Injuries & Moves: Soler scratched with back discomfort
Keep track of the Marlins’ recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season.
LATEST NEWS
June 29: OF Jorge Soler scratched with back discomfort
Soler, who has been dealing with back trouble off and on per manager Don Mattingly, was a late scratch from the series finale against the Cardinals. Bryan De La Cruz started in left field in his place. -- Christina De Nicola
INJURY UPDATES
10-day IL
2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. (right lower back strain)
Expected return: Potentially July 9
Chisholm, who had returned to the lineup June 28 for the first time since June 25, was replaced in the bottom of the second inning. An MRI on June 29 revealed the severity of the injury, whose pain was "really up there" per Chisholm. -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 29)
INF Joey Wendle (right hamstring strain)
Expected return: This weekend
Wendle ran June 21 and played in back-to-back days to begin a rehab assignment June 25 with Triple-A Jacksonville. He is scheduled to play for the Jumbo Shrimp again June 28. Wendle got a platelet-rich plasma injection June 2, and he was reporting no soreness June 7. He was placed on the 10-day IL on June 1 (retroactive to May 31), sidelined with a hamstring issue. -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 27)
15-day IL
RHP Edward Cabrera (right elbow tendinitis)
Expected return: July
Cabrera was scheduled to pitch for Triple-A Jacksonville on June 22 but did not. Cabrera threw from 90 feet June 27, as he picked back up with his program. Manager Don Mattingly said like any young pitcher, Cabrera is trying to figure out what's soreness vs. injury. Cabrera was placed on the IL on June 15 (retroactive to June 13). He last pitched for Miami on June 12 against the Astros, going a season-low 3 2/3 innings in his third start of 2022. Cabrera also dealt with right biceps fatigue in early April.
"I know there was a little bit of a setback from the standpoint of [it] felt like we were moving forward, threw a 'pen and then we got a little bit of soreness in the elbow," Mattingly said. "Then we just slowed down, and we're back going again." -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 28)
RHP Cody Poteet (right elbow muscle)
Expected return: July
Poteet is scheduled to throw 15-20 pitches in a Florida Complex League game on June 29. He threw a 36-pitch bullpen June 27 in Jupiter, Fla. He last started May 25 against the Rays, reporting soreness in his elbow to the medical staff. -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 27)
RHP Cole Sulser (right lat strain)
Expected return: TBD
Sulser is playing catch and has thrown from 90-105 feet. He landed on the IL on June 15 (retroactive to June 13), last appearing in a game June 12. -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 27)
RHP Louis Head (left shoulder impingement)
Expected return: July
Head, who was placed on the IL on June 23, is scheduled to begin a throwing program June 29. After opening the season with scoreless outings in all but one of his first 15 appearances, he had a 19.96 ERA in June.
"We've been trying to nurse it and battle through it and we kind of saw last night that we needed to take care of this thing," manager Don Mattingly said June 23. "It's been on the front side -- it's not the throwing shoulder, it's more of the arm that he gets up to hold himself. We've seen it last night, the wildness, the slider hasn't been the same. We were trying to get through it, and it was almost like we're at that point where we're not going to get through this." -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 27)
RHP Anthony Bender (back stiffness)
Expected return: July
Bender is in Jupiter, Fla., continuing his throwing progression. He underwent an MRI on May 26 that revealed no further damage. Bender last pitched in a game on May 18. -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 24)
60-day IL
LHP Jesús Luzardo (left forearm strain)
Expected return: Mid-July at the earliest
Luzardo, who was eligible to return from the IL on May 27, threw at 105 feet on June 27 in Jupiter, Fla. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on June 15. The Marlins initially believed Luzardo would miss just one turn through the rotation. -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 27)
RHP Paul Campbell (right elbow strain)
Expected return: Late 2022
Campbell is not throwing. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on May 26 (retroactive to April 18). The 26-year-old dealt with a similar issue toward the end of last season. -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 13)
LHP Sean Guenther (Tommy John surgery)
Expected return: 2023
The 26-year-old reliever is not throwing. He underwent the procedure, which was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles, on April 7. -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 13)
Minors
RHP Sixto Sánchez (right shoulder surgery)
Expected return: Second half
The Marlins' No. 5 prospect threw at 105 feet June 27 and was scheduled for a bullpen session June 29 in Jupiter, Fla. Sánchez underwent a procedure on his right shoulder last July 20. -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 27)
C Payton Henry (right thumb surgery)
Expected return: TBD
Henry, who began the season as Miami's backup catcher, underwent the procedure at the University of Miami. He had been playing at Triple-A Jacksonville. -- Christina De Nicola (Last updated: June 21)