Marlins designate Jose Urena for assignment, acquire RHP Adam Cimber

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena delivers during the first inning of a baseball gam against the New York Yankees, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) (Kathy Willens, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

MIAMI – The Jose Urena era is over with the Miami Marlins.

On Monday, the team designated the pitcher for assignment.

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Urena pitched six seasons for the Marlins and was the team’s Opening Day starter in 2018 and 2019.

In 2020, he was 0-3 with a 5.40 ERA in five starts.

The Marlins did pick up RHP Adam Cimber from the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations.

Cimber made 14 appearances for Cleveland in 2020, going 0-1 with a 3.97 ERA in 11.1 inning swith only one home run allowed.

In 2019, Cimber piched in a team-high 68 games for the Indians going 6-3 with a 4.45 ERA in 56.2 innings.


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