Offishial News: Another Long ball Crushed by Stanton

Ely Sussman · October 15, 2024

Today's news roundup also reflects on MLB stars who played for the Marlins during the twilight of their careers.

On Monday out in the desert, OF Kemp Alderman showed he is human after all, merely going 0-for-3 with a walk. Fellow Marlins prospects OF Andrew Pintar (1-for-4) and LHP Justin King (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 40 pitches/22 strikes) also played. The Peoria Javelinas lost to the Glendale Desert Dogs, 5-3. The full broadcast of the game is available here.

Here's more Marlins news and content:

🔷 Alderman told MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis that his priorities during the AFL are to improve his defense and swing decisions.

🔷 Kevin Barral listed 10 of the best players who ended their MLB careers with the Marlins, including a pair of Hall of Famers.

🔷 Random Marlins stat of the day: Jesús Sánchez ranks fifth on the all-time loanDepot park home run list (32). He's one away from tying Jazz Chisholm Jr. for fourth place.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Mets led wire to wire against the Dodgers to even up the NLCS at one win apiece. Francisco Lindor led off the contest with a home run and Mark Vientos gave them plenty of breathing room with a second-inning grand slam. The Dodgers briefly made things interesting in the sixth inning, but went just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position overall. On the American League side, the Yankees won their series opener, taking advantage of five wild pitches by the Guardians. Giancarlo Stanton's 439-foot home run was the 13th of his postseason career. Minimum 100 plate appearances, the only players in MLB history with a higher career postseason slugging percentage than Stanton are Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Randy Arozarena.

🔷 Today's MLB postseason schedule: