Miami Marlins right fielder Avisail Garcia. Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

Marlins RF Avisail Garcia to undergo MRI on injured hand

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 6/12/22

Fresh off a 2021 campaign in which he set career highs in home runs (29), RBI (86) and walks (38), right fielder Avisail Garcia cashed in with a four-year, $53M deal with the Miami Marlins last December. The early returns for both the Marlins and Garcia haven't been what either side was envisioning, as the Venezuelan — who turned 31 on Sunday — is currently slashing just .223/.264/.293 (all which would be career lows) while collecting only three home runs and 14 RBI over 184 at-bats.

Now, there's a chance that Garcia could be missing some time due to injury.

Avisail Garcia said he has an MRI scheduled tomorrow for his left hand. The inflammation began last homestand and got to the point today where he had trouble swinging pregame.#Marlins
— Jordan McPherson (@J_McPherson1126) June 12, 2022

Miami reportedly is hopeful that the inflammation is a minor problem.

If Garcia needs to be sidelined, more pressure will be put on other Marlins outfielders like 2021 World Series MVP and fellow newcomer Jorge Soler, as well as youngsters Jesus Sanchez and Bryan De La Cruz.

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