Fairbanks to IL, Marlins Shift to Committee Approach

0:00On April 29th, Marlin's closer, Pete Fairbanks is headed to the 15-day injured list with nerve irritation in his right hand. They recalled Lefty Kade Gibson from AAA Jacksonville right before Tuesday's matchup against the Dodgers. Fairbanks felt numbness during Monday night's ninth inning against L.A., right after loading the bases in a 5-4 walkoff loss. This marks the second time Fairbanks has dealt with a nerve issue this year. He was out back in April, retroactive to April 19th, and returned. After about 16 days, manager Clayton McCullough says he'll rest a few days on meds before easing back into throwing, hoping for a short stint, but waiting to see how. Treatment goes. Fairbanks called it frustrating, especially since he spaced this before, with tricky spots from Nick to fingertip. The team signed him to a franchise record, $13 million deal over the winter, to lock down the ninth. But now they're shifting to a closer-by-committee approach like last season,

1:00when nine relievers split saves. Guys like Calvin Foscher, Anthony Bender, Tyler Phillips, and Lake Bachaar stepped up then, and they'll get more high-leveraged looks now with Henriquez, Al from surgery. Gibson brings solid stuff too. 2.63 ERA in triple A this year, struck out 15 and 13 and 2.3 innings last season as a rookie. Miami's bullpen stays deep with reliable arms on both sides, so they'll match matchups game by game to grind out wins. Gibson fits right in after a strong camp, giving them fresh options while Fairbanks heals up. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage.