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Enjoy top plays from Miami Marlins outfielder/infielder Javier Sanoja! Sanoja spent his age-20 season with the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads and High-A Beloit Sky Carp. In 132 games played, he slashed .298/.348/.388 (103 wRC+) with 4 HR and 37 SB. His main defensive position was center field, but he also played plenty of shortstop and second base as well. This was Sanoja's third minor league campaign. The Marlins signed the Venezuelan native as an international free agent in 2019. He has been a terrific contact hitter every step of the way, striking out in only 8.1% of his plate appearances despite facing older competition. He's likely to repeat the High-A level next year. Where would you rank Sanoja among the top prospects in the Marlins organization?

Thursday's Gameshttps://fishonfirst.com/game-coverage/marlins-brewers-9-14-23/https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-09/14/4789089e-5cd9d91a-0fa45b12-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4Marlins Podcast Episodes Thursday's Marlins MiLB Notes: Charles Leblanc (Jacksonville) homered and drew two walks. He's quietly flirting with a .400 on-base percentage this season. LHP Patrick Monteverde (Pensacola) concluded his productive 2023 regular season on a sour note (2.0 IP, 2 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 HR). Monteverde allowed home runs in each of his last eight starts after giving up only four total homers in his first 15. The Jupiter Hammerheads clinched the Florida State League East Division Series with an 11-inning victory. OF Kemp Alderman reached base safely four times. The FSL Championship Series begins Sunday. Marlins hitters slugged only .222 during the four-game series in Milwaukee.NL Wild Card race updates: the Diamondbacks and Reds lost by a combined score of 19-3. The Marlins are still only a half-game back of the third Wild Card spot.Elsewhere around the majors, the Red Sox fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom. The most notable transaction of his tenure was trading Mookie Betts to the Dodgers in February 2020. Boston finished last place in the AL East during two of Bloom's first three seasons on the job and they're in danger of doing so again this year. Yet another highly touted Orioles prospect has made it to The Show. The O's called up outfielder/first baseman Heston Kjerstad, who was the second overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. The Rangers swept the Blue Jays and have won six straight games overall.We’ve got a new episode of Fish On First LIVE streaming tonight at 5:30 p.m. ET on /Twitch/Twitter. Super Subscribers, submit your series predictions before first pitch. With chiropractic care and functional health, La Pop takes a preventative approach that optimizes wellness and quality of life for all ages. Find out more here! https://fishonfirst.com/la-pop/The Marlins have a 40.7% chance to win their series opener against the Braves, per FanGraphs. Tony Pérez and Cookie Rojas are on hand for the Flashback Friday festivities, and the first 10,000 fans in attendance receive a Marlins-themed Flanigan's cup. This marks the beginning of the team's final regular season homestand. Check here daily for Rooster Race results. Triple-A Jacksonville (7:05 p.m. ET) and Double-A Pensacola (7:35 p.m. ET) are at home.Kevin Barral selects award winners for the 2023 Marlins minor league season.https://fishonfirst.com/farm/2023-marlins-minor-league-awards/Throughout September and October, we'll be posting . This week's uploads feature INF Yiddi Cappe and UTIL Javier Sanoja. Please subscribe to the FOF YouTube channel!Christina De Nicola of MLB.com writes about Xavier Edwards receiving valuable everyday reps in the midst of a playoff chase and his aspirations to play shortstop in the future (the Marlins have only used him at 2B and CF).Remember to vote for 2023 Roberto Clemente Award nominee Jorge Soler.You may have noticed a slight change to the font that appears on this site! We were previously using "Raleway;" this new one is called "Commissioner." I found it hard to discern punctuation marks with the old font, especially commas. Also, it was awkward how the font didn't completely align numbers with letters. Your feedback on this matter is greatly appreciated as always.

