Miami Marlins minor league players

Starlyn Caba

Jesus Starlyn Caba (born December 6, 2005) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Miami Marlins organization.

Caba signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in January 2023.^[1] He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Phillies.^[2]

Caba started 2024 with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Phillies.^[3]

On December 22, 2024, the Phillies traded Caba and Emaarion Boyd to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Jesús Luzardo and Paul McIntosh.^[4]

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Yiddi Cappe

Yiddi Lazaro Cappe (born September 17, 2002) is a Cuban professional baseball infielder who is a free agent.

Cappe defected from Cuba in 2018 and signed with the Miami Marlins as an international free agent in January 2021.^[5][6] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Marlins.

Cappe played 2022 with the Florida Complex League Marlins and Jupiter Hammerheads and started 2023 with the Beloit Sky Carp.^[7] He was released on March 27, 2026.^[8]

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Josh Ekness

Joshua Dean Ekness (born February 7, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

Ekness attended The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas and played college baseball at Lamar University and the University of Houston.^[9] In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[10] He was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 12th round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.^[11]

Ekness spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Marlins and Jupiter Hammerheads. He pitched 2024 with Jupiter, Beloit Sky Carp and Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

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Matthew Etzel

Matthew Derrick Etzel (born April 30, 2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization.

Etzel attended Clear Creek High School, in League City, Texas, and played college baseball at Panola College, and the University of Southern Mississippi.^[12] In 2023, his lone season at Southern Mississippi, he appeared in 66 games and hit .317 with seven home runs and 51 RBI.^[13] After the season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[14] Etzel was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the tenth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.^[15]

Etzel signed with the Orioles and split his first professional season with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles, the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds, and the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds, batting .323 with two home runs over thirty games.^[16] He was assigned to Aberdeen to open the 2024 season and was promoted to the Double-A Bowie Baysox in early June.^[17]

On July 26, 2024, Etzel was traded (alongside Mac Horvath and Jackson Baumeister) to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Zach Eflin.^[18] The Rays assigned him to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, with whom he finished the season. Over 119 games between Aberdeen, Bowie, and Montgomery, Etzel slashed .272/.345/.540 with 11 home runs, 66 RBI, and 45 stolen bases. He was assigned to Montgomery to open the 2025 season,^[19]

On July 29, 2025, Etzel was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Nick Fortes.^[20] He played a rehab assignment with the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads before being assigned to the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos and getting promoted to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. Over 92 games played for the season, Etzel hit .248 with seven home runs, 49 RBI and 27 stolen bases.^[21]

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Dax Fulton

Daxton James Fulton (born October 16, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Fulton went to Mustang High School in Mustang, Oklahoma, where he played baseball. He hit to a .427 batting average in his junior season.^[22] He tore a ligament in his pitching elbow at the end of his junior season of high school and opted to undergo Tommy John surgery, which made him miss his senior season.^[23] He committed to Vanderbilt to play college baseball on September 22, 2017,^[24] but he flipped his commitment to Oklahoma on October 3, 2019.^[22] Fulton was drafted in the second round with the 40th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.^[25]

Fulton signed for a $2.4 million signing bonus on July 20, 2020.^[26] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[27]

He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Jupiter Hammerheads and the Beloit Sky Carp, appearing in twenty games (19 starts) and going 2–5 with a 4.60 ERA and 84 strikeouts over 78+1⁄3 innings.^[28] He opened the 2022 season back with Beloit.^[29] After posting a 4.07 ERA across 20 starts, Fulton was promoted to the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos in August.^[30] In 4 games for Pensacola, he registered a 2.57 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 21.0 innings of work.

Fulton returned to Pensacola to begin the 2023 season, making 7 appearances (6 starts) and logging a 2–4 record and 5.18 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched.^[31] On June 13, 2023, it was announced that Fulton would undergo season-ending surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.^[32]

Fulton did not appear for the organization in 2024 as he continued to rehab from injury. Following the season, the Marlins added Fulton to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[33] Fulton was optioned to Double-A Pensacola to begin the 2025 season.^[34] He made 23 appearances (22 starts) split between Pensacola and the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, accumulating a 5–11 record and 5.38 ERA with 115 strikeouts across 103+2⁄3 innings pitched.

Fulton was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville to begin the 2026 season.^[35]

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Cristian Hernández

Cristian De Jesus Hernández (born December 13, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Miami Marlins organization.

Hernández was considered one of the top international free agents in the 2021 class.^[36] He signed with the Chicago Cubs in January 2021, and made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Cubs.^[37][38][39]

Hernández played 2022 with the Arizona Complex League Cubs and 2023 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. He started 2024 with Myrtle Beach before being promoted to the South Bend Cubs and started 2025 with South Bend.

