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Stanton hurt his left groin last month and was expected to
need six weeks of recovery, but he was activated in about half
that time after he took part in a simulated game and was
evaluated by doctors on Tuesday. He delivered a hit in the fifth
inning, and was removed for a pinch-runner, as the Marlins lost
to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3.
"We had a feeling this was coming, honestly," Miami manager Don
Mattingly told reporters. "Quite honestly, he wanted us to
downplay it.
"He’s basically a bat off the bench right now, and he will
continue to rehab. We're not talking about him being in right
field three days from now. That's not going to happen. But I do
expect it to happen at some point."
Stanton’s addition could boost the team’s outside chance of
chasing down a playoff spot. The Marlins (68-71) are six games
out of the second Wild Card spot in the National League.
For the season, Stanton is batting .246 with 25 home runs and 70
RBIs. The franchise’s top player, Stanton’s 2015 campaign was
cut short when he suffered a season-ending hand injury after 74
games.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
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