Marlins put No. 2 pitching prospect Snelling on IL with sprained UCL

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Marlins put No. 2 pitching prospect Snelling on IL with sprained UCL

2026-05-14 11:03 Last Updated At：11:10

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Florida Marlins placed left-handed pitcher Robby Snelling on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, one day after an MRI revealed the team’s No. 2 pitching prospect has a sprained UCL in his left elbow.

Snelling, who made his MLB debut on May 8 with five solid innings in a loss to the Nationals, was scheduled to start Thursday's series finale against the Twins at Target Field, but he reported discomfort in his left elbow after a bullpen session. Instead, RHP Braxton Garrett has joined the team in Minneapolis and is expected to be activated for Thursday's game.

Miami acquired the 22-year-old Snelling from San Diego for reliever Tanner Scott in July 2024. He was ranked the Marlins' second-rated pitching prospect before the club promoted him from Triple-A Jacksonville last week.

“Robby was certainly disappointed,” Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said. “You know, you work your entire life for the opportunity to become a major league player, and you come up, and you make your major league debut, and then for something to pop up like this very shortly after, it’s disappointing.”

The Marlins filled Snelling's roster spot by activating RHP Pete Fairbanks from the 15-day IL. The veteran closer had been out of the lineup since April 27 with nerve irritation in his right hand.

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Sheets' 3-run homer in 9th lifts Padres over Brewers 3-1 after another Misiorowski scoreless outing

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gavin Sheets hit a three-run homer off Abner Uribe with two outs in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres overcame Jacob Misiorowski’s third straight scoreless outing to beat Milwaukee 3-1 on Wednesday and snap the Brewers’ five-game winning streak.

Misiorowski struck out 10 batters over seven innings while allowing four hits and walked none. He threw 40 pitches of 100 mph or higher, his third straight game with 40 or more.

Misiorowski retired 14 batters straight batters when he struck out Nick Castellanos with a 103.2 mph ending the seventh. Misiorowski went to the mound for the eighth, but he walked off with cramping in his right quadriceps after throwing one warmup pitch. He left a May 1 start at Washington after 5 1/3 innings of no-hit ball due to a right hamstring cramp.

Over his last three outings, he has allowed six hits in 18 1/3 innings with 29 strikeouts and four walks, lowering his ERA to 2.12.

Uribe retired Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado to start the ninth inning. Miguel Andújar singled, Xander Bogaerts and Sheets delivered a 389-foot shot to right-center on an 0-1 slider.

Sheets became only the second left-handed batter to homer off Uribe (2-2) after Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz last season. Sheets has three go-ahead, three-run homers this year in the ninth inning or later.

Mason Miller worked around Luis Rengifo's leadoff single in the bottom half and ended the game by striking out Jackson Chourio for his 13th save in as many opportunities.

Jason Adam (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth inning to get the win.

Michael King allowed Brice Turang's RBI grounder in the fifth.

Milwaukee's Christian Yelich didn't play a day after getting activated following a month-long stay on the injured list with an adductor strain. Brewers manager Pat Murphy said it was a precautionary measure after Yelich reported a little back soreness.

Griffin Canning (0-1, 6.75 ERA) starts for San Diego and Kyle Harrison (3-1, 2.41) pitches for Milwaukee in the series finale Thursday afternoon.

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