Stowers scratched, to undergo imaging for right hamstring

JUPITER, Fla. – Marlins All-Star outfielder Kyle Stowers was scratched from Saturday’s Grapefruit League lineup to undergo imaging on his right hamstring.

“With where we are in camp, one, there's no need to certainly push it, and then also, just to have a better gauge of what if any severity it is,” manager Clayton McCullough said. “We'll have more information either later today or tomorrow.”

McCullough called the decision precautionary and went on to say that Stowers couldn’t pinpoint a specific incident when he began experiencing the hamstring tightness.

“This time of camp, and when you get into it and start stacking up some of the volume, he just felt a little bit of tightness,” McCullough said, “and I appreciate Kyle for being up front with that, especially with where we are. It's not worth trying to push through, really anything, even if it appears minor. We can do our best to try to get it knocked out, find out what's going on, and there's still plenty of time and ways to get plate appearances before the season gets going.”

The 28-year-old Stowers had appeared in three Grapefruit League games so far this spring, most recently on Thursday in Dunedin, Fla., against the Blue Jays, with nine plate appearances.

Stowers, who was a National League Gold Glove finalist in left field, will be counted on in the heart of the Marlins’ lineup in 2026 after a breakout campaign in ‘25. He hit .288/.368/.544 with 21 doubles, three triples, 25 homers and 73 RBIs in 117 games, though his season was cut short in August by a left oblique strain. During his rehab assignment, he sustained a setback with his right oblique and didn’t return last season.