Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Miami Marlins system:
Players Starlyn Caba
Jesus Starlyn Caba (born December 6, 2005) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Miami Marlins organization.
Caba signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in January 2023. He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Phillies.
Caba started 2024 with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Phillies.
On December 22, 2024, the Phillies traded Caba and Emaarion Boyd to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Jesús Luzardo and Paul McIntosh.
Brandon Compton
Brandon Christopher Compton (born October 27, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization.
Compton attended Buckeye Union High School in Buckeye, Arizona.https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/07/19/buckeyes-brandon-compton-commits-arizona-state-baseball/8014944002/ As a senior he underwent Tommy John Surgery.https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/tommy-john-elbow-teenagers-f38886 Compton played college baseball at Arizona State University. As a freshman in 2024, he was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year after hitting .354 with 14 home runs and 51 runs batted in (RBI).https://www.statepress.com/article/2025/02/brandon-compton-season-preview-asu
Compton was selected by the Miami Marlins in the second round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.https://inbuckeye.com/community/buhs-grad-brandon-compton-goes-pro-marlins-take-buckeye-slugger-in-2nd-round/ He made his professional debut that year with the Beloit Sky Carp. He started 2026 with Beloit before being promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
Jaydenn Estanista
Jaydenn Zachery Estanista (born October 3, 2001) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
On November 8, 2019, Estanista signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Estanista made seven appearances for the High–A Jersey Shore BlueClaws, struggling to an 18.47 ERA with four strikeouts across innings pitched. He was released by the Phillies organization on May 17, 2026.https://www.milb.com/transactions/2026-05-17
On June 2, 2026, Estanista signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization.https://www.milb.com/transactions/2026-06-02
Estanista represented the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic and 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Matthew Etzel
Matthew Derrick Etzel (born April 30, 2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization.
Etzel attended Clear Creek High School, in League City, Texas, and played college baseball at Panola College and the University of Southern Mississippi. In 2023, his lone season at Southern Mississippi, he appeared in 66 games and hit .317 with seven home runs and 51 runs batted in (RBI). After the season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Etzel was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the tenth round of the 2023 MLB draft.
Etzel signed with the Orioles and split his first professional season with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles, the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds, and the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds, batting .323 with two home runs over thirty games. He was assigned to Aberdeen to open the 2024 season and was promoted to the Double-A Bowie Baysox in early June.
On July 26, 2024, Etzel was traded (alongside Mac Horvath and Jackson Baumeister) to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Zach Eflin. The Rays assigned him to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, with whom he finished the season. Over 119 games between Aberdeen, Bowie, and Montgomery, Etzel slashed .272/.345/.540 with 11 home runs, 66 RBI, and 45 stolen bases. He was assigned to Montgomery to open the 2025 season.
On July 29, 2025, Etzel was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Nick Fortes. He played a rehab assignment with the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads, was then assigned to the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and then was promoted to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. Over 92 games played for the season, Etzel hit .248 with seven home runs, 49 RBI and 27 stolen bases. In 2026, he played the entire season with Jacksonville and batted .241 with 19 home runs, 62 RBI, and 25 stolen bases over 120 games.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles bio
Payton Green
Payton Emmett Green (born January 17, 2003) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Miami Marlins organization.
Green attended Green Hope High School in Cary, North Carolina and Pro5 Baseball Academy in Holly Springs, North Carolina. He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign and enrolled at NC State University where he played two seasons of college baseball for the Wolfpack.https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/07/15/red-sox-hit-their-targets-draft/7967663002/ As a freshman for NC State in 2022, he started 57 games and batted .256 with seven home runs. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2023, his sophomore season, he played 55 games and hit .274 with ten home runs and 45 RBI. After his sophomore season, he entered the transfer portal and committed to the Georgia Tech to play for the Yellow Jackets. In his lone season at Georgia Tech, he played in 55 games and hit .308 with 12 home runs and 42 RBI.
