Timetable determed for Conine’s torn hamstring. The fallout and roster moves
For the second consecutive April, Marlins outfielder Griffin Conine has sustained a significant injury that will sideline him for an extended period.
Conine sustained a torn hamstring during Thursday’s win against the Reds and will require surgery, a procedure called a tendon excision. He is expected to miss six to eight weeks.
“He had a couple decisions to make and chose a surgical route,” manager Clayton McCullough said, with the surgery scheduled next week in Dallas. “At least the timeline that we’ve been provided gives him a chance to come back this season and be able to impact us. So while unfortunate it went down, at least a chance to get it fixed and get back healthy and have at least roughly half the season left to come back.”
Last season, Conine sustained a dislocated shoulder in mid-April and didn’t return until Sept. 22, finished with a .253 average, two home runs and eight RBI in 24 games.
He was off to a good start this season, with a .273 average (.360 on base percentage), two homers and four RBI in 25 plate appearances over 11 games.
Conine’s injury happened when he attempted to make a diving catch in an 8-1 win against the Reds. It happened a day before outfielder Kyle Stowers begins a rehabilitation assignment at Triple A Jacksonville.
An All-Star last season, Stowers has missed the first two-plus weeks of the season with a hamstring injury that was sustained early in spring training and was re-aggravated a week before the regular season.
Stowers has been taking defensive reps at first base in recent days, and McCullough said he could play there occasionally. But there might be no reason to play him much, if at all, at first base in the wake of Conine’s injury.
Conine’s spot was filled on the roster by first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos, who went 1 for 2 with a double in his big-league debut two weeks ago.
After two games with the Marlins, he returned to Triple A Jacksonville, where he was hitting .233 (.324 on base) with three homers and eight RBI in 34 plate appearances. De Los Santos is expected to play first base against some left-handers, with Connor Norby and Liam Hicks taking the majority of reps at first base.
Owen Caissie, Jakob Marsee, Stowers (when healthy), Austin Slater and Heriberto Hernandez will be the Marlins outfielders.
Conine, the son of former Marlins legend Jeff Conine, was dealt to the Marlins as the player to be named later in Toronto’s August 2020 trade for Jonathan Villar.
This story was originally published April 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM.
