Savannah Bananas attract sellout crowd in Miami

Through one week of Arizona Fall League action, OF Kemp Alderman (1.768 OPS in 19 PA) has been far and away the most impressive Marlins prospect. He leads the AFL with five home runs, recording at least one in each of the four games he has played in. Alderman's max exit velocity of 116.8 mph would've been the second-highest recorded for a Marlins major league hitter this past season.

OF Andrew Pintar has a .329 OPS in 19 PA. INF Jay Beshears has a .384 OPS in 11 PA. LHP Justin King, LHP Patrick Monteverde, RHP Jun-Seok Shim, LHP Justin Storm and RHP Brandon White have each made one appearance, with only White holding his opponents scoreless. You can watch every pitch Shim threw here. His fastball velocity sat in the low 90s, significantly down from where it was last year.

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🔷 On Saturday, loanDepot park was the final stop on the Savannah Bananas' 2024 world tour. The baseball entertainers drew a larger crowd than the Marlins have in years. Retired former Marlins Dee Strange-Gordon, Pat Venditte, Juan Pierre, and Aníbal Sánchez each participated. "Banana Ball" comes back to Miami on March 1-2.

 

 

 

 

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🔷 I projected former Marlins closer Tanner Scott to secure a lucrative five-year deal in free agency.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Dodgers routed the Mets to take a 1-0 lead in the NLCS. Jack Flaherty threw seven scoreless innings and the Dodgers pitching staff collectively has thrown 33 straight, which ties an all-time MLB postseason record. The Pohlad family announced that they are exploring a sale of the Twins. They've owned the franchise since 1984, winning two World Series titles, making 12 total postseason appearances and opening a new ballpark during that period.

🔷 Today's MLB postseason schedule:

• New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 4:08 p.m. ET (NLCS Game 2)
• Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees, 7:38 p.m. ET (ALCS Game 1)