Overview
- Pérez left his start in Toronto after four scoreless innings when he suddenly grabbed his right thigh while stretching on the dugout bench, a play captured on the game broadcast and reported by multiple outlets.
- Imaging on Thursday confirmed a high-grade strain of the right gracilis, the Marlins placed him on the 15-day injured list retroactive to May 28, and the club expects a recovery timeline of about eight weeks.
- Miami recalled right-hander Josh Ekness from Triple-A Jacksonville, reinstated infielder Leo Jiménez from the concussion list, and optioned Graham Pauley as the team fills Pérez’s roster spot.
- The 23-year-old had shown signs of momentum with back-to-back strong outings and a season-high nine strikeouts in the outing he exited, and he has 72 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings this year after returning from Tommy John surgery.
- Pérez’s loss deepens a rotation gap created by offseason trades of Edward Cabrera and Ryan Weathers and is likely to push the Marlins to use internal options and bullpen starts while they decide a longer-term plan.