Miami to call up Griffin Conine, son of 'Mr. Marlin'

Pair will become second father-son duo to play for the Marlins

August 25th, 2024

MIAMI -- , son of “Mr. Marlin” , is headed to The Show.

The Marlins announced on Sunday that the outfield prospect will receive his Major League callup; the Conines will become the second father-and-son duo to play for the Marlins in club history, joining David and Ryan Weathers.

A Pine Crest High School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Duke University product, Griffin Conine -- a second-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft -- came to the Marlins from the Blue Jays on Sept. 18, 2020, as the player to be named in the Jonathan Villar trade. During his first season with the organization in 2021, Conine knocked 36 homers between High-A Beloit and Double-A Pensacola, the second most in Minor League Baseball.

The 27-year-old has slashed .268/.350/.475 with 21 doubles, one triple, 19 homers and 68 RBIs in 112 games at Triple-A Jacksonville. In the Marlins' Spring Breakout, Conine went deep in front of his dad, who serves as a special advisor to Marlins principal owner Bruce Sherman and was part of the 1997 and 2003 World Series clubs.

Griffin, who is not on MLB Pipeline’s Marlins Top 30 prospects list, will meet the team in Colorado, where it will open a seven-game road trip on Monday. He will get playing time down the stretch but will not have an everyday role.

According to a source, facilitating this move is the decision to place shortstop Xavier Edwards, whose MRI on Saturday came back negative, on the 10-day injured list on Monday. He missed the past two games due to lower back discomfort.

The elder Conine spent eight of his 17 MLB seasons with the Marlins. He was part of the inaugural club (1993) and both World Series teams. His two All-Star selections came with the Marlins ('94 and '95), and he won the NL MVP Award in '95. He ranks second for most games as a Marlin (1,014) behind Luis Castillo.