Down on the farm on Thursday, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 2-0. Ryan Weathers (4.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 68 pitches/44 strikes) made what is expected to be his final rehab start. He has been on the injured list with a left lat strain since June. Johnny Olmstead hit his first Triple-A home run. Double-A Pensacola won, 2-0. Jake Brooks, Gabe Bierman and Nigel Belgrave combined for the shutout. High-A Beloit won, 8-7. Low-A Jupiter won, 2-1. Liomar Martínez set a season-high with 6 ⅔ innings pitched. Robby Snelling, Thomas White and Julio Mendez were named Pitcher of the Month for the International League, Southern League and Florida State League, respectively.
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🔷 Maximo Acosta is being called up again, Fish On First’s Kevin Barral reports. It’s unclear how he would get meaningful playing time down the stretch unless slumping Xavier Edwards is going to miss time.
🔷 We are expected to receive more specifics on Edward Cabrera’s elbow injury today. No matter the verdict, the Marlins acted appropriately in holding onto him through the trade deadline, Sean Millerick of Marlin Maniac writes.
🔷 During September, Cristian Crespo of Just Baseball is keeping his eye on the continued development of young players, 2026 roster battles that are already in progress and every pitch Sandy Alcantara throws.
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🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, suffering injuries that will linger into 2026, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was diagnosed with a torn ACL and Shelby Miller is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery. Yordan Alvarez has been phenomenal in nine games since returning from a lengthy injured list stint, slashing .500/.595/.786. The Los Angeles Dodgers were swept by the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates.
🔷 Today’s MLB game: it’s the opener of a three-game series between the Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies (probable starters RHP Valente Bellozo and LHP Cristopher Sánchez). This should simply be a spot start for Bellozo, his first since May 13. Weathers is lined up to start when this spot comes up again next week. Kyle Schwarber is on the verge of his 50th home run. He has only gone deep twice against Miami this season. The Marlins have a 31.3% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET.
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