Marlins center fielder Jakob Marsee is headed to see Dr. Keith Meister after dealing with left elbow discomfort late in the season, president of baseball operations Peter Bendix said Tuesday morning.
The news comes after a first full big-league season in which Marsee was on the field almost every day. He played in all but seven of Miami’s games in 2026 and closed the year strong after spending the first four months hanging around the Mendoza line.
Marsee finished with a .231/.348/.359 slash line, along with 83 runs, 19 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs, 41 RBIs and 23 steals. He also produced 2.5 fWAR. Defensively, he stood out too, ranking in the 95th percentile in outs above average with nine, and in the 78th percentile for arm strength at 88.6 mph, according to Baseball Savant.
“We'll have more information about that soon, but really, credit to Jakob,” Bendix said. “He was banged up all season with a lot of different things, not just the elbow, a lot of things, [and] never went on the IL.
Continued to play through, and not only that, but had an incredible stretch at the end of the season. So, [he] showed a lot of grit and resilience, and I'm sure he will have that same grit and resilience to whatever comes from this visit to Dr.
Meister.”
If Marsee needs to miss time, Miami’s center-field options are thin. Esteury Ruiz and Javier Sanoja were the only other players to log time there for the Marlins in 2026.
Another possible answer is Cam Cannarella, the organization’s No. 6 prospect and its Player of the Year. The 23-year-old hit .324/.422/.512 with 15 homers, 21 steals and 57 RBIs over 98 combined games across High-A Beloit, Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Jacksonville, and he earned MLB Pipeline Second Team honors.
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