Miami Marlins star Kyler Stowers returned to the diamond for the first game of his minor league rehab assignment on Friday, going 0-for-3 while playing left field for six innings during Triple-A Jacksonville’s 4-2 loss against Norfolk.
Marlins manager Clayton McCullough told MLB.com before Miami’s 2-0 loss against the Detroit Tigers that Stowers will be in the minor leagues to not only prove that he’s healthy enough to return but to be built up.
“He basically missed all of Spring Training,” McCullough said. “So he'll get enough games where he's in a good spot, both physically and how he feels with his swing.”
Minor Fish of the Day
- Robby Snelling struck out 12 batters through five shutout innings in which he gives up only two hits.
- Gage Miller drove in two runs to lead the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double-A) to their first win of the season, a 5-4 victory over Biloxi.
- Eliazar Dishmey threw four shutout innings with one hit allowed, two walks and eight strikeouts in the Beloit Sky Carp’s (High-A) 3-2 loss against Cedar Rapids in the first game of a doubleheader. Cam Cannarella went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in a 9-6 loss in the night cap.
- Nate Payne threw four innings allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts in the Jupiter Hammerheads’ (Low-A) 2-0 loss against Ft. Myers.