Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton shut down for season

Published September 29, 2015

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Miami right fielder Giancarlo Stanton has been shut down for the rest of the season due to a wrist injury.

Marlins manager Dan Jennings made the announcement before Tuesday night's game at Tampa Bay.

Stanton has been sidelined since June 26 with a broken left wrist. He is expected to be ready for spring training next year.

''It will be a good offseason, he'll be back ready,'' Jennings said. ''There's no thought of, that hey perhaps he won't be ready or any of that. It's just going to take a little longer than was originally thought.''

Stanton was hitting .265 with 27 homers and 67 RBIs in 74 games before the season-ending injury.

''He gave his best effort trying to get back,'' Jennings said. ''He wanted to be out playing. He just didn't have a comfort level in that hand. The scar tissue had not completely released, and so therefore there was a strength element only that he was uncomfortable with.''

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