CHICAGO (CBSMiami) – The Miami Marlins have not been getting the kind of hitting that was expected from some of the team’s young core this season.
One of those players, starting center fielder Marcell Ozuna, has been mired in an awful slump over the past few weeks.
Ozuna went hitless on Sunday in Chicago, his fifth straight game without a hit and the ninth time in his last ten games.
On the heels of his latest poor performance at the plate, the Marlins have optioned Ozuna down to their Triple-A team in New Orleans.
Despite the struggles, Ozuna still has a respectable .