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Moved to 60-day IL The Marlins transferred Brantly (lat) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.

Impact Brantly landed on the injured list April 21 with a strained right lat, and moving to the 60-day IL will ensure he remains out until at least late June. He'll concede his spot on the 40-man roster to Janson Junk, who was selected to the active roster Saturday.

MAY 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Marlins look to break skid in matchup with the Angels

The Miami Marlins enter the matchup against the Los Angeles Angels after losing three games in a row

MAY 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Angels host the Marlins to start 3-game series

The Los Angeles Angels open a three-game series at home against the Miami Marlins on Friday

MAY 23, 2025 • Associated Press

Marlins take on the Cubs in series rubber match

The Miami Marlins and Chicago Cubs play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series

MAY 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Marlins play the Cubs with 1-0 series lead

The Miami Marlins lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs

MAY 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Sent to IL with lat strain The Marlins placed Brantly (lat) on the 10-day injured list Monday.

Impact Brantly has been diagnosed with a strained right lat. The Marlins have promoted top catching prospect Agustin Ramirez to take Brantly's place on the roster.

APRIL 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Three hits in Thursday's loss Brantly went 3-for-3 with an RBI in Thursday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact The veteran backstop picked up his first hits and first RBI of 2025 in his second game for the Marlins. Brantly doesn't offer a lot of upside at the plate given his career .227/.287/.325 slash line in the majors, but with Liam Hicks struggling (.522 OPS over 45 plate appearances), he could see more playing time than expected while Nick Fortes (oblique) is on the shelf.

APRIL 18, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pavin Smith, Josh Naylor homer and Diamondbacks beat Marlins 6-4 for fifth straight win

Pavin Smith and Josh Naylor hit solo homers and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 for their fifth straight win

APRIL 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Reporter Mailbag: Catching up with Marlins' Rob Brantly Catching up with Rob Brantly

APRIL 14, 2025 • MLB.COM

Making 2025 debut Sunday Brantly is starting at catcher and batting ninth against the Nationals on Sunday.

Impact Brantly will make his first major-league start of the season Sunday as Liam Hicks gets a rest day. Brantly last played for the Marlins in 2013, slashing .211/.263/.265 with 15 walks, 11 runs scored, one home run and 18 RBI across 243 plate appearances.

APRIL 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Making 2025 debut Sunday Brantly is starting at catcher and batting ninth against the Nationals on Sunday.

APRIL 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Called up to Miami The Marlins selected Brantly's contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday.

Impact Brantly will return to the majors to provide catching depth behind Liam Hicks with Nick Fortes (oblique) landing on the injured list. While Brantly has seen action in parts of nine major-league seasons, he has not reached even 100 plate appearances in a big-league campaign since 2013. He is yet to get into a regular-season game at any level this season.

APRIL 11, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Lands in Miami Brantly signed a minor-league contract with the Marlins on Tuesday that includes an invitation to spring training, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Impact Brantly spent all of last season in the Rays organization, slashing .250/.316/.394 with 19 RBI across 177 plate appearances. The 35-year-old backstop has only played in 12 MLB games dating back to 2019, however, so there's little hope for him to serve as more than minor-league depth.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Chooses to become free agent Brantly elected free agency Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Brantly had a brief stint in the majors last season, playing in three games and going 1-for-9 with the Rays in late August. That MLB action was his first since the 2022 campaign, and he's played in just 12 contests in the big leagues overall since 2017 while spending time with six different organizations. Brantly would likely need to accept a minor-league deal in order to latch on with a new squad.

OCTOBER 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Chooses to become free agent Brantly elected free agency Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

OCTOBER 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Clears waivers The Rays outrighted Brantly to Triple-A Durham on Monday.

Impact While Ben Rortvedt was on the paternity list last week, the Rays briefly added Brantly to the 40-man roster and had him serve as the No. 2 catcher for the big club behind Alex Jackson. Before the Rays cast him off the 40-man roster when Rortvedt rejoined the team Saturday, Brantly went 1-for-9 while appearing in three games, marking his first big-league action since the 2022 campaign. The 35-year-old backstop will now head back to Durham, but he could get another call-up in September if Rortvedt or Jackson misses time or if the Rays want to carry a third catcher.

AUGUST 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Dropped from 40-man The Rays designated Brantly for assignment Saturday.

Impact The return of Ben Rortvedt from the family emergency list will leave Brantly without a spot on the active and 40-man rosters. The 35-year-old backstop went 1-for-9 over three games during his stint with the Rays, and the owns a .741 OPS across 155 plate appearances in the minors.

AUGUST 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Rays' Shane Baz, Rob Brantly team up for triumphant comebacks as Tampa Bay beats A's

On one side of the winning Tampa Bay clubhouse, pitcher Shane Baz celebrated his first win in more than two years after a long journey back from Tommy John surgery

AUGUST 21, 2024 • Associated Press

Siri homers to break up scoreless game, help Baz to first win in two years as Rays beat A's 1-0

Jose Siri homered with two outs in the eighth inning to break up a scoreless pitchers’ duel and help Shane Baz earn his first victory in more than two years, and the Tampa Bay Rays...

AUGUST 21, 2024 • Associated Press

Contract selected The Rays selected Brantly's contract from Triple-A Durham on Monday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Impact He'll serve as the backup catcher behind Alex Jackson while Ben Rortvedt is away on paternity leave. Brantly is a career .225/.287/.326 hitter over parts of eight big-league seasons and sports a .741 OPS this year with Durham.

AUGUST 19, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Part of taxi squad Brantly is in Tampa Bay on the Rays' taxi squad for the weekend series against the Diamondbacks, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.

Impact Ben Rortvedt is expected to go on paternity leave soon, so Brantly is with Tampa Bay as the 27th man. Brantly has spent all of 2023 with Triple-A Durham and is slashing .271/.390/.361 with five home runs and 17 RBI.

AUGUST 17, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Gets deal with Tampa Bay Brantly signed a minor-league contract with the Rays on Monday.

Impact The deal includes an invitation to big-league spring training, where Brantly will presumably get the chance to compete for the Rays' No. 2 catching gig heading into Opening Day. The 34-year-old journeyman backstop spent last season in the Toronto organization, slashing .271/.390/.361 over 177 plate appearances with Triple-A Buffalo before he was cut loose in July.

JANUARY 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Cut by Jays The Blue Jays released Brantly on Friday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Impact Brantly was slashing .271/.390/.361 across 177 plate appearances with Triple-A Buffalo, and he'll now attempt to latch on with a new organization. His performance should earn him a minor-league deal, though a promotion to the majors this season remains unlikely.

JULY 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Re-ups on minor-league deal Brantly re-signed Saturday with the Yankees on a minor-league contract.

Impact Upon clearing waivers Friday, Brantly declined his outright assignment to the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate at Scanton/Wilkes-Barre and opted for free agency, only to re-sign with the organization on a minor-league deal a day later. Though neither Jose Trevino nor Kyle Higashioka have performed at a high level as the Yankees' primary catchers this season, Brantly, a 32-year-old journeyman, won't be viewed as a solution behind the plate at the big-league level while the two backstops are both healthy and available.

MAY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rays get 2 hits, both homers, top Yanks 4-2 for 4-game split

Taylor Walls and J-Man Choi homered for Tampa Bay’s only hits, and the Rays scored two runs in the seventh inning on four walks and a hit batter in a 4-2 win over the New York Yan...

MAY 29, 2022 • Associated Press

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