Offishial News: Another Long ball Crushed by Stanton

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:

• Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees, 7:38 p.m. ET (ALCS Game 2)