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Fish On First has created this landing page to be frequently updated throughout the year with the latest on injuries affecting Miami Marlins players in both the majors and minors. Major league injuries RHP Josh Ekness (60-day IL, right calf strain) Last official game appearance: May 26 Recovery timeline of six weeks as of June 1 Projected return to Marlins active roster: August RHP Ronny Henriquez (60-day IL, right UCL reconstruction with internal brace procedure) Last official game appearance: September 28, 2025 Projected to miss entire 2026 season C/1B Liam Hicks (10-day IL, low back strain) Last official game appearance: June 19 Underwent imaging on June 22 Projected return to Marlins active roster: July RHP Janson Junk (15-day IL, right shin bone inflammation) Last official game appearance: May 25 Threw pitch design session in Jupiter on June 19 Scheduled to throw live batting practice on June 23 Projected return to Marlins active roster: July RHP Adam Mazur (60-day IL, right UCL reconstruction surgery) Last official game appearance: March 2 Underwent surgery on March 11 Recovery timeline of 13-14 months Will miss remainder of 2026 season LHP Andrew Nardi (60-day IL, left rib cage stress reaction) Last official game appearance: May 27 Projected return to Marlins active roster: September RHP Eury Pérez (15-day IL, right gracilis strain) Last official game appearance: June 18 (rehab assignment, Jacksonville) Projected return to Marlins active roster: June 24 LHP Robby Snelling (60-day IL, left UCL repair surgery with internal brace) Last official game appearance: May 8 Underwent surgery on May 23 (performed by Dr. Keith Meister) Recovery timeline of 10-12 months Will miss remainder of 2026 season Minor league injuries Players are listed in alphabetical order INF Maximo Acosta (7-day IL, right thumb UCL sprain) Assigned to Triple-A Jacksonville Last official game appearance: May 10 Underwent right thumb UCL reconstruction on May 19 Recovery timeline of 8-10 weeks uwn1s0.mp4 1B Chris Arroyo (60-day IL) Assigned to Low-A Jupiter Last official game appearance: April 3 RHP Cade Austin (7-day IL) Assigned to High-A Beloit Last official game appearance: May 31 LHP Keyner Benitez (60-day IL, left arm surgery) Assigned to Low-A Jupiter Last official game appearance: May 7 Will miss remainder of 2026 season C Spencer Bramwell (7-day IL, forearm soreness) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: May 7 RHP Nick Brink (full-season IL) Assigned to High-A Beloit Last official game appearance: April 17 C Jessada Brown (60-day IL) Assigned to Low-A Jupiter Last official game appearance: September 7, 2025 LHP RJ Shunck (60-day IL) Assigned to Low-A Jupiter Last official game appearance: April 14 Eligible to be reinstated on June 14 RHP Tristan Stevens (60-day IL) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: April 17, 2025 RHP Jesús Tinoco (full-season IL, right UCL reconstruction surgery) Assigned to Triple-A Jacksonville Last official game appearance: June 2, 2025 Underwent surgery in September 2025 Began throwing program on March 9 OF Fenwick Trimble (day-to-day) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: June 17 RHP Samuel Vásquez (60-day IL) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: April 16 RHP Logan Whitaker (7-day IL) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: May 17 LHP Thomas White (7-day IL, left shoulder capsular sprain) Assigned to Triple-A Jacksonville Last official game appearance: May 14 Recovery timeline of 12-16 weeks OF Max Williams (60-day IL) Assigned to Low-A Jupiter Last official game appearance: September 7, 2025 LHP Kaiden Wilson (full-season IL) Assigned to FCL Marlins Last official game appearance: August 19, 2025

