Offishial news, 10/24/23: Baseball United's Marlins ties; another Game 7

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• Monday's fall/winter ball notes: SS Nasim Nuñez (AFL) went 1-for-4 with a walk. CF Dane Myers went 0-for-1 with a HBP.

• In postseason news, congratulations to the Rangers on defeating the Astros to advance to the World Series. Road teams won all seven games of the ALCS. Adolis García slugged his way to MVP honors. Dusty Baker is believed to have managed his final game, The Athletic reports. "Baker wants to remain in the game in some capacity," but understandably might prefer a lightened work schedule at the age of 74. For the first time this postseason, the Phillies lost at Citizens Bank Park, scoring one measly run against Merrill Kelly and the Diamondbacks.

• Elsewhere around baseball, a new professional league serving the Middle East and South Asia, Baseball United, held its inaugural draft. There are two former Marlins among the draftees: RHP André Rienzo and OF Alejandro De Aza. They were both selected by the Abu Dhabi Falcons, who are managed by another ex-Marlin, Dennis Cook (reliever from the World Series-winning 1997 team).

• After trading zeroes during a Game 3 pitcher's duel, Brandon Pfaadt and Ranger Suárez match up once again in tonight's winner-take-all NLCS finale.

• Our 2023 Marlins Season Review series keeps expanding. The latest installment covers Garrett Cooper. Check back daily for more articles from the FOF staff.

• The Miami Marlins Radio Network announced that they have new content on the way next month. The Marlins Hot Stove Show will be live on Tuesdays starting November 7 and "Marlins Rerun" episodes will be posted on Thursdays starting November 9.

• Maybe something, maybe nothing: Skip Schumaker's Twitter account has blocked several Marlins fans and multiple FOF staffers. At least a few of these blocks were put in place during the week-plus since Kim Ng left the organization. Schumaker rarely addresses Marlins fans/media in public tweets, but he's known to use the app on a near-daily basis.

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