injured list
noun
plural injured lists
sports
: a list of players or members of a sports team who are unable to play or perform because of injury or illness
… right-handed pitchers Julio Teheran (right shoulder strain), Rony Garcia (knee) and Spencer Turnbull (right forearm strain) are on the 60-day injured list which removes them from the 40-man roster.—
Evan Woodbery
Evan WoodberyAnd now, with America's preeminent alpine skier, Picabo Street, on the injured list, the future of the American team appears to lay in the able hands of athletes like this 20-year-old alpine racer from Steamboat Springs …—Diane Tegmeyer
Diane TegmeyerThe Lakers are thinking of placing 36-year-old guard Ron Harper and his creaky knees on the injured list to rest him before the grueling postseason.—Jackie MacMullan
—abbreviation IL
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In all, eight teams have less than half of their 2021-24 draft picks still on the active roster or injured lists but that’s doesn’t necessarily translate to a lack of on-field success.
—Josh Dubow, Twin Cities, 4 Sep. 2025
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Josh Dubow, Twin Cities, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Injured list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injured%20list. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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