Injuries & Moves: Anderson scratched with lower back tightness
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May 10: SS Tim Anderson scratched with lower back tightness
Anderson, who was in the original lineup starting at shortstop and batting sixth, felt the discomfort about an hour before batting practice, per manager Skip Schumaker. Vidal Bruján moved over from second to short and knocked his first homer as a Marlin.
May 10: LHP Jesús Luzardo returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from 15-day IL and RHP Eli Villalobos optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville
Luzardo, who had been sidelined since April 23 with left elbow tightness, started Saturday's game against the Phillies. He made just one rehab start, tossing 5 2/3 scoreless innings for Single-A Jupiter on May 5. Villalobos pitched two innings in Friday's series opener, giving up one run. It was the lone run he had allowed through his first three big league outings.
May 9: RHP Darren McCaughan traded to Guardians for cash
McCaughan, who was designated for assignment on May 5, had given up eight earned runs over 4 2/3 relief innings in his club debut in Miami's 20-4 loss to Oakland on May 4. The Marlins had acquired him as pitching depth from the Mariners on Feb. 12.
May 8: Placed RHP Edward Cabrera on 15-day injured list; LHP Braxton Garrett returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from the 15-day IL
Cabrera, who completed just two innings on 58 pitches in the Marlins' loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday, began the season with a right shoulder impingement -- the same diagnosis that sidelines him again. Garrett, who has yet to debut this season because of a left shoulder impingement, will start Sunday's series finale against the Phillies at loanDepot park.
10-day/15-day injured list
LHP A.J. Puk (left shoulder fatigue)
Expected return: Soon
According to manager Skip Schumaker, expect to see Puk rejoin the ballclub in the "next couple of days." Puk struck out the side on 15 pitches for Triple-A Jacksonville on May 10 after allowing two runs on three hits while recording just two outs in a 15-pitch outing for Single-A Jupiter on May 7. He also tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts on 18 pitches for the Florida Complex League Marlins on May 6. Puk last appeared in a game on April 29, after a bout with the flu kept him sidelined for 10 days. (Last updated: May 11)
RHP Edward Cabrera (right shoulder impingement)
Expected return: TBD
According to manager Skip Schumaker, Cabrera got an injection on May 8 that relieved "a lot of the pain" and is feeling "really good." Cabrera began the season on the injured list with the same diagnosis, and he also missed a month of the 2023 season with it. Following his 58-pitch start on May 7, the Marlins initially thought it could be a biceps issue. (Last updated: May 10)
OF Avisaíl García (left hamstring strain)
Expected return: TBD
García is rehabbing in Miami. He hasn’t appeared in a game since April 27 after feeling discomfort in the area a few days earlier. This marks the third straight season García has landed on the IL with a left hamstring strain. (Last updated: May 10)
RHP Bryan Hoeing (left hamstring strain)
Expected return: TBD
Hoeing is rehabbing in Miami. He first tweaked the hamstring in Spring Training but pitched through it. His stint on the injured list is retroactive to May 2. (Last updated: May 10)
RHP JT Chargois (neck spasms)
Expected return: TBD
Chargois will be evaluated in the next few days to see if he can begin bullpen sessions. He played catch while rehabbing in Jupiter, Fla., on May 6, but he has yet to return to game action since his April 26 appearance with Triple-A Jacksonville and undergoing subsequent tests on his neck.
Chargois' spring workload got delayed when he experienced neck spasms on Feb. 23, and he saw his velocity max out at 92.6 mph -- much lower than his average fastball velo of 96.2 mph in 2023 -- during his Grapefruit League debut on March 12. (Last updated: May 10)
60-day injured list
INF/OF Xavier Edwards (left foot infection)
Expected return: Late May
Miami transferred Edwards, who opened the season on the injured list (retroactive to March 25), to the 60-day IL on May 7. He continues to increase baseball activity in Jupiter, Fla., after not appearing in a Grapefruit League game after March 5. (Last updated: May 10)
RHP Sandy Alcantara (Tommy John surgery)
Expected return: 2025
Alcantara, who has been playing catch off and on, is continuing his rehab while with the team in Miami. He initially felt the discomfort on the 94th and final pitch of his Sept. 3 start against the Nationals and was diagnosed with a right forearm flexor strain. An MRI later revealed a right UCL sprain. He began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Sept. 21, but shut himself down after experiencing forearm tightness. (Last updated: May 10)
RHP Eury Pérez (right UCL tear)
Expected return: 2025
Pérez, who opened the season on the injured list (retroactive to March 25), is rehabbing in Miami. Pérez had Tommy John surgery on April 8 after experiencing soreness in his bullpen session on April 2. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on April 4.
Pérez's recurring nail issue had forced him to exit for precautionary reasons after just 14 pitches on March 13 -- but the bigger issue came the following morning when he reported feeling soreness in his right elbow. (Last updated: May 10)
LHP Josh Simpson (left elbow ulnar neuritis)
Expected return: Post-All-Star break
Simpson, who underwent surgery for left elbow ulnar neuritis on April 23, is rehabbing in Jupiter, Fla. He is expected back after the All-Star break. Simpson had tossed one inning for Single-A Jupiter on April 6 after previously completing one inning and 25 pitches in an extended spring game on April 2 before experiencing a setback.
Simpson, who opened the season on the injured list (retroactive to March 25), didn't pitch in a Grapefruit League game after his Feb. 27 outing because he began to feel discomfort. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on April 20. (Last updated: May 10)
Minor Leagues
OF Dillon Head (adductor strain)
Expected return: Post-All-Star break
Head, who was acquired in the Luis Arraez trade, is considered day to day. He is rehabbing in Jupiter, Fla. Miami's fifth-ranked prospect has yet to make his organizational debut. (Last updated: May 10)