Once again in 2026, I will be monitoring Miami Marlins predictions from our valued SuperSubs, Fish On First staffers and livestream guests. Individual article pages like this one will be created prior to every Marlins series and featured prominently on the FOF site. Consistent participation is key if you want to win this annual contest. Submissions only take a few seconds. Scoring system A "perfect" series is worth three points: Earn one point for predicting which team will win the upcoming series Earn one point for predicting the precise number of victories for each team Earn one point for predicting the “Series MVP” who accumulated the highest win probability added (WPA) during the series as calculated by FanGraphs (could pick a player from either team) FOF staffer Jeremiah Geiger is currently atop the 2026 season leaderboard, which will be updated between every Marlins series. If you are a SuperSub, leave a comment with your Prediction Time picks on this page, or join the Marlins Discord Server and submit there. We'll feature them on the upcoming Fish On First LIVE episode and track your points throughout the season! Any picks submitted prior to the first pitch of the series opener will be counted. If you are not a SuperSub, please consider signing up here to support the FOF staff. Series preview notes Probable starting pitchers: RHP Tyler Phillips (MIA) vs. LHP Tyler Alexander (TEX) on Monday RHP Kumar Rocker to pitch bulk innings after Alexander RHP Sandy Alcantara (MIA) vs. TBA (TEX) on Tuesday TBA (MIA) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (TEX) on Wednesday The Marlins rank 19th in MLB with a 97 wRC+ and ninth in MLB with a 3.94 FIP. They are 7-3 in their last 10 games and have a 26-16 record at home this season. The following Marlins players are on the injured list: Josh Ekness (60-day IL), Ronny Henriquez (60-day IL), Liam Hicks (10-day IL), Janson Junk (15-day IL), Adam Mazur (60-day IL), Andrew Nardi (60-day IL), Eury Pérez (15-day IL) and Robby Snelling (60-day IL). The Rangers rank 18th in MLB with a 98 wRC+ and 15th in MLB with a 4.19 FIP. They are 4-6 in their last 10 games and have a 18-22 record on the road this season. The following Rangers players are on the injured list: Carter Baumier (60-day IL), Jalen Beeks (15-day IL), Cody Bradford (60-day IL), Evan Carter (10-day IL), Robert Garcia (60-day IL), Michael Helman (60-day IL), Jack Leiter (15-day IL), Chris Martin (15-day IL), Jordan Montgomery (60-day IL) and Corey Seager (7-day IL).

Fish On First staffers react to the latest Miami Marlins series and prepare you for what lies ahead. Sunday's show was hosted by Ely Sussman and featured panelist Kevin Barral. The following topics were covered: Taking care of business in sweeping the San Francisco Giants The end of Christopher Morel's Marlins tenure How Griffin Conine fits with the current roster Liam Hicks (low back strain) lands on injured list Skip Schumaker and Jake Burger making first visits to loanDepot park since leaving Marlins Scotland's "Tartan Army" buying up all of the tickets to Monday's game Previewing and predicting the next series against the Texas Rangers You can find Fish Unfiltered and Fish On First LIVE on the Fish On First YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever else you get your pods. Our next FOF LIVE episode will be Wednesday at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET following the Marlins-Rangers series finale.

Prior to the start of each new Miami Marlins series, we invite the Fish On First staff, FOF LIVE guests and SuperSubs to participate in Prediction Time. Results for the 2026 season will be tracked here. This is how the scoring system works: Earn one point for predicting which team will win the upcoming series Earn one point for predicting the precise number of victories for each team Earn one point for predicting the “Series MVP” who accumulated the highest win probability added (WPA) during the series as calculated by FanGraphs (could pick a player from either team) That's a maximum of three points per series. Rank Name Total Prediction Points Series Winner Points Series MVP Points 1 Jeremiah Geiger 37 31 6 2 David Fernandez 32 26 6 3 TenofSpades BK 31 28 3 4 Baby Seal 31 25 6 5 Sportsman38 31 26 5 6 Robert Hanson 30 25 5 7 Hans Herrera 27 24 3 8 Sean Millerick 26 24 2 9 Daniel