Sanoja went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rays.
Sanoja turned in his fourth three-hit game of the season Saturday. Despite the eruption, the 23-year-old utility man doesn't seem to have a clear pathway to consistent action at any position for the Marlins. Through 146 plate appearances, Sanoja is hitting .267 with two homers, 10 doubles, 22 RBI and three stolen bases.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: On bench again Monday
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Sanoja is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
Sanoja will head to the bench for the third time in five games while the Marlins continue to take a committee approach to the third-base position rather than leaning exclusively on one player. Following his recent return from the 7-day concussion injured list, Leo Jimenez will get a chance to cover the hot corner in the series opener in Washington.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Sitting down Saturday
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Sanoja isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
Sanoja will grab a seat on the bench after going 0-for-5 during Miami's loss in Friday's series opener. His absence will allow Christopher Morel to start at the hot corner while batting eighth.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Not in Wednesday's lineup
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Sanoja is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Toronto.
Sanoja has been receiving the bulk of the reps at third base lately, but he'll begin Wednesday's festivities on the bench. Graham Pauley will handle the hot corner and bat ninth in the series finale.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Drives two doubles in win
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Sanoja went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Blue Jays.
Sanoja racked up a pair of doubles, with his sixth-inning two-bagger plating a pair of runs. The 23-year-old has swung the bat well of late, tallying seven extra-base hits (one homer), 10 RBI and four runs across his past seven contests. Sanoja has started five of the past six games and should continue to see regular playing time while his bat stays hot.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Drawing fourth start in five games
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Sanoja will start at third base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Mets.
Sanoja will remain in the lineup for the fourth time in five games and will occupy the hot corner for the second time during that stretch. Third base has been a revolving door for Miami this season, and Sanoja would need a sustained run of success at the dish in order to hold off the recently recalled Graham Pauley for playing time at the position. Over 113 plate appearances, Sanoja has produced a modest .250/.310/.346 slash line with one home run and three stolen bases.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Erupts with four RBI on Saturday
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Sanoja went 2-for-5 with two doubles, four RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 10-5 extra-inning win over the Rays.
Sanoja fell one RBI short of tying a career high, but he notably posted his first RBI of the month of May altogether Saturday. The 23-year-old has been useful to the Marlins in terms of positional versatility as a super-utility player, but he isn't commanding much fantasy attention. Through 92 at-bats, Sanoja is hitting .261 with no home runs, 14 RBI, four runs scored and two stolen bases.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Three hits in Wednesday's win
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Sanoja went 3-for-4 in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Cardinals.
Getting the start at third base and batting ninth before shifting to second base later in the contest, Sanoja rapped out his third three-hit performance of the season. The 23-year-old utility player has seen action at five different positions (second, third, shortstop, left field and center field) already this season while contributing a surprising amount of offense, slashing .352/.397/.407 with three doubles, two steals, one run and nine RBI through 18 games.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Back to bench vs. righty starter
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Sanoja is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
Sanoja will hit the bench after he had been included in the lineup at third base in each of the Marlins' last four games -- all against left-handed starting pitchers. Graham Pauley will settle back in at the hot corner Wednesday in place of Sanoja, who is likely to remain stuck in the short side of a platoon.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Blistering start to year continues
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Sanoja went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Wednesday's rout of the White Sox.
Miami's offense didn't need to do much with Sandy Alcantara twirling a shutout, but it broke out for 10 runs anyway, with Sanoja being one of four Marlins with multiple hits. The 23-year-old utility player has seen most of his action at third base in the early going as Connor Norby has been needed elsewhere, and Sanoja's taken advantage of his opportunities by going 7-for-12 (.583) with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Three hits in Friday's start
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Sanoja went 3-for-3 with an RBI in Friday's win over the Rockies.
