Offishial News: Max Meyer on added weight, new pitches; Jeremy Taché fills out TV broadcast team

Friday's Grapefruit League game was record-setting in the worst way for the Miami Marlins. Comprehensive spring training stats are available dating back to 2006 and this is the only instance where they've allowed 20 runs in a single exhibition game. Starter Edward Cabrera faced 13 batters and retired only five of them. The Boston Red Sox scored in each of the eight innings that they batted, homering six total times. 

Marlins Opening Day is 19 days away.

More Marlins news and content below:

🔷 Alex Carver's overview of the Marlins' Spring Breakout roster highlights Thomas White, Starlyn Caba, Andrew Salas, Noble Meyer, Robby Snelling, Dillon Head and Dax Fulton. The only prospects repeating as participants from the inaugural 2024 showcase are White, Meyer, Joe Mack, Andrés Valor, Javier Sanoja, Karson Milbrandt and Kemp Alderman.

🔷 For the second straight year, Fish On First's Kevin Barral participated in Effectively Wild's season preview series. His interview with Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley about the state of the Marlins is embedded below (begins at the 1:35:27 mark).

🔷 The Marlins are 16th in MLB Pipeline's preseason farm system rankings. They had been 29th at this time a year ago.

🔷 Following the news of Jessica Blaylock's departure last month, Jeremy Taché announced that he'll be an in-game reporter on FanDuel Sports Network Florida Marlins broadcasts this season. Taché has done the same assignment for occasional Miami Heat home games on the network. His history covering the Marlins dates back to Swings and Mishes, the podcast he co-hosted with Craig Mish in the late 2010s and early 2020s. He will split the reporter reps with Kelly Saco.

🔷 Happy birthday to Dane Myers. Health permitting, the pitcher-turned-outfielder is set to make the Opening Day roster for the first time in his career at the age of 29.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, Lawrence Butler and the Athletics agreed to a seven-year, $65.5 million contract extension that includes a club option for the eighth year. Butler broke out as one of MLB's best offensive players during the second half of last season. After missing half of the 2024 campaign due to a right elbow injury, New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is set to undergo an MRI on the same elbow. Brazil clinched the final spot in the 2026 World Baseball Classic field, the country's first WBC berth since 2013.

🔷 Today's Grapefruit League game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Max Meyer) host the New York Mets (LHP David Peterson). It is only being broadcasted on the Marlins Radio Network. It'll be the latest scheduled start time of spring training with a 6:40 p.m. first pitch. Meyer's sitdown with Jack McMullen and Stephen Strom discussing his offseason gains is embedded below.

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