MIAMI — The Marlins might be with out Jazz Chisholm Jr. for the subsequent 4 to 6 weeks. The membership on Tuesday afternoon positioned its middle fielder on the 10-day injured listing (retroactive to Sunday) with proper turf toe.
“It’s not what you want from your star center fielder, and we put a lot on his plate early on in the year, in Spring Training, and he’s done nothing but grow in that position and really started to swing the bat lately, too,” supervisor Skip Schumaker stated. “Definitely [a] tough loss, but from what we understand, it’s a four- to six-week type of deal, and so looking forward to him getting healthy and getting back.”
But Chisholm, who was restricted to 60 video games in 2022 due to a proper decrease again pressure, noticed specialist Dr. Robert Anderson on Monday in North Carolina to get extra data.
“It was like one or two things: I could have jumped to make a better impact into the wall [or] I could have stopped early,” Chisholm stated on Saturday concerning the play. “But then in my head, it is all about making that play. It’s the eighth inning. Game’s tied, two outs, we’re about to go as much as hit. We might actually win the sport right here.”
In January, the 25-year-old Chisholm volunteered a transfer to middle area from second base, the place he was an All-Star in 2022, if it meant Miami might add a bat to spice up the lineup. Later that month, the Marlins acquired reigning American League batting champion Luis Arraez in a commerce with the Twins.
Though Chisholm confirmed rising pains throughout Spring Training and the early a part of the common season, he entered Tuesday ranked within the 93rd percentile amongst Major Leaguers in outs above common and within the 92nd percentile for outfielder leap.
“We’ll try to play the matchups as best we can,” Schumaker stated. “Guys who have experience against that starting pitcher, maybe depends on what hand they throw. A lot of different options, but we’ll try to mix and match as best as we can do.”
With Chisholm becoming a member of Jesús Sánchez (proper hamstring pressure) on the injured listing, the one left-handed batters on the energetic roster are Arraez and shortstop Joey Wendle. Edwards is a switch-hitter. Three-fourths of the Opening Day outfield is sidelined by accidents in Chisholm, Sánchez and Avisaíl García (left again tightness).
It’s one more blow to the lineup, as Chisholm was beginning to discover his swing by going deep in back-to-back video games on Friday and Saturday. He slashed .229/.291/.403 with two doubles, one triple, seven homers, 16 RBIs and 14 steals in 39 video games.
In order discover extra offense, Jorge Soler may play both of the corner-outfield spots on the highway, relying on the ballpark. He has been primarily used because the designated hitter, notably on loanDepot park’s turf to keep away from resurfacing the season-ending again bother from 2022. Miami wish to have him, All-Star Garrett Cooper and Yuli Gurriel within the lineup similtaneously a lot as potential.
Asked whether or not he believes the membership has sufficient on the present roster to compete, Schumaker stated he does. Miami (20-21) entered Tuesday’s collection opener in opposition to Washington tied with Philadelphia for second within the National League East.
“I hate to say that we have all these injuries, because that is a discredit to the guys that we have in our clubhouse, in our system,” Schumaker stated. “We have plenty to win, and especially the guys on the mound. But guys have to step up. That’s just the reality of it. Guys are not having the best month maybe that they wanted to have. It’s time to turn the corner and step up right now.”
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