Ronny Simon’s tough week just got worse.
The Marlins designated the 25-year-old rookie utility player for assignment Friday afternoon.
Simon made headlines for all the wrong reasons this week after he tallied three fielding errors in just four innings against the Padres on Tuesday and was spared of a fourth by the scorekeeper.
Simon was brought to tears in the middle of the game over his performance and wound up being replaced after the fourth inning — running off the diamond and into the clubhouse.
With his emotions clearly running high, Simon received plenty of support — particularly from the Padres players.
“It happens, it’s baseball,” San Diego star Fernando Tatis Jr. said after the game. “Everyone that has won a Platinum or Gold Glove has had one of those nights. I definitely know he’s a great player, he has won MVP from Winter League over there in the Dominican and I’ve seen him play really good baseball. I have no doubt he’s going to be a really good baseball player.”
Simon also said he received positive messages from Padres stars Manny Machado and Luiz Arraez, as well as Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo and former MLB star Robinson Cano.
“A lot of emotions yesterday,” Simon said the next day. “I feel bad and sad for that one. Try to keep working hard every day, I try to go to the field and be better every day.”
Miami held a 6-0 lead after just an inning against San Diego but the lead quickly dissipated, with Simon’s errors majorly contributing.
His first error was a throwing error to the plate which allowed a run to score. He then had a chopper go past him to score a run — it was initially ruled an error but was later changed to a hit.
In the fourth inning, he made back-to-back errors with a fielding error and then a throwing error. One batter later, the game was tied.
The Marlins would lose the game, 8-6.
Simon was just added to Miami’s 40-man roster last month after signing a minor-league deal with the team in the offseason.
He hit .354/.441/.521 in 15 Triple-A games, which led to his promotion to the majors.
In 56 plate appearances in the bigs, he slashed .234/.327/.277. He made just one fielding error in 18 games prior to his brutal outing Tuesday.
Upon being designated for assignment, Simon can be claimed and added to another team’s 40-man roster or he could land back in Miami’s minor-league system.