The Marlins introduced to reporters, together with Craig Mish of the Miami Herald, that outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. will likely be positioned on the 10-day injured record attributable to turf toe. Supervisor Skip Schumaker says Chisholm will miss roughly 4-6 weeks, per Mish.
The information comes as an unlucky blow to the Marlins, as Chisholm is among the key gamers on their roster. He left Saturday’s sport after colliding with the wall whereas trying a catch and postgame X-rays have been unfavourable, but it surely was reported the subsequent day that he can be despatched to see a specialist. Evidently the difficulty was extra critical than initially anticipated, as he’ll now miss a good chunk of time coping with the ailment.
Chisholm, now 25, had a breakout season with the Marlins final yr. He hit 14 house runs and stole 12 bases in 60 video games whereas hitting .254/.325/.535 for a wRC+ of 139. Sadly, a stress fracture in his again put him on the injured record in July and restricted him to only these 60 contests.
The membership then made the shocking resolution to maneuver Chisholm from second base to middle area this yr, putting in Luis Arraez on the keystone as a substitute. Defensive metrics have given Chisholm sturdy grades at his new place within the early going this yr, although he hasn’t but been in a position to get into groove on the plate, slashing simply .229/.291/.403 in 2023 for a wRC+ of 91 up to now.
The timing of this damage is unlucky for the Marlins as they have already got a few different outfielders on the injured record. Jesús Sánchez simply landed there on the weekend attributable to a proper hamstring pressure whereas Avisaíl García has been out for a few weeks with decrease again tightness. García will start baseball actions within the subsequent few days, per Christina De Nicola of MLB.com, however doesn’t appear particularly near a return.
The membership will now need to spend the subsequent stretch of their schedule triply shorthanded within the outfield and with out their major middle fielder for greater than a month, in all probability. Garrett Hampson performed middle on Sunday and is in there once more on Tuesday, although he’s a profession .236/.296/.373 hitter. He’s off to a stronger .262/.294/.431 begin this yr however he’s presently driving a .364 batting common on balls in play whereas putting out in 29% of his plate appearances and strolling simply 2.9% of the time.
Hampson figures to be flanked by Bryan De La Cruz and Peyton Burdick within the corners till García or Sánchez can return. Jorge Soler might get within the combine sometimes however he’s been serving because the designated hitter most days.