Rodriguez 26 25 1 10 Hector Rodriguez 26 25 1 11 Chad Turner 26 21 5 12 Stevo 25 23 2 13 Kevin Barral 25 21 4 14 2qbn 25 24 1 15 Sean McCormack 22 19 3 16 JustMyFandom 22 19 3 17 Nate Karzmer 22 20 2 18 Ely Sussman 21 17 4 19 Bassmaster4 20 18 2 20 Richard 17 15 2 21 1993 fan from start 17 16 1 22 Gabriel Revilla 17 15 2 23 Loud Miami Fan 16 14 2 24 M.J.S 16 15 1 25 Alex Carver 16 15 1 26 Saul Goodman 16 16 0 27 JustMarlins 15 12 3 28 rings 15 15 0 29 MRDHU75 14 13 1 30 Michael Cronin 13 12 1 31 Jose Herrera 13 13 0 32 Shawn 12 11 1 33 HAMPTIME 10 8 2 34 Louis Addeo-Weiss 9 8 1 35 David Slaton 9 8 1 36 Ryan Schlesinger 7 7 0 37 Alex Krutchik 7 6 1 38 Casey Marika 6 5 1 39 Isaac Azout 5 5 0 40 Slacker Mills 5 4 1 41 Thomas Joseph 4 4 0 42 One Regend 2 2 0 43 njp 2 2 0 44 Burr 2 2 0 45 Rob V 2 2 0 46 MarlinszDude86 1 1 0 47 ducat2 1 1 0 48 Hippyboi 1 1 0 49 tbonemalone 1 1 0 50 Burr 1 1 0 Last series

There has been plenty of discourse lately about this year's potential Miami Marlins All-Stars. Don't forget that on July 12, two days prior to the Midsummer Classic, there will be another exhibition at Citizens Bank Park, featuring ballplayers who aren't household names yet, but have the talent to become ones. A handful of Marlins minor leaguers are deserving of participating in the 2026 Futures Game, though the most likely scenario is the organization will be limited to two reps. The Futures Game is not solely about rewarding minor league production. With all due respect to the strong statistical first halves that Carter Johnson, Emilio Barreras and Luis Palacios have had, their perceived upside as prospects is not high enough to get them into this conversation. Selections are usually young relative to their current level of competition. Another complicating factor is that MLB orgs themselves have a say in the process. Some have ulterior motives beyond simply sending their top-rated prospects. I'm fairly confident that the Marlins delegation will be a combination of the following names. RHP Karson Milbrandt FOF Top 30 rank: No. 9 2026 MiLB levels: Double-A/Triple-A MLB ETA: early 2027 Milbrandt is the most qualified Futures Game rep that the Marlins have had in a long time. His case begins with having limited opponents to nine earned runs in 12 starts for a jaw-dropping 1.31 ERA. The homegrown right-hander ranks second in the Marlins system in innings pitched (62) and strikeouts (85). Milbrandt entered 2026 with substantial long-term reliever risk. His improvement against left-handed batters, who have gone 13-for-99 off him with 46 Ks this season, now gives him a brighter outlook. SS Aiva Arquette FOF Top 30 rank: No. 6 2026 MiLB levels: High-A/Double-A MLB ETA: mid-2027 Arquette, on the other hand, has the weakest statistical case among my handpicked Futures Game "finalists." He posted an 80 wRC+ through his first 21 games with Double-A Pensacola (100 represents league average). However, he was the Marlins' top draft pick last year, makes plenty of hard contact and looks like a viable defender at shortstop. OF Dillon Lewis FOF Top 30 rank: No. 4 2026 MiLB levels: Double-A MLB ETA: mid-2027 Lewis is a new addition to the Marlins after headlining January's Ryan Weathers trade package. He has fully met expectations thus far with a very consistent campaign in Pensacola. The athletic right-handed hitter paces all Marlins prospects with 15 home runs while slashing .238/.318/.502 and going 14-for-16 on stolen base attempts. His speed and batted ball angles have kept him out of double plays (only 1 GIDP in 258 PA). A yellow flag: his strikeout rate has jumped from 23.5% last year to 30.6% this year. Health permitting, Lewis will get a taste of Triple-A competition before season's end. SS Starlyn Caba FOF Top 30 rank: No. 5 2026 MiLB level: High-A MLB ETA: early 2028 Caba had a lousy debut season in the Marlins org in 2025. Thankfully, he recalibrated during the Arizona Fall League and has sustained that high level of play with the Beloit Sky Carp. Caba is the best fielder in this article, if not the best in Miami's