Jorge Alfaro lands on 7-day concussion injured list

Acquired in the J.T. Realmuto deal with Philadelphia, Jorge Alfaro won’t be available for the weekend series against his former team after being placed on the 7-day IL on Friday with a concussion.

Alfaro has played very well for the Marlins this season, slashing .261/.312/.419 with nine home runs. His caught stealing percentage of 35% is ranked 10th in the major leagues.

The up-and-coming catcher was hit on the mask multiple times in Thursday night’s game, first by a back-swing from Marcell Ozuna and then later by a foul ball. Bryan Holaday replaced him behind the plate in the ninth inning and figures to get the lion’s share of playing time at the position while Alfaro recovers.

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Along with that move, the Marlins transferred Chad Wallach to the 60-day IL. He is also recovering from a concussion. With both of their Opening Day catchers on the IL with concussions, the Marlins added C Wilkin Castillo to the 25-man roster (and the 40-man) to back up Holaday. They also optioned struggling OF Austin Dean to Triple-A New Orleans and called up RHP Jeff Brigham to reinforce the struggling bullpen.

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