MIAMI -- Marlins left fielder Griffin Conine exited with left hamstring discomfort after attempting to make a diving grab in the sixth inning of Thursday afternoon’s 8-1 win over the Reds at loanDepot park.
When Spencer Steer sent a flare to shallow left, Conine broke forward with an above-average 27.4 ft/sec sprint speed and dove headfirst. He didn’t come up with the ball and rolled over, losing his glove in the process and immediately feeling behind his left leg.
Conine, who homered in Wednesday night’s game, missed substantial time last season when he sustained a left shoulder injury on a headfirst slide on April 19 that required left labral and fracture repair. Originally considered season-ending procedures, Conine returned last Sept. 23.
This latest injury comes with the news that All-Star Kyle Stowers will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday. Stowers, who was an NL Gold Glove finalist in left field last year, has recently been getting first-base reps as well.
Miami’s outfield group includes Jakob Marsee, Owen Caissie, Austin Slater and Heriberto Hernández, who took over for Conine in left. Gold Glove-winning utility player Javier Sanoja started in center in the series finale to give Marsee his first day off from the field.
The only other 40-man outfield options are Esteury Ruiz and Christopher Morel, both of whom are rehabbing injuries of their own in Jupiter, Fla.