That early-September Miami Marlins win streak sure looks like an anomaly. For a fourth straight game on Thursday, the deep Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff contained Miami's offense, which ranks among MLB's least productive since the All-Star break. The 4-2 loss drops the Fish to a 75-72 record overall. "Today was a well-pitched game," manager Skip Schumaker said. "We just didn't score enough, and I think that was really the story of all four games." Luis Arraez led off the getaway day matinee with a bang, coming up just a few feet shy of a solo home run to center field. He had to settle for a double off the wall, but eventually came around to score on Jesús Sánchez's sacrifice fly. Adrian Houser made relatively easy work of the Fish over the next three innings, but they retook a 2-1 lead after manufacturing another run in the top of the fifth. Xavier Edwards bunted back to Houser and beat it out for a single. Dane Myers advanced Edwards to second on a grounder and Jacob Stallings brought him home with a single through the left side of the infield. https://sporty-clips.mlb.com/abd4b83e-05b5-4255-8f18-70ca8435e523.mp4Eury starts fast, then fadesWith several veteran regulars absent from the Brewers lineup and the American Family Field batter's box enshrouded in shadows, Eury Pérez was poised to have an effective outing. His first time through the order, the 20-year-old right-hander compiled five strikeouts (all swinging) without yielding a run, leaning heavily on elevated fastballs. https://sporty-clips.mlb.com/b0415eaa-2b50-49bb-b77c-4bef73eded31.mp4https://sporty-clips.mlb.com/b9b0c6ed-2e1d-4642-97a0-d9cdfee3bcc8.mp4https://sporty-clips.mlb.com/7f469405-3dba-4691-98ad-cd1921af3623.mp4But after that, the Brewers went 4-for-8 at the plate against Pérez. Willson Contreras scored Milwaukee's first run. He led off the fourth inning with a double and crossed home on Rowdy Tellez's sac fly. In between, Willy Adames lifted a flyball to left field, which had no business being a productive out. However, Bryan De La Cruz nonchalantly turned his back to Contreras and the young catcher took advantage. https://sporty-clips.mlb.com/207795e2-17c3-409b-b8db-fab0f710afb6.mp4Pérez didn't complete the fifth, once again hindered somewhat by the defense behind him. Andruw Monasterio reached on a leadoff single. He advanced 90 feet on Brice Turang's sacrifice bunt, even though Jake Burger seemingly had time to get Monasterio at second. Monasterio advanced again during the next plate appearance when Stallings couldn't handle a slider in the dirt. Tyrone Taylor tied the game at 2-2 with an RBI double. With two outs in the inning, the Brewers went ahead for good. Taylor was initially called out at home plate attempting to score on Sal Frelick's single—the throw from Jesús Sánchez beat him easily. Upon further review, unfortunately, by positioning himself too far behind the plate when receiving the throw, Stallings left Taylor enough room to evade his tag. Pérez's final line: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 85 pitches/56 strikes The Brewers tacked on a crucial insurance run in the seventh. Arraez cut in front of Edwards to field a grounder, leaving first base unoccupied and resulting in an infield single. Tyrone Taylor made it 4-2 with another RBI double. In relief of Houser, Elvis Peguero, Abner Uribe, Joel Payamps and Devin Williams held Miami scoreless from the sixth inning onward. Additional InfoIt took only 84 innings for Pérez to reach 100 career strikeouts. He's the fifth Marlins pitcher to reach that milestone this season. Decent chance that Tanner Scott (93 K) becomes the sixth before year's end.After exiting Wednesday's game early, Jazz Chisholm Jr. sat out the series finale with right knee discomfort. There will be another update about his status prior to Friday's game, per Skip Schumaker.Called up on Tuesday, Josh Simpson still hasn't made his major league debut.Christian Yelich was dealing with back soreness throughout this series and did not appear in any of the four games. Convenient timing for the Marlins, though they failed to capitalize on it. The Marlins and Brewers will meet again at LoanDepot Park from September 22-24. Yelich figures to be ready for game action by then. Any chance that the Marlins have of catching Milwaukee and dragging them into the muck of the National League Wild Card race hinges on them sweeping that series.Beginning on Friday, the Marlins will host the Atlanta Braves for a three-game series. Fresh off clinching their sixth straight NL East division title, the Braves have won nine of 10 their head-to-head meetings with the Fish this season. Johnny Cueto and Bryce Elder are probable starters for the series opener. Cueto's first pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET. Photo courtesy of Miami Marlins

