The Miami Marlins have sidelined first baseman Christopher Morel for at least 10 days due to a left oblique strain. The team is bringing up prospect Deyvison De Los Santos from Triple-A to fill the roster spot.
Miami Marlins first baseman Christopher Morel will miss at least the next 10 days after the team placed him on the injured list Saturday due to a left oblique strain.
The Marlins are bringing up first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos from their Triple-A affiliate in Jacksonville to take Morel’s spot on the roster.
The 26-year-old Morel was pulled from the lineup before Friday’s season opener, which Miami won 2-1 over the Colorado Rockies.
Morel joined the Marlins this past December on a one-year contract worth $2 million after spending last season with the Tampa Bay Rays, where he hit .219 with 11 home runs and 33 RBIs across 105 games in 2025.
Throughout his major league career spanning 477 games with the Chicago Cubs (2022-24) and Rays (2024-25), Morel has compiled a .222/.299/.415 batting line with 74 homers and 210 RBIs.
De Los Santos, 22, is still waiting for his first major league opportunity. In Jacksonville’s season-opening 8-7 defeat to Rochester on Friday, he collected two hits in four at-bats, including a home run that drove in three runs and scored twice.