The Marlins got one regular back and lost another on the same day, a sharp reminder of how quickly a roster can change in September.
Miami activated second baseman Xavier Edwards from the 10-day injured list and sent outfielder Owen Caissie to the 10-day IL with a lumbar stress reaction. Manager Clayton McCullough told El Extrabase’s Daniel Alvarez-Montes and other reporters that Caissie’s season is “ likely done.”
Edwards had been sidelined since Aug. 31, when a left thumb sprain landed him on the injured list after Nationals infielder Jorbit Vivas slid headfirst into Edwards’ left arm during a steal attempt on August 30 in Miami’s 6-2 win over Washington. The injury was minor enough that Edwards missed only two weeks.
His return gives the Marlins another everyday option as they try to keep pushing for a winning record, even if the playoff path is a long shot. Miami went 4-8 without him, and the club sits at 73-76, six games behind the final NL wild card spot.
Caissie’s situation turned after he left yesterday’s game early. A CT scan later showed a stress fracture, matching the back and leg pain he told reporters, including the Miami Herald’s Jordan McPherson, that he had been dealing with over the last few days.
The 2026 season had been Caissie’s first full year in the majors after he debuted with the Cubs in 2025 and played 12 games for Chicago. The Cubs then sent the former top prospect to Miami in January as the headliner in the three-player package for Edward Cabrera. Once he arrived, Caissie became a near-everyday right fielder, aside from a few weeks on the injured list in July while recovering from a calf strain.
If this is the end of Caissie’s year, he’ll finish with 14 homers and a .220/.288/.412 line across 330 plate appearances. He also struck out 123 times in those 330 trips and had a rough time defensively in right field. The calf strain interrupted his best stretch of the season, and he never really got that momentum back, closing out 2026 with a sub-replacement level -0.5 fWAR over 108 games.
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