Marlins to reinstate Kyle Stowers from injured list Sunday

MIAMI, FL — On Saturday, before the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers played the second of their three-game series, manager Clayton McCullough announced that Kyle Stowers (Grade 1 right hamstring strain) will be reinstated from the injured list on Sunday. The corresponding roster move has not been shared yet.

Stowers, who only played in six spring training games, required a longer than usual rehab assignment, playing in five games with Triple-A Jacksonville, going 3-for-17. In his final rehab game, Stowers made his first professional start at first base, playing the entire game at the position.

"Everything from the rehab checked out," McCullough said. "He continued to check the necessary boxes. Certainly, there was a physical component with how he felt, how the hamstring was. He got back-to-back nine inning games and he came out of that feeling like he's in a really good spot physically. I think mentally now he feels like, okay, 'I'm over this,' so Kyle is here today, and we'll have Kyle ready to go tomorrow."

Last season, Stowers was the Marlins All-Star representative and slashed .288/.368/.544/.912 with 25 home runs, 73 RBI and a 149 wRC+. He finished the season on the injured list, suffering a left oblique strain. The last time Stowers played in a major league game was on August 15, 2025, against the Boston Red Sox.

"He's certainly a huge part offensively of what we can do," McCullough said. "It helps really lengthen out the lineup. The type of season that he had last year, the power, on base that he displayed...Getting Kyle will really be a nice, a nice boost. Kyle is a really steady teammate. A lot of guys lean on him. He's not usually too up or down. I think he handles things in stride very well. A lot of that probably is due to his path of getting here, and he's been knocked down a lot, but he keeps getting up. Kyle brings a lot on both fronts, on the field and behind the scenes."

Expect Stowers to be in the everyday lineup—it's just a matter of how his playing time will be split between the corner outfield spots and first base. The Marlins are big on versatility and will be using it with as many players as they can.

The Marlins enter Saturday with an 9-11 record, having lost six of their last seven games. Brandon Woodruff and Sandy Alcantara are the starting pitchers for the 4:10 pm contest.