Getting the start at third base and batting ninth, Sanoja consistently flipped the lineup over in a 2-1 victory. The 23-year-old utility player was in the lineup against a left-hander in Kyle Freeland, and he could work as a platoon partner for Graham Pauley at the hot corner in the short term while Connor Norby covers for Christopher Morel (oblique) at first base. Pauley missed most of training camp due to a forearm strain, but he was able to enter Friday's game as a late-inning defensive replacement, bumping Sanoja out to left field.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Set for key bench role
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Sanoja is expected to be the Marlins primary utility player to begin the season, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Fresh off winning a Gold Glove as 2025's top defensive sub in the NL, Sanoja also produced a .243/.287/.396 slash line with six homers and six steals in 342 plate appearances while playing at least 10 games at second base, third base, shortstop, left field and center field. With Kyle Stowers (hamstring) opening the year on the IL, Sanoja could be part of the solution in left over the first weeks of the campaign.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Playing time on downswing
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Sanoja is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Sanoja had made eight consecutive starts while moving between three different spots (second base, third base and left field) from Sept. 11 through this past Thursday, but he now finds himself on the bench for the third contest in a row. With Miami recently returning Connor Norby, Graham Pauley and Dane Myers from the injured list, Sanoja could be relegated to a short-side platoon role heading into the final week of the season.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Late addition to lineup Saturday
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Sanoja has been added to Miami's lineup against Detroit as the No. 9 hitter and third baseman Saturday.
Sanoja was originally slated to begin on the bench, but he's been called upon to start after Xavier Edwards was scratched due to right wrist discomfort. With Sanoja entering the lineup at the hot corner, Maximo Acosta is sliding over to second base.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Yielding to Acosta in series finale
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Sanoja is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
Sanoja will hit the bench for the second time in the series and may have settled into more of a timeshare at third base with Maximo Acosta, who will replace him in the lineup Wednesday. Both Sanoja and Acosta are likely to see their opportunities to play at third base diminish once Connor Norby (wrist) completes his minor-league rehab assignment and is activated from the 10-day injured list.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Makes history in loss
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Sanoja went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored, three RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-6 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays.
The 22-year-old utility player kept the Marlins in the game nearly single-handedly with RBI singles in the ninth and 11th innings, in the process becoming the first player in franchise history to have multiple game-tying hits in the ninth inning or later in the same game. Sanoja has started five of the last six games at third base with Graham Pauley (oblique) and Connor Norby (wrist) both on the shelf, going 6-for-21 (.286) with a double, a homer, a steal, two runs and four RBI.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Power surge continues
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Sanoja went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Astros.
The 22-year-old utility player began the night on the bench, but Sanoja wound up supplying the Marlins with their first run when he pinch hit for Jakob Marsee in the seventh inning and took Bryan King deep. It was Sanoja's fourth homer of the season, and three of them have come in his last two games. Over 10 contests since the All-Star break, he's batting .385 (10-for-26) with six of his hits going for extra bases, a surge that could earn him more playing time all over the diamond -- he's made at least one appearance at every position except catcher and right field in 2025.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Triples off bench
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Sanoja went 1-for-2 with an RBI triple during Tuesday's 4-3 win over San Diego.
The 22-year-old entered the contest in the sixth inning at third base for Graham Pauley and logged a pair of at-bats. Sanoja gave the Marlins a much-needed insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning with an RBI triple that plated Heriberto Hernandez. Since June 27, Sanoja is 7-for-27 (.259) with a double, two triples, six runs scored and four RBI.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Collects third steal
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Sanoja went 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Monday's win over the Cubs.
The 22-year-old got the start at shortstop and batted ninth, and Sanoja was a key part of the Marlins' game-winning rally in the ninth inning, drawing a walk ahead of Jesus Sanchez's walk-off triple. Sanoja has been a fixture in the lineup of late in a middle-infield spot with Xavier Edwards (back) landing on the IL just as Otto Lopez was activated from it, but he hasn't really taken advantage. Through 51 plate appearances in May, Sanoja is slashing just .167/.216/.229 with four runs, four RBI and two of his three steals on the season.
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Marlins' Javier Sanoja: Not in Monday's lineup
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Sanoja is not in the Marlins' starting lineup against the Cubs on Monday.
Sanoja will begin Monday's series opener in the dugout while Ronny Simon starts at second base and bats sixth. After a strong start to the season, Sanoja has cooled off over his last 13 games, slashing .152/.222/.242 with one stolen base, three runs scored and one RBI over that span.
