Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Unlikely to play in final week
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The Marlins announced Friday that Stowers (obliques) is continuing a rehab program, but the outfielder doesn't appear on track to return from the 10-day injured list before the end of the season, MLB.com reports.
Initially placed on the IL on Aug. 17 due to a Grade 1 left oblique strain, Stowers was cleared to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Sept. 5 but appeared in just one game before suffering an injury to his other oblique. Though both oblique injuries look to be of the mild variety and shouldn't affect his offseason preparation, the Marlins don't have much motivation to rush him back to the field for the final week of the 2025 campaign. Before being shelved, Stowers had been one of the top fantasy breakouts of the season, slashing .288/.368/.544 with 25 home runs, five stolen bases, 73 RBI and 61 runs in 117 games.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Undergoes imaging on side
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Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said Monday that Stowers (oblique) underwent imaging on his right side Monday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Stowers has been out since mid-August with a left oblique strain, but it was soreness in his right side that kept him out of his last two scheduled rehab games over the weekend and necessitated imaging. The results of his imaging aren't yet known. Stowers had been expected to return from the 15-day injured list this week, but his status is now in limbo.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Starting rehab assignment
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Stowers (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.
As expected, Stowers will begin his minor-league rehab assignment Friday, likely the last step in his recovery from a strained left oblique. The outfielder has been sidelined since Aug. 17 and shouldn't require too many games at Jacksonville before being reinstated from the injured list.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Heads to IL
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The Marlins placed Stowers on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a left oblique strain.
Per Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com, Marlins manager Clayton McCullough noted that Stowers is likely to miss "several weeks" due to a Grade 1 strain, which resulted in the All-Star outfielder being scratched Saturday. Joey Wiemer was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville to add outfield depth, but Dane Myers and Derek Hill may be likelier candidates to see increased opportunities while Stowers is on the shelf.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Dealing with side tightness
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Stowers is out of Saturday's lineup as a precaution due to left side tightness, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.
Stowers is dealing with a minor side injury, and the Marlins are opting to play it safe with the left fielder by giving him the afternoon off. Heriberto Hernandez will hold down left field while Stowers is out. Stowers is slashing .288/.368/.544 in 457 plate appearances this season.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Sitting against RHP
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Stowers is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
After making three straight starts in left field, Stowers will yield to Heriberto Hernandez at the position Saturday against Brayan Bello. Stowers went 5-for-11 with three doubles over the last three games.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Idle versus lefty
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Stowers is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.
It appears to be a routine day off for Stowers, as Miami faces Cleveland lefty Logan Allen for Tuesday's series opener. From left to right, Jakob Marsee, Derek Hill and Dane Myers will patrol the outfield for the Marlins. Stowers went 0-for-10 at the plate with a 2:3 BB:K across the final three games of last week's series versus Atlanta.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Continues to roll in wild win
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Stowers went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Friday's 13-12 win over the Yankees.
The grand slam was Stowers' second of the season, and it was the fifth time this year that he's collected at least four RBI. The 27-year-old first-time All-Star has been one of fantasy's breakout hitters in 2025 as well as one of the hottest hitters in baseball since late June in particular -- Stowers is slashing an incredible .358/.452/.840 with 14 home runs, nine doubles and 33 RBI over his last 32 games (126 plate appearances).
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: In lineup Tuesday
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Stowers (illness) is starting in left field and batting cleanup Sunday against the Cardinals.
The 27-year-old was scratched from the lineup Monday due to an illness, but it's apparently not a serious issue since he's back in the starting nine a day later. Stowers is batting a ridiculous .439 (18-for-41) with four doubles and seven homers in his past 12 games, boosting his OPS for the season to .952.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Out Monday with illness
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Stowers was scratched from the lineup for Monday's game in St. Louis due to an illness, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Stowers should be ready to return to the lineup in a day or two. The Marlins have inserted Heriberto Hernandez into the lineup in left field and in the cleanup spot in Stowers' place.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Stays hot in win
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Stowers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and an additional run scored in Friday's 5-1 win over the Brewers.
