinkle to the club’s decision to place the right-hander on waivers last week, which was only reported on after he went unclaimed last night. The right-hander is owed an additional $3.1MM for the remainder of the 2025 season, and given that the Rangers are known to be just over the first luxury tax threshold it was hardly surprising that the club wanted to see if there were any takers on that remaining chunk of Gray’s salary. There’s no reason to assume that the Rangers knew about Gray’s diagnosis before placing him on waivers, of course, but it’s possible that the specter of an injury causing his recent poor performance scared some would-be suitors off from placing a claim.

Gray is slated to hit free agency following the 2025 season. He figured to be a decent veteran arm for a club in need of a back-of-the-rotation starter or swing man this winter, but now it’s impossible to say what’s in store for Gray until we have more information about his status, including whether he’ll require surgery and what his recovery timetable looks like. Of course, the possibility of retirement can’t be completely ignored for a veteran facing notable health challenges who will turn 34 in November, but Gray has given no indication to this point about his plans for 2026 and beyond.

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  1. ray1

    1 month ago

    So they hoped someone would pick him up without informing teams that he was hurt. Nice.

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    • Canuckleball

      1 month ago

      He pitched yesterday, so presumably the diagnosis was after the game yesterday. They would have put him on waivers days ago. They wouldn’t have known of the injury at that time.

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      • stymeedone

        1 month ago

        Don’t try to confuse us with your facts!

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    • Soto should bat first.

      1 month ago

      You must have some great friendships.

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    • Tigers3232

      1 month ago

      Had any team claimed them and they found out TEX knew they’d immediately be filing suit. All of these transactions, trades, and free agent signings no doubt require teams or agents provide all current and known medicals and mention of any known injuries.

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    • That guy you argue with on the Internet.

      1 month ago

      There is a reason this really doesn’t happen. It’s like mutually assured destruction that MLB won’t allow

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      Reply
  2. Lloyd Emerson

    1 month ago

    “…the possibility of retirement can’t be completed ignored…”

    PROOFREAD YOUR WORK

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    • Soto should bat first.

      1 month ago

      OKAAAAYY. BOOOEMEERRRRRR

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    • This one belongs to the Reds

      1 month ago

      They don’t believe in proofreading anymore. We even see misspelling in the news headlines they put at the bottom of the screen on TV.

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      Reply
  3. Jacksson13

    1 month ago

    Good excuse to ride off into the sunset after the balance of the 2025 contract is received. Enjoy life, your family and your career earnings.

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    • CravenMoorehead

      1 month ago

      Absolutely. He has a World Series ring, made over $72 million in his career and is only 33 years old. One way or the other I wish him the best.

      Reply
  4. brucebochyisthemarlboroman

    1 month ago

    With TOS he will almost definitely require surgery. You can’t just rehab that. Hope it doesn’t end his career.

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  5. rct

    1 month ago

    Another prominent example of TOS derailing a career is Matt Harvey.

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    • BuyBuyMets

      1 month ago

      Phil Hughes

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      • Susannah

        1 month ago

        Chris Tillman

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    • cah011381

      1 month ago

      Chris Carpenter also

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      • brodie-bruce

        1 month ago

        @caho11381

        Tbh with ya I think carpenter’s career ended in 11 game 5 of the nlds because he wasn’t the same after that game

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        • cah011381

          1 month ago

          He also pitched with numbness in his hand related to TOS since roughly 2008,then led the league in ERA in ’09. But yeah he fell apart pretty quickly after that ’11 postseason.

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        • brodie-bruce

          1 month ago

          @cah011381

          He knew he didn’t have much left for his career and this was his best shot at 1 more ring so him and doc left both of there arms out on the mound that night

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  6. partyatnapolis

    1 month ago

    TOS is a death wish for pitchers

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  7. BuyBuyMets

    1 month ago

    Chris Archer & Stephen Strasburg

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    • itsmeheyhii

      1 month ago

      Those are good ones. They should have put them in the article.

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