Miami Marlins minor league players


Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Miami Marlins system:

Players

Starlyn Caba

Jesus Starlyn Caba 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. He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Phillies.
Caba started 2024 with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Phillies.
On December 22, 2024, the Phillies traded Caba and Emaarion Boyd to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Jesús Luzardo and Paul McIntosh.

Yiddi Cappe

Yiddi Lazaro Cappe is a Cuban professional baseball infielder in the Miami Marlins organization.
Cappe defected from Cuba in 2018 and signed with the Miami Marlins as an international free agent in January 2021. 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.

Deyvison De Los Santos

Deyvison De Los Santos is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball.
De Los Santos was born and grew up in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He played for the Dominican Republic national team in the 2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup.
De Los Santos was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks for a $200,000 signing bonus on July 2, 2019. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
De Los Santos made his professional debut in 2021 with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks, where he batted.329 with five home runs in 25 games before being promoted to the Low-A Visalia Rawhide, with whom he batted.276 with three home runs in 37 games.
De Los Santos returned to Visalia at the start of the 2022 season. De Los Santos batted.329 in 78 games for the Rawhide playing primarily third base, before being promoted to the High-A Hillsboro Hops, for whom he batted.279. He was promoted a second time to the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League for the final two weeks of the season, for whom he batted.231. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season, for whom he batted.219/.286/.328.
In 2023 he played for Amarillo, batting.254/.297/.431 in 452 at bats, playing primarily third base.
On December 6, 2023, De Los Santos was selected by the Cleveland Guardians in the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft and added to their 40-man roster. He was returned to the Diamondbacks on March 23, 2024, after failing to make Cleveland's opening day roster. In 87 games split between Amarillo and the Triple-A Reno Aces, he accumulated a.325/.376/.635 batting line with 28 home runs and 84 RBI.
On July 25, 2024, the Diamondbacks traded De Los Santos and Andrew Pintar to the Miami Marlins in exchange for A. J. Puk. In 50 games for the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, he slashed.240/.284/.459 with 12 home runs and 36 RBI. De Los Santos won the 2024 Pacific Coast League Top MLB Prospect Award. On November 20, 2024, the Marlins added De Los Santos to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Following the 2024 season, De Los Santos played winter league baseball for the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. De Los Santos was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville to begin the 2025 season.

Josh Ekness

Joshua Dean Ekness 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. In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 12th round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.
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.

Matthew Etzel

Matthew Derrick Etzel 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. In 2023, his lone season at Southern Mississippi, he appeared in 66 games and hit.317 with seven home runs and 51 RBI. After the season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Etzel was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the tenth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.
Etzel signed with the Orioles and split his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Orioles, Delmarva Shorebirds, and Aberdeen IronBirds, batting.323 with two home runs over thirty games. He was assigned to Aberdeen to open the 2024 season and was promoted to the Double-A Bowie Baysox in early June.
On July 26, 2024, Etzel was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Zach Eflin. The Rays assigned him to the 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, where he batted.230/.360/.347 with five home runs, 34 RBI and 17 stolen bases.
On July 29, 2025, Etzel was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Nick Fortes. He played a rehab assignment with the Jupiter Hammerheads before being assigned to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and getting promoted to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. Over 92 games played for the season, Etzel hit.248 with seven home runs, 49 RBI and 27 stolen bases.

  • Dax Fulton

Daxton James Fulton is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball.
Fulton went to Mustang High School in Mustang, Oklahoma, where he played baseball. He hit to a.427 batting average in his junior season. 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. He committed to Vanderbilt to play college baseball on September 22, 2017, but he flipped his commitment to Oklahoma on October 3, 2019. Fulton was drafted in the second round with the 40th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.
Fulton signed for a $2.4 million signing bonus on July 20, 2020. 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.
He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Jupiter Hammerheads and the Beloit Sky Carp, appearing in twenty games and going 2–5 with a 4.60 ERA and 84 strikeouts over innings. He opened the 2022 season back with Beloit. After posting a 4.07 ERA across 20 starts, Fulton was promoted to the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos in August. 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 and logging a 2–4 record and 5.18 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched. On June 13, 2023, it was announced that Fulton would undergo season-ending surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.
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. Fulton was optioned to Double-A Pensacola to begin the 2025 season.

Cristian Hernández

Cristian De Jesus Hernández 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. He signed with the Chicago Cubs in January 2021, and made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Cubs.
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.

Dylan Jasso

Javier Jasso 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. 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. 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. Over 127 games, he batted.257 with 13 home runs and 76 RBIs.
On January 13, 2026, the Yankees traded Jasso to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Ryan Weathers.

William Kempner

William McCullough Kempner is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball.
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.
On January 15, 2025 the Giants traded Kempner to the Miami Marlins in exchange for international pool money. 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 innings pitched. On November 18, the Marlins added Kempner to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.