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Wednesday's Gameshttps://fishonfirst.com/game-coverage/marlins-brewers-9-13-23/https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-09/13/65692454-acbd155f-e1a919a2-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4Marlins Podcast Episodes Wednesday's Marlins MiLB Notes: No extra-base hits for Jacksonville in their 2-1 loss. RHP Ike Buxton (Pensacola) tossed four scoreless innings in his Double-A debut and finished the minor league regular season with a 2.45 earned run average in 77 innings pitched across three levels. C Will Banfield hit his 23rd home run.Braxton Garrett racked up seven strikeouts, his most in a start since June 22, and the Marlins defense turned three double plays. Tanner Scott hasn't allowed any earned runs in his last 16 appearances.Sandy Alcantara began a throwing progression and feels pain-free, but the Marlins are going to be very careful with their workhorse after an MRI revealed a sprain to his UCL.https://fishonfirst.com/news/sandy-alcantara-ucl-sprain-injury/https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-09/13/86b4063f-71546ef0-48b7331d-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4Principal owner Bruce Sherman still won't say whether he's retaining Kim Ng as general manager beyond this season, per Craig Mish and Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. They also report that Jorge Soler (right oblique strain) is "hopeful he can return in the final week of the season."NL Wild Card race updates: the Giants and Reds won, while the Cubs, Diamondbacks and Phillies lost. The Marlins are a half-game back of the third Wild Card spot.Elsewhere around the majors, the Nationals announced a multi-year extension for Mike Rizzo to continue leading their baseball operations department. Max Scherzer (right teres major muscle strain) will miss the rest of the regular season and likely the entire postseason as well, assuming the Rangers even make it there without him. Scherzer's 3.77 ERA was his worst for a single season since 2011 and his 4.33 FIP was worse than ever. The Braves clinched their sixth consecutive NL East title. Five Astros pitchers took a combined no-hit bid into the ninth inning before the Athletics spoiled it.The Marlins have a 45.9% chance to win their series finale against the Brewers, per FanGraphs. Triple-A Jacksonville (7:05 p.m. ET) and Double-A Pensacola (7:35 p.m. ET) are at home. Single-A Jupiter (6:30 p.m. ET) is the nominal road team for Game 2 of their best-of-three Florida State League playoff series.According to Pensacola Blue Wahoos writer Bill Vilona, the plan for Sixto Sánchez is to "pitch again in the near future and be able to go an extra inning or two." Sánchez looked extremely rusty over the course of 18 pitches on Tuesday in his 2023 MiLB debut.Best of luck to Melissa Hampton, who has left the Marlins organization after seven seasons. She had spent the last two years as the athletic trainer for Double-A Pensacola.Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images

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Tuesday's Gameshttps://fishonfirst.com/game-coverage/marlins-brewers-9-12-23/https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-09/12/f836ebc2-171610ee-dec1e35e-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4Marlins Podcast Episodes Tuesday's Marlins MiLB Notes: 1B Troy Johnston (Jacksonville) recorded his 115th RBI of the season. Appearing in his first professional baseball game in years, Sixto Sánchez (Pensacola) completed a scoreless inning on 18 pitches, though the quality of his stuff was greatly diminished as feared. His fastball velocity peaked at 88 mph. INF Cody Morissette homered in the bottom of the ninth to extend the game. The Blue Wahoos ultimately lost in extras. Jupiter took a 1-0 lead in the first round of the Florida State League playoffs. RHP Noble Meyer was excellent (3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 55 pitches/38 strikes), inducing a ton of grounders.https://fishonfirst.com/news/sixto-sanchez-makes-first-start-since-2021/ The Marlins didn't record any hits after the second inning, Jake Burger had a hat trick and is now in a 3-for-24 mini-slump. Edward Cabrera's outing was okay overall, but he walked four of the first five batters he faced. He owns MLB's highest walk rate among pitchers with a minimum of 80 innings in 2023.LHP Josh Simpson replaced Daniel Castano in the bullpen. Simpson has an eye-popping 35.5% strikeout rate during his minor league career, including 37.9% with Jacksonville this season. He leans heavily on his curveball (54% usage), but also features a mid-90s fastball and occasional changeup. He is on the verge of becoming the sixth member of the 2019 Marlins draft class to play in the majors.NL Wild Card race updates: the Reds won, while the Cubs, Diamondbacks, Giants and Phillies lost. The Marlins are 1.5 games back of the third Wild Card spot.Elsewhere around the majors, the Mets have hired David Stearns to be their new president of baseball operations. Stearns previously led baseball ops for the Brewers, turning them into perennial postseason contenders. The Mets had been not-so-quietly pursuing him for the past several years. Freddie Freeman celebrated his birthday by going 4-for-5 and raising his batting average to .339. He's within single-digit points of Luis Arraez (.348). Right-hander Kyle Hurt, who the Marlins sent to the Dodgers as part of the 2021 Dylan Floro trade, threw two scoreless innings in his major league debut. The Royals blew a 9-0 lead to the White Sox, but eventually beat them, 11-10.The Marlins have a 38.5% chance to win their next game against the Brewers, per FanGraphs. Triple-A Jacksonville (7:05 p.m. ET) and Double-A Pensacola (7:35 p.m. ET) are at home.We have begun posting for notable Marlins prospects. Up first: INF Yiddi Cappe. Subscribe to the Fish On First YouTube channel!Our partners at FOCO have a new limited-edition Ichiro Suzuki bobblehead available for pre-order commemorating his 3,000th MLB hit, which he recorded with the Marlins in 2016. Shop here.Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images

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