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Conine

Conine connected on his 19th homer of the season. The 29-year-old appeared in only 94 games, but he made the most of them with an .846 OPS and 43 RBI. It seems likely that Conine did enough to earn a larger role with Miami to open the 2027 season, and his power makes him someone to monitor in deeper formats.

Conine put the Marlins on the board with a solo homer off Michael Soroka in the fourth inning. He missed over two months with a hamstring tear early in the season, but has made up for lost time with 11 homers in the second half. The 29-year-old slugger is up to 16 homers, 41 runs scored, and 38 RBI while slashing .262/.360/.488 across 286 plate appearances.

Conine worked a walk to open the fourth inning and scored the Marlins’ first run as Owen Caissie hit into a fielder’s choice. He then obliterated a 2-1 fastball from Caleb Thielbar for a 430-foot (110.7-mph EV) two-run blast in the fifth that pulled the Marlins to within a run at 5-4. On the season, the 29-year-old outfielder is now slashing .256/.360/.493 with 15 homers, 34 RBI and four swipes in just 250 plate appearances.

Conine, hitting .254/.354/.479 on the season, has been in a mini-funk, hitting .188/.304/.250 over his last 15 games even after this effort. Perhaps this’ll get him turned around. Kyle Stowers’ uncertain status going forward with his hamstring means Conine could get regular playing time against righties as the season winds down.

Conine entered the game after Xavier Edwards (thumb, elbow) left due to injury. He made the most of his opportunity, as he walked and stole second base in the seventh inning but was left stranded there. He also walked and executed a double steal with Esteury Ruiz in the ninth, before scoring on a throwing error. On the season, the 29-year-old outfielder is slashing .249/.354/.492 with 14 homers, 31 RBI and four swipes in 229 plate appearances.

Conine’s home run was his 14th of the year. He hit a solo shot off Zack Wheeler in the second inning. Conine is 15-for-50 with five home runs and 11 RBI in 16 games in August so far. He’s hitting .278 with a .933 OPS and 31 RBI on the season.

While Conine has been a fixture in the middle of the Marlins’ lineup since returning from the injured list, he’ll get a day off in this one with left-hander Nick Lodolo toeing the slab for the Reds. Leo Jimenez will start in his place at the cold corner and will bat sixth for the Marlins.

Conine is unstoppable right now. This home run was his 13th of the season and 10 of those have come in his last 28 games. His .944 OPS is also the third-highest among all players with at least 150 plate appearances trailing only Yordan Alvarez and Juan Soto. That’s right, Alvarez, Soto, and Conine. Since Kyle Stowers went on the injured list earlier this week, Conine has started consecutive games at first base and hit third in the Marlins’ lineup. It’s wheels up for him right now, just be aware that he’ll likely still sit against many left-handed pitchers.

This could have been a far better night, as Conine’s two outs were hit 400 and 376 feet. The first was caught just shy of the wall in center, but the second would have been a homer if Bryan Reynolds didn’t reach over the wall to catch it in left. All three of Conine’s balls in play were hit 103-105 mph. He’s striking out plenty, but he has an exceptional 57 percent hard-hit rate in his 53 games this season.

Conine’s first homer was a two-run shot that left the bat at 115 mph, the hardest-hit ball by a Marlin this season. His second came off a 40-mph eephus with the game well out of reach. He’s a platoon player with a strikeout rate hovering around 30 percent, but his profile has some strong batted-ball metrics. Conine has hit 2-5 in the lineup in every game against right-handers this month, increasing his fantasy value in daily lineup leagues.