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Thursday's GamesRECAP: SDP 10, MIA 1 (by Noah Berger) https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/01/13ae78a7-cf4426ec-7f7a696f-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4Marlins Podcast Episodes Thursday's Marlins MiLB notes: Avisaíl García (Jacksonville) played a full rehab game in right field, going 1-for-5 at the plate. Nasim Nuñez (Pensacola) walked three more times and stole two more bases. His walk total of 35 is second-highest in the Marlins organization while his 25 steals is by far the most in the org.After clearing waivers, Marlins Rule 5 Draft pick Nic Enright was returned to the Guardians. He's been assigned to their Triple-A affiliate.Xavier Edwards is with the Marlins in Miami. Garrett Cooper, who has missed the previous two games, is a candidate to be placed on the injured list (again).Elsewhere around the majors, the Diamondbacks won their fifth straight game and now sit tied with the Dodgers atop the NL West standings. The Cardinals recalled top prospect Jordan Walker from the minors. Walker slashed .274/.321/.397 (101 wRC+) during his first 20-game MLB stint.Revisiting predictions from the Marlins vs. Padres series, Parker Heyser and Bella Pickman made perfect picks. Our new Prediction Time leaderboard is now up. Participate prior to every Marlins series opener (and support the FOF staff) by becoming a Super Subscriber.We've got a new episode of Fish On First LIVE tonight at 5:30 p.m. ET on /Twitch/Twitter. 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! The Marlins have a 59.3% chance to win their series opener against the Athletics, per FanGraphs. Major League Baseball is celebrating Lou Gehrig Day and Jeff Conine is in the house for Flashback Friday festivities. High-A Beloit (doubleheader beginning at 5:05 p.m. ET) is at home, while Triple-A Jacksonville (6:35 p.m. ET), Double-A Pensacola (7:35 p.m. ET) and Low-A Jupiter (6:30 p.m. ET) are on the road. I would expect A.J. Puk to make rehab appearances with Pensacola tonight and Saturday.Louis Addeo-Weiss' monthly What Went Well column focuses on Braxton Garrett, Jorge Soler, Bryan De La Cruz, Tanner Scott and Steven Okert.For the Marlins Beat newsletter, Paige Leckie writes about Eury Pérez's introduction to Shohei Ohtani.Glenn Geffner's View from the Bleachers asks who will be the Marlins' long-term answer at shortstop.We're only a few days away from the FCL Marlins, DSL Marlins and DSL Miami opening their 2023 seasons, so I threaded together clips of key prospects who'll be assigned to those affiliates. Follow the new @FishOnFirst Twitter account! Featured image courtesy of @Marlins/Twitter Latest from Fish On First

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Wednesday's GamesRECAP: SD 1, MIA 2 (by Kevin Barral) Marlins Podcast Episodes Wednesday's Marlins MiLB notes: Avisail Garcia (Jacksonville) went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in his second rehab game. In a spot start, Archie Bradley stretched out to 61 pitches over five scoreless innings. Troy Johnston (Pensacola) homered for his 21st extra-base hit, which leads all Marlins prospects this season.The Marlins got their 16th one-run win of the season (nobody else has more than 11).Elsewhere around the majors, the Rays became MLB's first team to reach 40 wins (nobody else is even above 35). The Guardians matched a season-high with 12 runs to overcome Shane Bieber's worst start of 2023 and beat the Orioles.MLB All-Star voting is underway. The Marlins players listed on the ballot are Luis Arraez, Jon Berti, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Garrett Cooper, Bryan De La Cruz, Avisaíl García, Jean Segura, Jorge Soler and Jacob Stallings, but you're able to write in any of the other hitters who have appeared in regular season games this season. You can vote up to five times per email address in any 24-hour period during the first phase of voting, which goes through 12:00 p.m. ET on June 22.Here are more details about our Super Subscriber offer. You can sign up directly on this site by clicking the widget below for as little as $3 per month (you can customize a larger amount if you're feeling generous).The Marlins have a 46.6% chance to win their series finale against the Padres, per FanGraphs. High-A Beloit (7:35 p.m. ET) is at home, while Triple-A Jacksonville (6:35 p.m. ET), Double-A Pensacola (7:35 p.m. ET) and Low-A Jupiter (4:30 p.m. ET) are on the road.Nic Enright remains in DFA limbo.FanGraphs ranks the top 29 prospects in the Marlins organization. The very top of their list is similar to our own, though it's surprising to see undrafted reliever Matt Pushard featured at No. 20 and athletic infielder Ian Lewis dropped all the way to No. 28.Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald and Brian Dunleavy of Marlin Maniac both look at why Sandy Alcantara hasn't come close to recapturing his 2022 form.Glenn Geffner's View from the Bleachers has a two-part series up on the many decisions that the Marlins must make in the coming months.Happy 23rd birthday to Chase Luttrell. In his first full professional season, the outfielder is slashing .304/.356/.506 for Low-A Jupiter.The Miami Heat face the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals tonight. Good luck to the ~68% of you who voted that you root for the Heat in addition to the Fish.Latest from Fish On First

