The Marlins announced a pair of roster moves, as right-hander Kyle Tyler has been designated for assignment. This creates roster space for Kent Emanuel, as the southpaw’s contract was selected from Triple-A.
Emanuel was DFA’ed himself in early April and then outrighted off Miami’s 40-man roster. Because he had previously been outrighted in his career, Emanuel had the right to reject the Marlins’ outright assignment and opt into free agency, though he instead chose to remain in the organization. That decision has now led to Emanuel getting another call to the majors, even if it might be a short-term move to get a fresh arm into the Marlins’ bullpen.
In his one previous appearance this season, Emanuel allowed four runs over three relief innings in Miami’s 10-2 loss to the Angels on April 3. This marked Emanuel’s first Major League action since he debuted with 10 games with the Astros in 2021, and he spent 2022-23 pitching in the Phillies’ and Pirates’ farm systems before signing a minor league deal with the Marlins back in February.
More to come…