On January 7, 2026, Hernández, Owen Caissie, and Edgardo De Leon were traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Edward Cabrera.^[40]

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Dylan Jasso

Javier Jasso (born November 30, 2002) is a Mexican professional baseball third baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.

Born in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, Jasso played one season of college baseball at New Mexico Junior College and hit .453 with 25 home runs during the 2023 season.^[41] He signed with the New York Yankees as an undrafted free agent in 2023.

Jasso made his professional debut that season with the Florida Complex League Yankees and Tampa Tarpons, batting .320 over 21 games between both teams. Jasso opened the 2024 season with the Tampa and was promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades near the season's end.^[42] Over 120 games between both teams, he hit .243 with 11 home runs and 67 RBIs. Jasso was assigned to the Somerset Patriots for the 2025 season.^[43][44] Over 127 games, he batted .257 with 13 home runs and 76 RBIs.^[45]

On January 13, 2026, the Yankees traded Jasso (alongside Dillon Lewis, Brendan Jones, and Juan Matheus) to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Ryan Weathers.^[46]

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William Kempner

William McCullough Kempner (born June 18, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Kempner played college baseball at Gonzaga University. He was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.^[47]

On January 15, 2025, the Giants traded Kempner to the Miami Marlins in exchange for international pool money.^[48] He made 48 appearances split between the High-A Beloit Sky Carp, Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, accumulating a 7–3 record and 2.26 ERA with 95 strikeouts and seven saves across 67+2⁄3 innings pitched. On November 18, the Marlins added Kempner to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[49]

Kempner was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville to begin the 2026 season.^[50]

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Dillon Lewis

Dillon Thomas Lewis (born June 12, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization.

Lewis attended Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina and played college baseball at Queens University of Charlotte.^[51] He was selected by the New York Yankees in the 13th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[52]

Lewis made his professional debut with the Tampa Tarpons and started 2025 with Tampa before being promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades.

On January 13, 2026, the Yankees traded Lewis (alongside Brendan Jones, Dylan Jasso and Juan Matheus) to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Ryan Weathers.^[46]

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Nathan Martorella

Nathan Adam Martorella (born February 18, 2001) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.

Martorella attended Salinas High School in Salinas, California, and played college baseball for the California Golden Bears baseball team. During the summer of 2021, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Cotuit Kettleers.^[53][54] As a junior in 2022, he hit .333 with 11 home runs and 46 RBIs over 55 starts.^[55] He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round with the 150th overall pick in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.^[56]

Martorella signed and split his first professional season between the Arizona Complex League Padres and the Lake Elsinore Storm, hitting .322 over 28 games. He opened the 2023 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps.^{[57][58][59][60]} In mid-August, he was promoted to the San Antonio Missions.^[61] Over 135 games, he slashed .255/.361/.437 with 19 home runs, 88 RBIs, and thirty doubles.^[62] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas after the season.^[63] Martorella was assigned back to San Antonio to open the 2024 season.^[64]

On May 4, 2024, Martorella was traded to the Miami Marlins alongside Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee, and Woo-suk Go in exchange for Luis Arráez and cash considerations.^[65] He was assigned to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, with whom he ended the season.^[66] Over 127 games between San Antonio and Pensacola, he batted .229 with 18 home runs and 55 RBIs. He returned to Pensacola to open the 2025 season.^[67] In August, he was promoted to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.^[68] Martorella played in 133 games for the season and hit .202 with 14 home runs and 62 RBIs.^[69]

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Karson Milbrandt

Karson McCullough Milbrandt (born April 21, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

Milbrandt attended Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri. As a senior in 2022, he was the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Missouri.^[70] He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the third round of the 2022 MLB draft.^[71][72]

Milbrandt made his professional debut with the Jupiter Hammerheads. He pitched 2023 with Jupiter and the Beloit Sky Carp.^[73]

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Emmett Olson

Emmett James Olson (born May 15, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

Olson attended Maine West High School in Des Plaines, Illinois, where he played baseball. As a junior in 2019, he went 4–1 with a 1.04 ERA and 79 strikeouts.^[74] He went unselected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of Nebraska to play college baseball.^[75] He played for Independence League Baseball with the Fremont Moo over the summer.^[76]

Olson pitched sparingly as a freshman for Nebraska in 2021. In 2022, as a sophomore, he appeared in 19 games and went 3–3 with a 2.86 ERA.^[77] As a junior in 2023, Olson started 15 games and went 6–3 with a 4.50 ERA and eighty strikeouts over 82 innings.^[78]

