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Sent to minors The Marlins optioned Amaya to Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Impact With Jazz Chisholm and Luis Arraez seemingly locked in as the Marlins' Opening Day starters in the middle infield, Amaya was never a realistic candidate to break camp with the big club. After being acquired from the Dodgers in January in the deal that sent Miguel Rojas to Los Angeles, Amaya will likely have a clearer path to reaching the big leagues in 2023 with his new organization. He was productive in his first taste of the Triple-A level with Oklahoma City in 2022, slashing .259/.368/.381 with eight home runs and three stolen bases across 351 plate appearances.

MARCH 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Healthy for spring Amaya (undisclosed) was spotted taking part in defensive drills during the Marlins' team workout Monday at big-league spring training, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Impact The 24-year-old infielder is attending his first camp with the Marlins after Miami acquired him from the Dodgers in January in the deal that sent veteran shortstop Miguel Rojas to Los Angeles. Amaya closed the 2022 campaign on Triple-A Oklahoma City's 60-day injured list due to an unspecified injury, but his participation in the early stages of spring training suggests he'll enter the 2023 season at full health. Look for him to open his time in the Miami organization at Triple-A Jacksonville.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers Fans React to Miguel Rojas for Jacob Amaya Trade Is this the move Dodgers fans have been waiting for?

JANUARY 13, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Acquired by Miami Amaya (undisclosed) was acquired by the Marlins from the Dodgers on Wednesday in exchange for shortstop Miguel Rojas (wrist), Jim Bowden of The Athletic reports.

Impact Amaya split the 2022 campaign between the Double-A and Triple-A levels and had a .261/.369/.426 slash line across 133 games. He landed on the 60-day injured list in October with an unspecified injury, and it's unclear if he'll be ready for the start of spring training next month.

JANUARY 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers Prospect Spends Time With Young Ballplayers at High School Camp Dodgers prospect Jacob Amaya is at his alma mater for a two-day baseball camp with young ballplayers from the West Covina area.

DECEMBER 28, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Lands on 60-day IL Amaya was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City and placed on the 60-day injured list Thursday with an unspecified injury.

Impact The 24-year-old was added to the 40-man roster in November and split the 2022 campaign between Double-A Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Amaya had a .749 OPS in 84 games at Triple-A, and it's unclear how much the injury will affect his offseason program.

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers: Shortstop Jacob Amaya Promoted to Triple-A After a tremendous start to the 2022 minor league season, shortstop prospect Jacob Amaya finds himself one step closer to the major leagues.

JUNE 15, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Promoted to Triple-A Amaya was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Impact While Amaya was repeating Double-A this year, he did so in very impressive fashion. The 23-year-old shortstop hit .264/.370/.500 with nine home runs, three steals and a 120 wRC+. Most notably, he had by far the highest ISO (.236) of his career while trimming his K% from 21.6% in 2021 to 13.4% this season and increasing his BB% from 10.9% to 14.8%.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Popping in Double-A Amaya is hitting .315/.420/.653 with nine homers, two steals and a 24:18 BB:K for Double-A Tulsa.

Impact He's also averaging nearly a run per game -- 31 in 34 contests. The 23-year-old didn't come into the season with a reputation as a power hitter -- he socked just 12 homers with a .343 slugging percentage in 113 Double-A games last year -- but he's certainly muscled up this season. Amaya has always been considered an excellent defender, which should help punch his ticket to the big leagues as soon as next season, though his long-term outlook will hinge on whether he can carry this season's impressive power gains forward. At worst, he's an excellent utility infielder, but if he can keep hitting like this, he's got chance to be considerably more than that.

MAY 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE