MIAMI -- Marlins manager Clayton McCullough patiently waited for a member of the club’s PR staff to rattle off the laundry list of injury updates before fielding questions from local media. It would’ve been comical if it wasn’t so painful.
In Miami’s latest flurry of roster moves ahead of Friday night’s series opener against postseason-hopeful Philadelphia , the Marlins announced third baseman Connor Norby (left quad strain) and outfielder Derek Hill (right hamstring strain) would return to the injured list.
There are now 16 Marlins on the IL.
The home clubhouse was packed -- reminiscent of the days when September callups weren’t limited to just two additions -- with healthy and injured players alike.
“It's a number of guys, kind of all things have happened one after another, but