injured list

[ in-jerd list ]

noun

, Chiefly Baseball.

1. Formerly disabled list. the list to which a player’s name is formally added for a designated number of days when the player is injured or ill, during which time the team can replace the player on its roster. : IL Compare injured reserve.

Word History and Origins

Origin of injured list¹

First recorded in 1945–50 for basketball, and in 2015–20 for baseball; disabled list ( def )

Example Sentences

Brandon Lowe, 30, 2B, Bledsoe: The left-handed-hitting Lowe has exceptional power for a second baseman, but he’s spent an inordinate amount of time on the injured list, playing more than 110 games just once in seven seasons with the Rays.

From Los Angeles Times

If this were June, he would likely be placed on the injured list and miss at least a couple of weeks.

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His mechanics were so out of whack that, during a month-long stint on the injured list in the summer, he went to a private facility in Florida, searching for any shred of consistent effectiveness.

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By the time Betts was close to being activated from the injured list, the Dodgers knew they wanted him back in right field.

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Through his first six seasons, Valenzuela won 97 games, threw 84 complete games and posted a 2.97 ERA while never landing on the injured list.

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