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Aram Leighton of Just Baseball discusses what he's seen from the Marlins' top prospects during the 2023 season. Episode co-hosted by Kevin Barral and Ely Sussman (and very briefly, Isaac Azout). Highlighted prospects include Eury Pérez, Yiddi Cappe, Victor Mesa Jr., Kahlil Watson, Jacob Amaya, Nasim Nuñez, Troy Johnston, Joe Mack and Dane Myers. Enjoy Episode 42! Subscribe to the Fish On First YouTube channel to watch video versions of every Fish Unfiltered episode. Here is the current version of our Fish On First Top 30 list of best Marlins prospects: RHP Eury PérezLHP Dax FultonINF Yiddi CappeLHP Jake EderRHP Max Meyer1B/DH Jacob BerryINF Kahlil WatsonSS Nasim NuñezSS Jacob AmayaINF Ian LewisOF Peyton Burdick2B/OF Xavier EdwardsOF Victor Mesa Jr.RHP Jacob MillerRHP Karson MilbrandtC Joe MackINF Jordan GroshansOF/1B Jerar EncarnaciónOF José GrerardoINF Marco VargasOF Antony PegueroC/OF Paul McIntoshC Ronald Hernández1B/OF Troy JohnstonINF Cody MorissetteRHP Evan FittererINF Yoffry SolanoLHP/OF Janero MillerRHP George SorianoLHP Patrick MonteverdeFollow Aram (@AramLeighton8), Kevin (@kevin_barral), Isaac (@IsaacAzout), Ely (@RealEly) and Fish On First (@FishOnFirst) on Twitter. Complete Miami Marlins coverage here at FishOnFirst.com. Our Fish On First podcast programming includes The Offishial Show, Fish Unfiltered, Fishology, State of the Fish and What a Relief. All new episodes are posted to FishOnFirst.com/category/podcasts. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean, Megaphone or wherever you normally get your pods from.