system, period. We already knew that a year ago. The most exciting change has been the 20-year-old's maturation in the power department, slugging .437 after previously owning a career mark below .300. A switch-hitter, he's been dominant against right-handed arms (slashing .300/.462/.527 with 5 HR). Caba's well-rounded game and the obvious step forward he has taken from the previous year make him the most deserving Marlins position player, in my opinion. OF/1B Kemp Alderman FOF Top 30 rank: No. 7 2026 MiLB level: Triple-A MLB ETA: late 2026 Alderman is Miami's reigning Minor League Player of the Year, though he wasn't a 2025 Futures Game selection because his best stretches of production occurred during the second half of the season. His 2026 campaign was interrupted by an elbow injury. He returned from the IL earlier this week. Alderman's power to the opposite field is awe-inspiring, as is his arm strength in the corner outfield spots. He has been learning to play first base on a part-time basis, which should hasten his arrival to the majors. Like Milbrandt, Alderman is doubtful to be eligible for another Futures Game after this one, so that element of urgency may get him the nod. OF Cam Cannarella FOF Top 30 rank: No. 10 2026 MiLB levels: High-A/Double-A MLB ETA: mid-2027 Cannarella has missed the most time due to injury among the serious candidates (limited to 34 games), but he's been elite at the plate while primarily patrolling center field defensively. He leads all full-season Marlins farmhands in batting average (.366) and on-base percentage (.434).

Once again in 2026, I will be monitoring Miami Marlins predictions from our valued SuperSubs, Fish On First staffers and livestream guests. Individual article pages like this one will be created prior to every Marlins series and featured prominently on the FOF site. Consistent participation is key if you want to win this annual contest. Submissions only take a few seconds. Scoring system A "perfect" series is worth three points: Earn one point for predicting which team will win the upcoming series Earn one point for predicting the precise number of victories for each team Earn one point for predicting the “Series MVP” who accumulated the highest win probability added (WPA) during the series as calculated by FanGraphs (could pick a player from either team) FOF staffer Jeremiah Geiger is currently atop the 2026 season leaderboard, which will be updated between every Marlins series. If you are a SuperSub, leave a comment with your Prediction Time picks on this page, or join the Marlins Discord Server and submit there. We'll feature them on the upcoming Fish On First LIVE episode and track your points throughout the season! Any picks submitted prior to the first pitch of the series opener will be counted. If you are not a SuperSub, please consider signing up here to support the FOF staff. Series preview notes Probable starting pitchers: RHP Lake Bachar (MIA) vs. RHP Landen Roupp (SF) on Friday RHP Max Meyer (MIA) vs. RHP Trevor McDonald (SF) on Saturday TBA (MIA) vs. RHP Logan Webb (SF) on Sunday Ryan Gusto likely to pitch bulk innings The Marlins rank 18th in MLB with a 97 wRC+ and 10th in MLB with a 3.99 FIP. They are 7-3 in their last 10 games and have a 23-16 record at home this season. The following Marlins players are on the injured list: Griffin Conine (60-day IL), Josh Ekness (15-day IL), Ronny Henriquez (60-day IL), Janson Junk (15-day IL), Adam Mazur (60-day IL), Andrew Nardi (60-day IL), Eury Pérez (15-day IL) and Robby Snelling (60-day IL). The Giants rank 12th in MLB with a 103 wRC+ and 18th in MLB with a 4.25 FIP. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games and have a 17-23 record on the road this season. The following Giants players are on the injured list: Harrison Bader (10-day IL), Hayden Birdsong (60-day IL), José Buttó (60-day IL), Jason Foley (60-day IL), Tyler Mahle (15-day IL), Jared Oliva (60-day IL), Joel Peguero (60-day IL), Heliot Ramos (10-day IL), Randy Rodriguez (60-day IL), Rowan Wick (60-day IL) and Keaton Winn (15-day IL).