MLB to change disabled list to 'injured list'

[February 08, 2019]    Two years after Major League Baseball's disabled list was reorganized with new rules, it now will get a new name, according to an ESPN report Thursday.

Baseball players will now head to the "injured list," a name MLB felt was more appropriate considering that disabilities and injuries are not exactly the same.

The most-used version of the injured list will still have players out of action for 10 days, which replaced the 15-day DL in 2017. There is also a 60-day list used for more long-term injuries and to open a spot on the 40-man roster to make a potential replacement player major league eligible.

Players with a concussion or concussion-like symptoms may be placed on a seven-day list.

The report also states that a consideration to bring back a 15-day version of the injured list has been voiced. Under a potential new plan, pitchers would go to the 15-day injured list, while position players still would be able to utilize the 10-day IL.

MLB's newly named injured list would parallel the "injured reserve" terminology used by the NFL and NHL.

--Field Level Media

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