MIAMI – Zach Eflin will miss his final start before the all-star break because of a blister on his right middle finger that emerged two weeks ago and has failed to go away.
Eflin will be replaced Sunday by righthander Enyel De Los Santos, who was recalled from triple-A Lehigh Valley. De Los Santos pitched into the seventh inning on Tuesday in his major-league debut. The blister formed, Eflin said, because he cut his fingernail too short before his start on July 3. He is confident that he will be ready to rejoin the rotation after the all-star break.