Following another rough start from Elieser Hernandez, the Marlins optioned the 27-year-old right-hander to Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon.
Hernandez, who signed a $1.33 million contract for 2022 in his first year of arbitration eligibility, had surrendered the most home runs (18) in the Majors and had posted the second-highest ERA (6.75) among MLB pitchers with at least 45 innings this season. In Friday's 15-6 loss to San Francisco, Miami went with an opener to work in Hernandez's favor. Instead, he gave up four homers in 4 1/3 innings.