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Prado will play in a Marlins uniform for the first time since suffering a knee injury in July 2017.

We suspected that this could be a possibility earlier in the day. As first reported by SiriusXM’s Craig Mish, third baseman Martin Prado has been activated from the disabled list to make his 2018 Marlins debut on Friday night against the Rockies. Fresh off a 10-strikeout performance in Los Angeles, right-hander Trevor Richards was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans in a corresponding move, the team announced.

Prado, 34, is seeking to rebound from a frustrating 2017 campaign. In between significant hamstring and knee injuries, he batted .