The Miami Marlins selected him in the fourth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.^[79][80] Olson signed with the Marlins and made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Marlins, appearing in one game in 2023. He opened the 2024 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads and was promoted to the Beloit Sky Carp in late April.^[81] Over 21 starts between the two teams, Olson went 7–6 with a 3.16 ERA and 95 strikeouts over 102+2⁄3 innings. He returned to Beloit to open the 2025 season.^[82] In early June he was placed on the injured list, and subsequently underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his season.^[83] Olson appeared in nine games for the season and pitched to a 4.15 ERA and 32 strikeouts across 34+2⁄3 innings.^[84]

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Andrew Pintar

Andrew Nicholas Pintar (born March 23, 2001) is an American professional baseball center fielder in the Miami Marlins organization.

Pintar played for the 2013 United States national under-12 baseball team.^[85] He attended Spanish Fork High School in Spanish Fork, Utah, and played college baseball at Brigham Young University (BYU). He hit .286 as a freshman and .333 with nine home runs over 48 games as a sophomore.^[86] He played only 17 games as a junior in 2022 due to a shoulder injury.^[87] Despite this, he was still selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft, becoming the highest BYU pick in a decade.^[88]

Pintar signed with the Diamondbacks and split his first professional season in 2023 between the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks, Visalia Rawhide, and Hillsboro Hops, hitting .243 with three home runs and twenty RBIs, missing time due to an injury.^[89] He was assigned to Hillsboro to open the 2024 season and was promoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles in early June.^[90]

On July 25, 2024, Pintar (alongside Deyvison De Los Santos) was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for A.J. Puk.^[91][92] The Marlins assigned him to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, with whom he finished the season.^[93] Over 102 games for the season, Pintar hit .255 with nine home runs, 46 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases. After the season, he was assigned to play for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League and was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year after not committing an error in 51 chances in center field.^[94] He was assigned to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp for the 2025 season.^[95] Over 84 games, Pintar hit .269 with four home runs, 32 RBIs, and 23 stolen bases.^[96]

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Jared Serna

Jared Enrique Serna (born June 1, 2002) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Serna signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in July 2019.^[97] He did not play in a game 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and did not make his professional debut until 2021 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees.

On July 27, 2024, the Yankeees traded Serna, Agustín Ramírez, and Abrahan Ramírez to the Miami Marlins for Jazz Chisholm Jr.^[98] In 39 games for the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, he slashed .266/.343/.390 with two home runs, 23 RBI, and three stolen bases. Serna also appeared in six games for the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, going 2-for-20 (.100) with one RBI and one stolen base. Following the season, the Marlins added Serna to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[33]

Serna was optioned to Double-A Pensacola to begin the 2025 season.^[34] In 102 appearances for Pensacola, he slashed .223/.305/.277 with three home runs, 28 RBI, and 15 stolen bases; Serna also made 10 late-season appearances for the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.

Serna was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville to begin the 2026 season.^[99]

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Fenwick Trimble

Fenwick Alexander Trimble (born August 29, 2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization.

Trimble attended Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia and played college baseball at James Madison University. In 2023, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[100] He was selected by the Miami Marlins in the fourth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.^[101]

He made his professional debut in 2024 with the Jupiter Hammerheads and played 2025 with Florida Complex League Marlins, Beloit Sky Carp, and Pensacola Blue Wahoos.^[102] After the 2025 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.^[103]

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Josh White

Joshua Lincoln White (born November 24, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

White attended Monte Vista High School in Danville, California, where he pitched to a 0.92 ERA and 77 strikeouts as a senior in 2019.^[104] White then played three years of college baseball for the California Golden Bears. In 2022, he appeared in 16 games and went 2–6 with a 5.05 ERA and 91 strikeouts. White was selected by the Miami Marlins in the fifth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.^[105]

White made his professional debut in 2022 with the Florida Complex League Marlins and he also played with the Jupiter Hammerheads, posting an ERA of 6.55 ERA over 11 innings. In 2023, he played with Jupiter and the Beloit Sky Carp and pitched to a 2–7 record and a 3.46 ERA over 65 innings. White opened the 2024 season with Beloit and was promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos during the season, and ended the year with a 2–1 record, a 3.02 ERA, and eighty strikeouts over 59+2⁄3 innings between the two teams.^[106] White was assigned to Pensacola to open the 2025 season and promoted to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in June.^[107] Over 45 appearances between the two teams, he went 10–1 with a 1.86 ERA and 107 strikeouts over 67+2⁄3 innings.^[108] On November 18, the Marlins added White to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[109]

White was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville to begin the 2026 season.^[110]

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