Offishial News: Agustín Ramírez has hit the ground running (and hitting)

Two games into his major league career, the Miami Marlins inserted Agustín Ramírez into the cleanup spot of their lineup on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds, even with a right-handed starter on the mound. Get used to it. Ramírez went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a walk, included the team's two hardest-hit balls, playing a key role in their 4-3 victory.

Nothing against Liam Hicks, but Ramírez has matched his extra-base hit total for the season in a single series. The quality of his contact and his takes have been as good as advertised. Prior to the Ramírez call-up, this was already shaping up to be the best Marlins offense of the Bruce Sherman era. As long as he sticks on the active roster moving forward, that should definitely be the case.

Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 6-5. Joe Mack went 0-for-4 with a walk in his Triple-A debut. Deyvison De Los Santos went 4-for-5 with a stolen base. The reigning MiLB home run king has gone deep only once this season, but he's still make lots of loud contact and leading the Marlins farm system with 23 hits. Remember Seth Martinez? The 30-year-old reliever who was outrighted to the minors last month has been outstanding for the Jumbo Shrimp, striking out 14 batters in 7 ⅓ innings without surrendering any earned runs. Double-A Pensacola lost, 2-1. High-A Beloit lost, 8-5. Ryan Ignoffo homered and caught two runners attempting to steal. Low-A Jupiter lost, 7-5. In his season debut, PJ Morlando hit his first professional home run.

More Marlins news and content below:

🔷 Starlyn Caba, Fish On First's second-ranked prospect, has landed on the 7-day injured list with a left thumb sprain. The 19-year-old shortstop owns an impressive 114 wRC+ for Jupiter this season, but his 28.8% walk rate is doing the heavy lifting. There has been only one deep fly ball off his bat through 52 plate appearances.

🔷  Patrick Monteverde remains in DFA limbo.

🔷 Kevin Barral and I checked in on how each team involved in the Luis Arraez trade tree is feeling about their side of it. Legitimately has the potential to be a win-win-win scenario.

🔷 Published before his 14-strikeout performance, Thomas Nestico detailed the pitch characteristics and usage changes that had been fueling Max Meyer's hot start.

🔷 The Marlins are still accepting applications for baseball analyst and senior data scientist positions in their baseball research department.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the New York Mets have won six in a row to pull even with the San Diego Padres for MLB's best record (17-7). Their pitching staff has an unfathomable 2.37 ERA, thanks to limiting opponents to only 10 homers through 24 games. One of baseball's best hitting prospects, Nick Kurtz, will debut for the Athletics today.

🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Sandy Alcantara) will try to sweep the Cincinnati Reds (RHP Brady Singer). The Marlins have a 56.1% chance to win, per FanGraphs. Agustín Ramírez is expected to be absent from the starting lineup, but available to rake off the bench if the situation presents itself. First pitch at 1:10 p.m. ET.

🔷 Today's MiLB schedule:

• Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m. ET
• Double-A Pensacola vs. Knoxville, 7:05 p.m. ET
• High-A Beloit at South Bend, 7:05 p.m. ET
• Low-A Jupiter vs. Palm Beach, 6:30 p.m. ET

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