Caissie to go on IL with calf injury (source); Hinds to be recalled

MIAMI -- The Marlins will place rookie outfielder Owen Caissie on the 10-day injured list with a right calf injury prior to Thursday night’s game against the Mariners at loanDepot park, a source told MLB.com.

Miami will recall outfielder Rece Hinds from Triple-A Jacksonville as the corresponding roster move.

The club did not confirm the report.

Following Wednesday’s win, manager Clayton McCullough said that Caissie initially felt the tightness on Tuesday but was able to get through his pregame work OK on Wednesday. The calf started to grab at him again during the first inning of defense, ushering his exit before taking an at-bat.

“Just felt that’s not something we wanted to really take a chance on, and we'll get some further exams done on him, and have probably a better idea tomorrow what's going on there,” McCullough had said Wednesday night.

Caissie, who turned 24 on Wednesday, was batting .239/.297/.459 with 12 doubles, 12 homers (tied for second most on club) and 50 RBIs (second most) in 80 games as the Marlins’ primary right fielder. Since May 1, he had an .861 OPS.

In Caissie’s absence, Miami could roll with the right-handed-hitting Heriberto Hernández or Hinds and the left-handed-hitting Griffin Conine at the corner-outfield spots depending on pitcher handiness. Conine took over for Caissie in Wednesday's game, going 1-for-3.

Hinds, whom the Marlins acquired from the Reds for righty reliever Zach McCambley on May 21, has a .648 career OPS in 131 big league plate appearances from 2024-26 with Cincinnati. Hinds hit .231/.296/.404 with three doubles and five homers in 28 games for Triple-A Jacksonville.

Since the 40-man roster is full, promoting a prospect like Kemp Alderman (Marlins No. 8) would have required clearing space.