MIAMI – Marlins All-Star outfielder Kyle Stowers will be reinstated from the 10-day injured list to make his season debut on Sunday afternoon against the Brewers at loanDepot park.
Stowers, who began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on April 10 for a Grade 1 right hamstring strain, collected 19 plate appearances across five games for the Jumbo Shrimp. He got a day of rest in between those initial contests before closing out with consecutive days of nine innings Thursday and Friday.
The 28-year-old Stowers started in left field three times, served as the designated hitter once and even debuted at first base to wrap up his assignment on Friday before rejoining the big league club on Saturday in Miami.
“Everything from the rehab checked out,” manager Clayton McCullough said. “He continued to check the necessary boxes. Certainly, there was a physical component with how he felt, how the hamstring was. He got back-to-back nine-inning games. I think he came out of that feeling like he's in a really good spot physically, and also, I think mentally, now he feels like, ‘OK, I'm over this.’”
Miami closely monitored Stowers, who had a disjointed Spring Training with just 17 total plate appearances in six Grapefruit League contests. He exited his March 20 split-squad game in West Palm Beach, Fla., with a tight right hamstring, the same one he strained earlier in camp and missed time for.
The Marlins gladly welcome him back after dropping six of seven games entering Saturday. Stowers, who became a first-time All-Star and NL Gold Glove finalist during a breakout 2025, will slot nicely into the middle of the lineup.
Prior to a season-ending left oblique strain last August, Stowers blossomed into one of the NL’s top hitters, ranking among its leaders in various offensive categories. In 117 games, he crushed 25 homers and tallied 73 RBIs.
“He's certainly a huge part offensively,” McCullough said. “It helps really lengthen out the lineup. The type of season that he had last year, the power, the on-base that he displayed. So getting Kyle back in the lineup will really be a nice boost, help lengthen some things out. And then also, Kyle's a really steady teammate. A lot of guys lean on him. He's not usually too up and down.
“He handles things in stride very well, and a lot of that probably is due to just his path of getting there. He's been knocked down a lot, but he keeps getting up. So Kyle brings a lot on both fronts, on the field and behind the scenes.”