Outrighting an Injured Player

1. An injured player cannot be outrighted to the minors during the MLB regular season. 

2. Most injured players can be outrighted to the minors during a period of time beginning on the day after the conclusion of the MLB regular season up until reserve lists are filed in November, but an injured "Rule 5 Player" can be outrighted during this period only after Rule 5 restrictions have been removed, and an injured "Draft-Excluded Player" can be outrighted during this period only if Outright Assignment Waivers are requested by 2 PM (Eastern) on the 4th day after the final game of the World Series.  

3. An injured player who has accrued less than three years of MLB Service Time in his career and who did not accrue any MLB Service Time the previous season, has not previously been outrighted to the minors, and who was not selected in the immediately-preceding Rule 5 Draft, can be outrighted to the minors during a period of time beginning on the day after the conclusion of the MLB regular season up until the 15th day prior to the start of the next MLB regular season. 

CAN BE OUTRIGHTED IF INJURED UNTIL 15TH DAY PRIOR TO 2024 MLB OPENING DAY (last updated 10-2-2023):
Kevin Alcantara, OF
Ben Brown, RHP 
Brennen Davis, OF

4. An injured MLB Rule 9-eligible player who otherwise would qualify to be outrighted during the off-season and Spring Training can be outrighted only after he has either signed a Major League contract for the upcoming season or had his previous season's contract renewed by the club, or agrees (in advance) to sign a minor league contract for the upcoming season (if the Outright Assignment is contemplated prior to a Major League contract being tendered).

MLB RULE 9-ELIGIBLE PLAYER - CAN BE OUTRIGHTED IF INJURED ONLY IF CONTRACT RESTRICTIONS MET (last updated 10-2-2023):
NONE AT THIS TIME  

5. An injured player with Draft Excluded Status who otherwise would qualify to be outrighted during the off-season and Spring Training can be outrighted only during a five-day window starting on the 20th day prior to the start of the MLB regular season up until the 15th day prior to the start of the MLB regular season.

DRAFT-EXCLUDED PLAYER - CAN BE OUTRIGHTED IF INJURED ONLY DURING FIVE-DAY WINDOW IN MARCH (last updated 11-14-2023):
Michael Arias, RHP 
Porter Hodge, RHP 
Bailey Horn, LHP 
Luis Vazquez, INF