After his junior year at Georgia Tech, Green was selected by the Miami Marlins in the sixth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the team. Green made his professional debut after signing with the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads, with whom he hit .184 across 18 games. In 2025, he played with the High-A Beloit Snappers and the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos and batted .266 with eight home runs and 41 RBI over 92 games. Green returned to Pensacola to open the 2026 season and was promoted to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in May. Across 78 games between both teams, he hit .226 with ten home runs, 27 RBI, and 21 stolen bases.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio
Cristian Hernández
Cristian De Jesus Hernández (born December 13, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Miami Marlins organization.
Hernández was considered one of the top international free agents in the 2021 class. He signed with the Chicago Cubs in January 2021, and made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Cubs.
Hernández played 2022 with the Arizona Complex League Cubs and 2023 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. He started 2024 with Myrtle Beach before being promoted to the South Bend Cubs and started 2025 with South Bend.
On January 7, 2026, Hernández, Owen Caissie, and Edgardo De Leon were traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Edward Cabrera.
Dylan Jasso
Javier Jasso (born November 30, 2002) is a Mexican professional baseball third baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.
Born in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, Jasso played one season of college baseball at New Mexico Junior College and hit .453 with 25 home runs during the 2023 season. He signed with the New York Yankees as an undrafted free agent in 2023.
Jasso made his professional debut that season with the Florida Complex League Yankees and Tampa Tarpons, batting .320 over 21 games between both teams. Jasso opened the 2024 season with the Tampa and was promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades near the season's end. Over 120 games between both teams, he hit .243 with 11 home runs and 67 RBIs. Jasso was assigned to the Somerset Patriots for the 2025 season. Over 127 games, he batted .257 with 13 home runs and 76 RBIs.
On January 13, 2026, the Yankees traded Jasso, Dillon Lewis, Brendan Jones, and Juan Matheus to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Ryan Weathers. He played the 2026 season with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and batted .264 with four home runs and 30 RBI over 69 games.
Jacob Kisting
Jacob Fredrick Kisting (born April 9, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
Kisting attended Verona Area High School in Verona, Wisconsin, and had a 4-2 record and a 0.69 earned run average (ERA) as a senior for the baseball team in 2021. He played three years of college baseball at Bradley University. As a freshman for Bradley in 2022, he led the team in games started with 15, wins with six, and innings pitched with 83, ending with a 4.88 ERA. He pitched only 16 innings as a junior in 2024 due to injury.
Kisting was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 14th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut in 2025 with the Single-A Fort Myers Miracle and was promoted to the High-A Cedar Rapids Kernels during the season. Across 30 appearances (five starts), Kisting had a 5-5 record, a 3.79 ERA, and 77 strikeouts across innings.
On November 18, 2025, Kisting was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Eric Orze. To begin the 2026 season, he was assigned to the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods, for whom he pitched in 18 games (with 16 starts) and went 6-0 with a 1.67 ERA and 96 strikeouts across 86 innings.
On August 3, 2026, Kisting, Brayden Taylor, and Adrian Santana were traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Liam Hicks. The Marlins assigned him to the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos. With Pensacola, Kisting made four starts and had a 4-0 record, a 1.88 ERA, and 31 strikeouts over 24 innings.
Bradley Braves bio
Dillon Lewis
Dillon Thomas Lewis (born June 12, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization.
Lewis attended Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina and played college baseball at Queens University of Charlotte.https://www.qcnews.com/sports/csl/queens-university-outfielder-hopes-to-hear-his-name-called-in-mlb-draft/ He was selected by the New York Yankees in the 13th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.
Lewis made his professional debut with the Tampa Tarpons and started 2025 with Tampa before being promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades.
On January 13, 2026, the Yankees traded Lewis, Brendan Jones, Dylan Jasso and Juan Matheus to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Ryan Weathers.
Jonathon Long
Jonathon Brian Long (born January 20, 2002) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.
Long attended Orange High School in Orange, California, and played college baseball at Long Beach State University. He joined the team as a walk-on as a freshman in 2021. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a junior at Long Beach State in 2023, Long appeared in 55 games and hit .312 with 15 home runs and 52 RBIs. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft and signed.