Offishial News: Kyle Stowers' special ability to drive the ball the other way

"You can't deny the opposite-field power" of Kyle Stowers, as Mark DeRosa detailed on MLB Central. Stowers has opened up his batting stance more in 2025 and positioned himself farther back in the box, allowing him to consistently "catch the ball deeper" and send balls to left field with authority. Nobody would mistake the Miami Marlins outfielder for Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani, but those are the only two qualified MLB hitters who've been barreling the ball more frequently on a per plate appearance basis.

Stowers enters Friday on pace for 38 home runs. No Marlins player has reached that total in a single season since Giancarlo Stanton won National League MVP in 2017.

Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 12-6, and lost, 5-4. Andrew Pintar drove in four runs on the day and now leads the Marlins farm system with 38 hits this season. Double-A Pensacola won, 9-6. Four strikeouts in relief for Dale Stanavich, which is one shy of matching his career-high. He still has not allowed any extra-base hits this season and no hits of any kind to left-handed batters. Low-A Jupiter won, 12-6. Jesús Hernández has been spectacular over his last 10 games, slashing .405/.436/.676. FCL Marlins won, 6-3. Eight stolen bases for the team. Luis León has eight steals by himself through eight games this season. Cody Morissette kicked off a rehab assignment, playing second base.

More Marlins news and content below:

🔷 Laura Georgia checks in on the defensive progress that Agustín Ramírez should be focused on making as the season goes on.

🔷 The latest installment of Hector Rodriguez's draft profile series features prep shortstop JoJo Parker.

🔷 The Marlins continued their annual tradition of sending rookies (in full uniform) on a Starbucks run to the shop near Wrigley Field, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports. Sandy Alcantara picked up the tab.

🔷 The Prediction Time leaderboard has been updated through the first 14 series. Become a SuperSub and we'll keep track of your predictions all season long!

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Minnesota Twins have won 11 straight games. Six of those victories coming at the expense of the Baltimore Orioles, who have inarguably been MLB's most disappointing team this season. The Los Angeles Dodgers erupted for 19 runs and are now tied with the Detroit Tigers for the best record in the majors at 29-15. Shohei Ohtani is on pace for a career-high 55 homers. Free agent signing Hyeseong Kim, who began this season in the minors, has posted a 195 wRC+ in 12 games since being called up. Awesome pitcher's duel in Texas, with Jacob deGrom and Hunter Brown going eight innings apiece while combining to allow only one run. Jake Burger's solo shot made the difference.

🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Max Meyer) open up the Citrus Series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays (RHP Taj Bradley). It's been a lopsided rivalry as of late, with the Rays winning the season series each of the last six years. The Marlins have a 50.0% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 7:10 p.m.

🔷 Prior to the game, Fish On First LIVE will preview the series beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET. FOF LIVE is presented by About The Fans. Check out our new merchandise collection (coupon code fof10 for 10% off).

🔷 Today's MiLB schedule:

• Triple-A Jacksonville at Norfolk, 6:35 p.m. ET
• Double-A Pensacola vs. Rocket City, 7:05 p.m. ET
• High-A Beloit at Wisconsin, 6:10 p.m. ET (doubleheader)
• Low-A Jupiter vs. Fort Myers, 6:30 p.m. ET
• FCL Marlins vs. FCL Astros, 12:00 p.m. ET

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