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Agent of stabbed Marlins prospect refutes team's version of events

Chris Cwik
·Staff writer

The bizarre story about the Miami Marlins prospect who was stabbed by his teammate during a prank gone wrong has just taken another strange turn. The agency that represents Stone Garrett, the player stabbed in the incident, released a statement that paints a slightly different picture of the event.

The statement reads:

"Stone sustained this injury when a teammate initiated a prank in which Stone was not a willing participant. The injury was not a result of horseplay of any kind. Also, the two players are not roommates, as previously reported. It is our hope and expectation that Stone will have a successful surgery and recovery so that he can resume playing baseball in the very near future."

The statement treats the incident far more seriously than just a prank gone wrong between Garrett and teammate Josh Naylor.

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The Marlins took the latter approach when the story broke. Shortly after the incident, Marlins GM Michael Hill told the Sun Sentinel that the two players were roommates, and said the whole thing was the result of a prank that "went a little too far."

"Naylor has a reputation of being a bit of a prankster, but this one obviously went a little too far," Hill said. "Obviously, he's torn up about it. This is a good friend, his roommate. They came into pro ball together, so they're good friends.

Hill's initial quotes paint Naylor as a prankster who went a bit too far with one of his friends. That may be the case, though the statement by Garrett's agents make it sound like there was nothing fun or playful about the event. They make it clear Garrett wanted no part of this "prank," and stress that "horseplay" was not involved. That wording makes the whole thing seem a lot more serious, and not just some wacky mishap between friends.

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We'll likely never know the full details behind this story, but the initial explanation put out by the team certainly seems a bit misleading. Everything about a knife prank sounds pretty terrifying, and it's clear Garrett found nothing humorous about his teammates actions at the time.

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Chris Cwik is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at christophercwik@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Chris_Cwik