The Miami Marlins are getting something in return for Robinson Piña, as announced on Wednesday morning. Designated for assignment shortly after making his major league debut last Friday, Piña is headed to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for prospect Colby Martin.

Piña, 26, was a minor league free agent signing enjoying a nice season in the Triple-A Jacksonville starting rotation (3.47 ERA, 3.73 FIP and .243 BAA in 57.0 IP). Anticipated trades of established big leaguers over the coming weeks figure to create some new openings on the Marlins pitching staff, but evidently, they were not all that interested in giving the Dominican right-hander an extended audition. The Blue Jays will option him to their Triple-A Buffalo affiliate.

Martin, 24, was selected by the Blue Jays in the 16th round of the 2024 draft and signed for a modest $75,000 bonus. He has been practically unhittable in his first full season as a pro (1.54 ERA, 2.82 FIP and .079 BAA in 23.1 IP) and recently earned a promotion to High-A. The Pennsylvania native used to be an infielder before converting to the mound full-time last year. Martin’s fastball has topped out at 99.3 mph this season and averaged 97.

Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 3-2. Scoreless start for Adam Mazur (6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 75 pitches/49 strikes). Jakob Marsee homered for the third straight game, upping his June slugging percentage to .662. Lights-out lefty reliever Dale Stanavich was promoted to the Jumbo Shrimp. Double-A Pensacola won, 9-8. Ryan Ignoffo drove in three runs and Evan Fitterer (3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 41 pitches/27 strikes) had his best outing since beginning his transition to the bullpen. Jared Serna (right pinky finger) has been placed on the 7-day injured list. High-A Beloit won, 7-3. Gage Miller homered twice and Emaarion Boyd is up to 30 stolen bases. Low-A Jupiter lost, 6-0. Starlyn Caba played shortstop in his return from a two-month IL stint. He went 0-for-3 at the plate. FCL Marlins lost, 13-3. DSL Marlins lost, 7-5. DSL Miami lost, 7-2.

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🔷 His comments on the last homestand were ominous and now the Marlins have confirmed that Max Meyer is scheduled to undergo season-ending left hip labral repair surgery on Friday. In a best-case scenario, he will be a full-go for spring training (the estimated recovery timeline is 6-8 months). Meyer finishes his 2025 campaign with a 4.73 ERA, 4.41 FIP and .276 BAA in 64.2 IP (12 GS). His performance was more encouraging than those numbers suggest, but he struggled in his final two starts when the Marlins inexplicably let him continue to pitch despite dealing with discomfort. Currently on the 15-day injured list, Meyer can be transferred to the 60-day IL whenever the club needs to make room on their 40-man roster. The Fish On First LIVE panel had more reaction to this setback here.

🔷 Kevin Barral wonders whether a swap of San Francisco Giants top prospect Bryce Eldridge for Sandy Alcantara and Nick Fortes would work for both sides. Jim Bowden of The Athletic continues to be more bullish on Alcantara’s trade value, suggesting that the San Diego Padres offer a package of Leo De Vries, Ethan Salas, Humberto Cruz and Braden Nett.

🔷 The Marlins purchased the contract of right-hander Morgan McSweeney from the Staten Island FerryHawks. McSweeney pitched parts of five seasons in the Baltimore Orioles organization (exclusively as a reliever) prior to making the move to independent ball last year. Expect to see the 27-year-old assigned to either Pensacola or Jacksonville.

🔷 On this day in 2000, Cliff Floyd had a pinch-hit walk-off home run to propel the Marlins to a series sweep of the Chicago Cubs.

🔷 Marlins Legends Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Conine participated in a 16-minute documentary reflecting on the 1997 and 2003 World Series championships and some of the top individual highlights and milestones from his playing career.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the No. 2 overall pick from the 2024 MLB Draft, Cincinnati Reds right-hander Chase Burns made his major league debut. He struck out the first five batters he faced. Another early 2024 draft selection, Christian Moore, launched a game-tying home run for the Los Angeles Angels in the eighth inning, following by a walk-off homer in the 10th. The Detroit Tigers became the first team this season to reach 50 wins.

🔷 Today’s MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Edward Cabrera) continue their series against the San Francisco Giants (RHP Logan Webb). The Marlins have a 33.9% chance to win, per FanGraphs. Full organizational schedule below.

 

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