{"id":665395,"date":"2026-04-05T23:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/665395\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:02:14","slug":"pete-fairbanks-gets-start-leaves-marlins-for-birth-of-child-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/665395\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Fairbanks gets start, leaves Marlins for birth of child"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ESPN<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 5, 2026 10:48PM<\/p>\n

NEW YORK — Pete Fairbanks<\/a> was given a rare start by the Miami Marlins<\/a> on Sunday to allow the closer to get home for the birth of his child.<\/p>\n

The team said Fairbanks’ wife was set to have labor induced Monday morning and the Marlins planned to put him on paternity leave.<\/p>\n

Fairbanks threw a 27-pitch first inning against the Yankees, giving upBen Rice<\/a>‘s three-run homer that put New York ahead 3-1. Left-hander Andrew Nardi<\/a> relieved for the bottom of the second.<\/p>\n

Around the scheduled 1:35 p.m. start time of a game that began after a 3-hour, 35-minute rain delay, the Marlins said Fairbanks was starting instead of Chris Paddack<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A 32-year-old right-hander, Fairbanks had last pitched Tuesday. His previous start was on Sept. 21, 2020, when he pitched a 1 innings for Tampa Bay at the New York Mets<\/a>.br\/]<\/p>\n

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