Marlins recall Cade Gibson from Jacksonville to shore up bullpen
Miami turned to Cade Gibson for left-handed relief after Braxton Garrett’s short start stretched the bullpen thin, and his Triple-A numbers argue the call-up is more than a stopgap.
Miami needed a left-handed arm to stabilize an overworked bullpen, and Cade Gibson was the answer. The Marlins recalled the 28-year-old from Triple-A Jacksonville on May 20 after Braxton Garrett was optioned back to Jacksonville, a move tied to the strain created by Garrett’s short start in an 8-4 loss to the Braves.
Gibson gives Miami a flexible relief option from the left side, something the club has leaned on repeatedly this month as injuries and heavy usage reshaped the pitching staff. He had already been summoned on April 28 when closer Pete Fairbanks went on the 15-day injured list with nerve irritation, then sent back to Jacksonville on May 2 after a brief major league stay. This latest recall shows the Marlins still view him as one of the few arms capable of moving quickly between roles without losing form.
His Triple-A work this season made the case. Before the recall, Gibson posted a 2.25 ERA in 14 appearances for Jacksonville in 2026, covering 20.0 innings with 23 strikeouts and a 0.95 WHIP. That kind of strikeout rate, paired with a sub-1.00 WHIP, is the profile Miami wanted when it needed a fresh lefty who could miss bats and keep traffic off the bases. For a bullpen that had been asked to cover too many innings too often, the numbers pointed to a pitcher who could provide immediate relief, not just another body.
Gibson’s path to this point has moved fast enough to matter. Born Feb. 18, 1998, in Ruston, Louisiana, and a Louisiana Tech product, he was selected by Miami in the 10th round of the 2022 MLB Draft. He made his major league debut on April 20, 2025, and entered this latest move with 45 career MLB appearances and a 3.20 ERA over 56.1 innings.
The Marlins have already seen both sides of Gibson’s relief profile. His most recent major league outing before this recall came May 1 against the Phillies, when he worked 1.2 innings and allowed four runs. Even so, Miami kept coming back to him, a sign that the club still believes his left-handed look and swing-and-miss stuff can help in short bursts while the bullpen sorts itself out. In a season defined by constant pitching shuffles, Gibson has moved back into the center of the conversation in Miami’s relief picture.
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