Stowers homered for the seventh time in eight games, opening the scoring with a solo shot in the third inning. The 27-year-old has hit safely in nine of his last 10 contests, piling up 14 RBI and 10 runs scored during that stretch. On the season, he's slashing .296/.376/.573 with 23 home runs, 62 RBI, 51 runs scored and four steals across 376 plate appearances.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Another homer Monday
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Stowers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Monday's 2-1 loss to the Padres.
The 27-year-old is in the midst of the best season of his career so far, slashing .295/.370/.564 with 60 RBI. Stowers has been particularly dominant over the past month, mashing 12 homers with a .372 average over his last 24 games. His 13 percent walk rate over that stretch shows that Stowers is seeing the ball well, and he has started against the last two lefties the Marlins have faced after often getting platooned in the first half.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Walk-off homer caps monster day
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Stowers went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBI during Friday's 8-7 win over the Royals.
Under normal circumstances, it might have been a bad time for the All-Star break for Stowers, considering he went 5-for-5 with three homers and six RBI in the last game of the first half. However, in his first game with the Marlins since being a part of his first All-Star Game, the 27-year-old launched a walk-off homer in the 10th inning with his team down by one. Across those two games, he is 8-for-10 with five homers and 11 RBI. The slugging outfielder has 21 homers, 59 RBI and a .935 OPS that is a top-10 mark in the league.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Socks 16th homer
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Stowers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Brewers.
The 27-year-old slugger opened the scoring for the Marlins by taking Chad Patrick deep to lead off the second inning. It was Stowers' 16th homer of the season and sixth in his last 12 games, a stretch in which he's slashing a massive .357/.438/.881 with four doubles, nine runs and 12 RBI.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Power surge continues Wednesday
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Stowers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Twins.
The outfielder chopped a Simeon Woods Richardson slider down the right-field line in the second inning to get the Marlins on the board, but their offense went cold the rest of the way. Stowers is up to 15 homers on the season in a breakout campaign, and five of them have come over the course of a nine-game hitting streak in which he's batting .406 (13-for-32) with four doubles, eight runs and 11 RBI.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Resting against lefty
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Stowers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Stowers and fellow left-handed-hitting outfielder Jesus Sanchez will head to the bench Sunday while southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez toes the rubber for Arizona. Heriberto Hernandez will get the nod in left field in place of Stowers, who slashed .321/.472/.786 with three home runs, six RBI and eight runs while starting each of the last eight games.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Lifts another homer
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Stowers went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an RBI double in Friday's 9-8 win over the Diamondbacks.
Stowers' power is back, as he's gone yard three times over the last five games to follow up a 31-game homer drought. He's gone 7-for-19 (.368) with six extra-base hits and six RBI in that five-game sample. He's looked good in his first full major-league season, posting a .277/.352/.496 slash line with 13 homers, 40 RBI, 36 runs scored and three stolen bases over 76 games.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Goes yard in win
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Stowers went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and two walks in Thursday's 12-5 win over the Giants.
Stowers provided the Marlins with a good start, delivering a first-inning homer to open the scoring. The outfielder has hit safely in five of his last six games, going 6-for-20 (.300) with two homers, three doubles and four RBI in that span. Overall, Stowers is at a .275/.351/.482 slash line with 12 long balls, 38 RBI, 35 runs scored and three stolen bases over 75 games this season.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Out against southpaw
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Stowers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Pittsburgh.
The left-handed-hitting Stowers played the last two games after missing some time with a hand injury, but he'll grab a seat Wednesday as the Pirates send southpaw Bailey Falter to the bump. Javier Sanoja will cover left field and bat ninth for the Marlins.
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Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Picks up base knock in return
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Stowers (hand) went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Monday's 10-3 loss to the Pirates.
Stowers was cleared to return to the starting lineup after missing four straight games due to hand soreness. He came through with a base knock in the top of the eighth inning and later scored on an RBI double by Connor Norby. The club will presumably keep a close eye on Stowers' hand heading into the second matchup of the series Tuesday.
