Joe Mack jacks on back-to-back nights

On Thursday down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville got swept in their doubleheader, losing 3-2 and 14-9. Great individual effort from OF Griffin Conine, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three walks. JT Chargois threw another scoreless inning in what figures to be his seventh and final rehab appearance. He'll rejoin the Marlins bullpen in the coming days. LHP Kent Emanuel posted one of the ugliest final lines you'll ever see (2.0 IP, 12 H, 12 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 71 pitches/39 strikes). Double-A Pensacola won, 4-3. C Joe Mack (FOF #25 prospect) hit the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning and also caught two runners attempting to steal. He also homered on Wednesday. The youngest player to suit up for the Blue Wahoos this season, Mack has a 125 wRC+ at the Double-A level as a 21-year-old. High-A Beloit split their doubleheader, losing 4-0 and winning 8-5. Low-A Jupiter lost, 1-0. RHP Eliazar Dishmey (5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 68 pitches/47 strikes) was terrific. C Ryan Ignoffo extended his hitting streak to 11 games. FCL Marlins won, 5-4, despite committing five errors in the contest. DSL Marlins won, 4-3. LHP Abraham Hernández went four no-hit innings in his professional debut.

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🔷 Aimed at college students, the Marlins are debuting Pro Ball Prep on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. ET. It's a virtual series where the team's front office members, analysts and coaches will provide career advice. Here is the sign-up form.

🔷 Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs updated his Marlins top prospects list. Longenhagen's spiciest take was ranking DSL RHP Yohanfer Santana as Miami's No. 5 prospect, with the same 45+ grade as LHP Thomas White and OF Dillon Head. Santana has pitched poorly through his first 11 MiLB appearances (7.52 ERA and 7.91 FIP), but Longenhagen gushes about his projectability and how the 6'7" Dominican's velocity has spiked since 2023.

🔷 Darragh McDonald of MLB Trade Rumors details how Ryan Weathers has emerged as the "rock" of the Marlins starting rotation this season.

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🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the White Sox have lost a franchise-record 14 games in a row. Pablo López issued a career-worst six walks against the Yankees. His ERA has soared to 5.45. Mariners RHP Bryan Woo has a 1.07 ERA through his first six starts of the season.

🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter LHP Ryan Weathers) host the Guardians (LHP Logan Allen). It's the first trip that the Guardians have ever made to Miami (the franchise rebranded in 2022). The Marlins have a 48.7% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 7:10 p.m.

🔷 Today's MiLB schedule:

• Triple-A Jacksonville at Charlotte, 7:04 p.m. ET
• Double-A Pensacola vs. Mississippi, 7:05 p.m. ET
• High-A Beloit vs. Lake County, 7:35 p.m. ET
• Low-A Jupiter at Lakeland, 6:30 p.m. ET
• FCL Marlins at FCL Cardinals, 12:00 p.m. ET
• DSL Marlins vs. DSL NYY Yankees, 11:00 a.m. ET
• DSL Miami at DSL NYY Bombers, 11:00 a.m. ET

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