Owen Caissie (calf), John King (ankle) land on injured list

MIAMI, FL — The Miami Marlins announced on Thursday a flurry of roster moves. Outfielder Owen Caissie is going on the 10-day injured list due to a right calf strain. The corresponding move for him was recalling outfielder Rece Hinds from Triple-A Jacksonville. Left-handed reliever John King will be going on the 15-day IL due to a left lateral ankle sprain and right-hander Ryan Gusto has been recalled. The Marlins also sent down righty reliever Zach Brzykcy to Jacksonville to make room for Janson Junk's return. 

Caissie, who has played in 80 games this season, started for Miami in right field on Wednesday night, but left after the top of the first inning, not taking an at-bat in the game. Marlins manager Clayton McCullough told reporters that "he started to kind of grab on it a little bit" when running during pregame warmups. "Not something we wanted to really take a chance on."

After a slow start to the season, Caissie is now slashing .239/.297/.459/.755 with 12 home runs, 50 RBI and a 101 wRC+. Since the start of June, Caissie is hitting .243/.314/.568/.882 with seven home runs and 21 RBI.

Caissie told the media at loanDepot park that it is something he had never felt before. This is only the second IL stint of his professional career. There should be a clearer timeline for his return once the Marlins receive the results of his imaging on Friday.

As for Hinds, who the Marlins acquired back in May from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Zach McCambley, he has played in 51 games (28 with Jacksonville), slashing .265/.356/.508/.864 with 12 home runs, 33 RBI and a 124 wRC+. In his stint with the Marlins organization, he has struggled a bit, posting an 85 wRC+. Hinds last played at the major league Level on May 2 of this season, posting a -5 wRC+ in 12 games with the Reds.

"Right-handed bat that can give us some options to start versus left or come off the bench," said McCullough. " He hits the ball incredibly hard and what intrigued about us is it's a young player that has some impact potential. The swing decisions being a big theme for him to work on."

Part of the outfield shuffle will include even more Heriberto Hernández, who since returning from Triple-A has slashed .278/.333/.619/.952 with 12 home runs and 26 RBI. In the series finale against the Mariners, Hernández is hitting fifth as the designated hitter. Griffin Conine and Esteury Ruiz are the two other options that are going to get some more playing time.

John King, who has been the Marlins' top left-handed reliever all season, suffered his injury while doing pitching drills in the outfield. The Marlins recalled Ryan Gusto to fill his active roster spot

"Just went to go catch a ball and stepped awkwardly on the platforms out there and rolled his ankle pretty good," McCullough said. "It was looking like it was going to be at least a few days he wasn't going to be able to throw. With the All-Star break coming and the ability to build that in, hopefully it's not too long."

King is eligible to be reinstated beginning on July 23.

The lone lefty in the bullpen is now Cade Gibson, who in 16 appearances has a 6.00 ERA, but a 3.41 FIP. Since being recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville on May 20, Gibson has a 2.03 FIP. On Wednesday against the Mariners, Gibson tossed two shutout innings, striking out three.

McCullough also mentioned Michael Petersen, Lake Bachar and Calvin Faucher as options who can get both right-handed and left-handed hitters out.

"We have one lefty right now, and so if he's not available, we'll have to throw righties," McCullough said jokingly. "But I believe we have guys that are good enough to go get them out."

The Marlins and Mariners wrap up their series on Thursday at 6:40 pm with Janson Junk taking the mound. It'll be his first MLB appearance since May 25.