Connor Norby at 3B and Jacob Berry at 2B; White Sox fire Pedro Grifol

On Wednesday, all of Miami's offense came via the home run: two Jake Burger solo shots and a Derek Hill(?!) grand slam. On the mound, Valente Bellozo (5.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 92 pitches/56 strikes) had a great outing, albeit a somewhat lucky one. His dependency on fly balls has me nervous about his future. Declan Cronin and Andrew Nardi combined to make a mess in the seventh inning, but never relinquished the lead. The Marlins won, 6-4.

Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 6-4. 1B/C Agustín Ramírez had a productive night at the plate (3-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB) and Connor Norby played third base for the first time since being acquired. Double-A Pensacola lost, 5-4. Jacob Berry made his professional debut at second base and recorded two hits. High-A Beloit lost, 7-0. RHP Noble Meyer (0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 35 pitches/15 strikes) couldn't escape the first inning and finished with only one swinging strike. Low-A Jupiter lost, 10-2. It was even messier for RHP Eliazar Dishmey, who allowed every batter he faced to reach base (0.0 IP, 2 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 0 K, 36 pitches/15 strikes).

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🔷 The Fish On First staff released our updated Marlins Top 30 prospects list on Monday. Now it's your turn! Become a FOF member to submit your personal Top 30 with the option of leaving comments to explain your reasoning. Those submissions will be combined into a public prospect ranking after voting closes on Sunday night.

🔷 The Marlins are hiring area scouts for five different regions: Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic/Ohio Valley, Midwest/Ohio Valley and South Texas. Joe Frisaro of Man On Second Baseball previously reported that several of the organization's pre-existing scouts were let go following the MLB Draft.

🔷 Updated farm system rankings from Baseball America and ESPN have the Marlins at 18th and 19th, respectively.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the White Sox fired second-year manager Pedro Grifol. He had a 89-190 record (.319 winning percentage). The Padres have won 13 of their last 15 games. Even in a losing effort, Pittsburgh's Aroldis Chapman threw a fastball at 104.7 mph, the top velocity of the pitch-tracking era for a pitch that resulted in a strikeout. The Diamondbacks are similarly hot, victors in 12 of their last 14. They swept a doubleheader from the Guardians with the aid of two Josh Bell homers. Kyle Schwarber (4-4, 3 HR, 7 RBI, BB) singlehandedly led the Phillies past the Dodgers on the scoreboard and past the Guardians in the standings to reclaim MLB's best record.

🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Kyle Tyler) conclude their series against the Reds (RHP Hunter Greene). The Marlins have a 40.3% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 6:10 p.m. ET.

🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: 

• Triple-A Jacksonville at Toledo, 7:05 p.m. ET
• Double-A Pensacola at Mississippi, 7:35 p.m. ET
• High-A Beloit at West Michigan, 6:35 p.m. ET
• Low-A Jupiter vs. Fort Myers, 6:30 p.m. ET
• DSL Marlins vs. DSL Mets Orange, 11:00 a.m. ET
• DSL Miami at DSL Mets Blue, 11:00 a.m. ET

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