Anthony Bender or Josh Ekness
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| Anthony Bender RP - MIA  | Josh Ekness RP - MIA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 22 | 6 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 21.1 | 5.1 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 1 |
| Holds | 4 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 12 | 2 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 1 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 23 | 5 |
| Walks | 9 | 5 |
| ERA | 3.38 | 1.69 |
| WHIP | 0.98 | 1.31 |
| Anthony Bender RP - MIA | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 58 | 16 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 56.8 | 16.7 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 15 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 51 | 16 |
| Earned Runs | 26 | 8 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 54 | 15 |
| Walks | 22 | 8 |
| ERA | 4.06 | 4.50 |
| WHIP | 1.29 | 1.42 |
| Anthony Bender RP - MIA | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |
| News | ||
| Anthony Bender allowed two earned runs on one hit and three walks while striking out two hitters to record his first save of the season in Sunday’s 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Apr 6th | The Marlins optioned Josh Ekness to Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th | |
| Bender has been slowed early in Marlins camp by a shin issue. He threw a live batting practice session Tuesday, sitting 95-96 mph with his fastball. Bruno Mulé Tue, Feb 24th | Josh Ekness recorded the final out in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Washington Nationals to earn his first career save. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th | |
| Anthony Bender has avoided arbitration with the Miami Marlins and will make $2.81 million in 2026. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th | Josh Ekness is having his contract selected by the Miami Marlins from Triple-A Jacksonville. Cade Gibson was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. David Leisering Sat, May 2nd | |
| The Marlins reassigned RHP Josh Ekness to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 11th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Anthony Bender RP - MIA | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #425 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #428 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #428 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #176 | vs CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #176 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #62 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #62 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #69 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #69 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #38 | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #38 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #392 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #392 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #222 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #222 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #55 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #55 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-2) | #113 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-2) | #113 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #227 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #227 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #60 | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #60 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (4-2) | #1 | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (4-2) | #1 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #35 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #35 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #6 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #6 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #163 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #197 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #197 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #202 | vs BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #202 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #216 | vs WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #216 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #73 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #73 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #242 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #242 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #89 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #89 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ TB | Ian Seymour (3-0) | #106 | @ TB | Ian Seymour (3-0) | #106 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #79 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #201 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #201 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #180 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #180 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #44 | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #44 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #168 | @ TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #168 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #22 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #22 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #28 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #28 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ WSH | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs TB | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs TB | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs ARI | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs ARI | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs ARI | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ PIT | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ PIT | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ PIT | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ PHI | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ PHI | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ PHI | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs SF | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs SF | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs SF | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs TEX | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs TEX | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs TEX | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ STL | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ STL | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ STL | @ STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ COL | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ COL | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ COL | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ COL | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ ATH | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ ATH | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ ATH | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs SEA | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs SEA | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs SEA | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs CLE | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs CLE | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs CLE | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ MIL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ MIL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ MIL | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ HOU | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ HOU | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ HOU | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs SD | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs SD | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs SD | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs PHI | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs PHI | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs PHI | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ NYM | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ NYM | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ NYM | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ NYM | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ ATL | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ ATL | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ATL | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs LAA | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs LAA | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs LAA | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs PIT | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs PIT | vs PIT | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PIT | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CIN | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CIN | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CIN | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ PHI | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ PHI | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ PHI | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs WSH | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs WSH | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs WSH | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs BOS | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs BOS | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs BOS | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ WSH | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ WSH | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ WSH | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ WSH | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ KC | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ KC | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ KC | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs CHC | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs CHC | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs CHC | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs NYM | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs NYM | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs NYM | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs LAD | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs LAD | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs LAD | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ ARI | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ ARI | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ ARI | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ SD | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ SD | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ SD | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ CHC | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ CHC | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ CHC | @ CHC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs ATL | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs ATL | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs ATL | vs ATL | ||||