Tuesday's GamesRECAP: SD 9, MIA 4 (by Alex Krutchik) Marlins Podcast Episodes Tuesday's Marlins MiLB notes: Troy Johnston (Pensacola) had a 3-for-5 night. He now has the second-most total bases (79) among all Marlins minor leaguers this season. Impressive rehab appearances for A.J. Puk with Pensacola (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 15 pitches/11 strikes) and Trevor Rogers with Jupiter (4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 58 pitches/39 strikes). Barring setbacks, the former will be reinstated from the injured list within the next week. Remember to bookmark our injury/rehab tracker!Tuesday's losing Marlins pitcher, Dylan Floro, matched a career worst by allowing five runs (though only three of them were earned).Elsewhere around the majors, the Athletics beat the Braves again, clinching just their second series win of the season. The favorite for National League Player of the Month honors, Freddie Freeman went 4-for-5 to raise his batting average to .344. Luis Arraez still has a substantial lead on him (.376 BA).Here are more details about our Super Subscriber offer. You can sign up directly on this site by clicking the widget below for as little as $3 per month (you can customize a larger amount if you're feeling generous).The transition to MLB-produced television broadcasts has begun. Diamond Sports Group (parent company of Bally Sports San Diego) skipped their rights fee payment to the Padres. Beginning tonight, the league will produce the broadcast using the same on-air talent and many of the same behind-the-scenes workers.In unrelated news, a lightning strike near LoanDepot Park caused a brief interruption of the TV broadcast during the seventh inning of last night's game.Nice turnout for . We'll continue doing hour-long livestreams about the Marlins prior to every series opener. Prediction Time was open to the public and will be again for the Athletics series (reverts to a Super Subscriber-only perk after that). 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! The Marlins have a 45.4% chance to win their next game against the Padres, per FanGraphs. High-A Beloit (7:35 p.m. ET) is at home, while Triple-A Jacksonville (doubleheader beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET), Double-A Pensacola (7:35 p.m. ET) and Low-A Jupiter (6:30 p.m. ET) are on the road.Jorge Cantú represented the Marlins at last weekend's 2023 Hall of Fame Classic in Cooperstown. At 41 years young, he homered off Jeremy Affeldt.On the eve of Pride Month, the Marlins are hosting their annual Pride at the Park event. On this day 20 years ago, Dontrelle Willis hit his first career home run in a win over the Reds.Latest from Fish On First

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Ely Sussman looks at the Marlins' unfortunate history of bad free agent deals (and trading away the few who work out), concluding that Jorge Soler already ranks among their best pick-ups in recent memory. Then, we look ahead to the impending returns of Jesús Sánchez and Avisaíl García and what corresponding roster moves could be made. Enjoy Episode #197! Here is a detailed history of the Marlins' free agent signings courtesy of Cot's Baseball Contracts. Follow Ely (@RealEly) and Fish On First (@FishOnFirst) on Twitter. Complete Miami Marlins coverage here at FishOnFirst.com. Our Fish On First podcast programming includes The Offishial Show, Fish Unfiltered, Fishology, State of the Fish and What a Relief. All new episodes are posted to FishOnFirst.com/category/podcasts. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean, Megaphone or wherever you normally get your pods from.

Sunday's Games Marlins Podcast Episodes Sunday's Marlins MiLB notes: Jesús Sánchez (Jacksonville) went 3-for-5 with a home run in what he says will be his final rehab game. Geoff Hartlieb closed out the Jumbo Shrimp win and still hasn't allowed a run all year. Patrick Monteverde (Pensacola) had far and away his worst start of the season (3.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR). Torin Montgomery (Jupiter) went 3-for-3 with a walk. He's now slashing .295/.456/.410 and could force his way up to the Sky Carp if he maintains that a bit longer. Exactly one-third of the way through the Marlins regular season schedule, Jorge Soler is on pace to mash 51 home runs, while Jean Segura is on pace to join Luis Castillo (1999) as the only players in Marlins history to hit zero homers in a qualified season. Jesús Luzardo is on pace for 210 strikeouts—that'd be the second-highest total in franchise history (José Fernández had 253 K in 2016). Eury Pérez is on pace to throw 150 innings, nearly doubled his previous single-season high. Since launching this new "home" of ours, the Fish On First staff has written about Jake Mangum, Cobie Fletcher-Vance and MLB Draft prospect Yohandy Morales. Louis Addeo-Weiss penned our first game recap article—108 more where that one came from! Elsewhere around the majors, the Astros, Braves, Dodgers, Mets, Rockies and Yankees each scored double-digit runs. José Ramírez, Eugenio Suárez and Michael Massey had walk-off hits for the Guardians, Mariners and Royals, respectively. Right-hander Michael Soroka is scheduled to start for Atlanta today, nearly three full years removed from his last MLB appearance. The former National League All-Star and NL Rookie of the Year runner-up is still just 25 years old. Looking back at series predictions made by our staff and Super Subscribers, only Devin W. and David K. Tobin foresaw the Marlins sweeping the Angels. Reaching base safely in eight of his 14 plate appearances, Luis Arraez received Series MVP honors. Entering this new week, the Marlins have a 29.9% chance to make the playoffs, per FanGraphs. Triple-A Jacksonville (5:05 p.m. ET) is on the road in Durham and Avisaíl García (left back tightness) is expected to begin a minor league rehab assignment with them. Among his 24 stories from the Marlins' just-completed road trip, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald wrote about Yuli Gurriel's valuable clubhouse presence and Eury Pérez's determination to stick on the active roster. Here is his summary of the whole trip. As a reminder, we have deserted the @fishstripes Twitter account. Follow @FishOnFirst to interact with us on there moving forward.

Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara has collaborated with Kiwiclo on a limited collection of apparel that just went live on Friday. Starting at $38, they're offering a variety of shirts, hats, hoodies and shorts benefiting the David Ortiz Children’s Fund. The "Sandy Collection" depicts Alcantara in the middle of his delivery, wearing a cap with his personal logo on it. In the background, you can see the Miami skyline, palm trees, a marlin leaping out of the water and his 2022 NL Cy Young award. The "Miami Essential Collection" features items with the city's name in bright red, capital letters with a blue outline (items available in black or cement). Within a couple hours of the launch, some of the listed shorts had already sold out. There are also shirts and hoodies available in kid's sizes. https://www.instagram.com/p/CsteheEAMnU/Each Kiwiclo collection drop benefits a different charity. The David Ortiz Children's Fund was established by the Hall of Famer and fellow Dominican to provide support to children in the D.R. and in New England who cannot afford critical cardiac services. The organization says they have saved over 935 children via detection and screening, outreach to rural areas, child-life specialist support and emergency worker training. Alcantara is coming off a much-needed win against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday (6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR). Despite a career-worst 4.86 ERA through his first 10 starts of the season, his 3.80 FIP is almost identical to his lifetime 3.71 mark. He'll be fine.

A new era has begun! Ely Sussman explains why the Fish Stripes staff has ditched SB Nation to form their own independent Miami Marlins outlet. Everything you're used to getting from Fish Stripes can now be found at Fish On First. Enjoy Episode #196. Follow Ely (@RealEly) and Fish On First (@FishOnFirst) on Twitter. Full Marlins coverage here at FishOnFirst.com.

Wednesday's Games Marlins Podcast Episodes Wednesday's Marlins MiLB notes: It was a rare winless day for Marlins affiliates. Peyton Burdick homered in his first game back in Jacksonville. He also struck out twice and got caught stealing. The Beloit Sky Carp committed six errors. The Jupiter Hammerheads were rained out. The Marlins erupted for a season-high 10 runs in support of Sandy Alcantara. Jonathan Davis went 3-for-4 with an opposite-field home run in his first-ever Marlins start. Yuli Gurriel became the fourth-oldest player in Marlins history to have a four-hit game–only Ichiro Suzuki, Andre Dawson and Luis González were older. Luis Arraez exited the game early with a left leg cramp. Elsewhere around the majors, the Orioles stunned the Yankees with an eight-run rally in the seventh inning. The Phillies came back from a 5-0 deficit to beat the Diamondbacks—the under-performing Trea Turner forced extra innings with a clutch home run. For the third straight start (and fifth time this season), Michael Kopech allowed two hits or fewer. The Marlins have a 53.1% chance to win their series finale vs. the Rockies, per FanGraphs. Triple-A Jacksonville (7:05 p.m. ET) is at home while Double-A Pensacola (7:35 p.m. ET), High-A Beloit (7:30 p.m. ET) and Low-A Jupiter (5:00 p.m. ET doubleheader) are on the road. To avoid another Jazz Chisholm Jr. situation, "additional padding will be added to the portions of the outfield wall at loanDepot Park that include exposed cement block," Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. Rosenthal also confirms Christina De Nicola's original report that Chisholm's goal is to be reinstated from the injured list for the June 9-11 series against the White Sox. Congrats to the Florida Panthers on advancing to the Stanley Cup final!