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Today's Marlins news roundup also includes an extended interview with Bryan Hoeing.Wednesday's Gameshttps://fishonfirst.com/game-coverage/marlins-blue-jays-sandy-alcantara-quotes-highlights/https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/21/74cd066b-0b604ead-0743f358-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4Marlins Podcast Episodes Wednesday's Marlins MiLB notes: Pensacola clinched the Southern League's first-half South division title (and celebrated accordingly). The league's defending champions are now guaranteed a 2023 playoff berth. Evan Fitterer (5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 1 HR) kept the Blue Wahoos close enough to mount a late-inning comeback. Jupiter outscored St. Lucie 20-2 during their doubleheader sweep. Javier Sanoja compiled five hits and five RBIs. Torin Montgomery is now slashing .321/.471/.440 and is clearly overqualified for Low-A competition. Rehabbing Zach McCambley has yet to allow a hit through five relief appearances (6.1 IP).As Alex Carver announced, Fish on the Farm and Fish On First have begun an official partnership to cover the Marlins farm system more comprehensively than ever before. Follow the @marlinsminors Twitter account if you don't already. All of Alex's previous FOTF articles have been imported to our new Farm section and that's where you will find his written work moving forward.The Marlins grounded into two more double plays on Wednesday, bringing their season total to 82. That's 15 more than any other team and puts them on pace to establish a new modern-era MLB record.Twelve of our Prediction Time participants (myself included) had the Blue Jays winning precisely two out of three vs. the Marlins. Even in a losing effort, Eury Pérez earned Series MVP honors. Prediction Time is one of the many Super Subscriber perks.https://fishonfirst.com/super-subscribers/marlins-prediction-time-leaderboard/Elsewhere around the majors, the Reds and the Giants both did it again. Their winning streaks have reached 11 games and 10 games, respectively. Highly touted right-hander Gavin Williams had an uneven major league debut (5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR), but the Guardians came back twice against the Athletics to ultimately win.We've got a new episode of Fish On First LIVE streaming on /Twitch/Twitter beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. Special guest: Takes Were Made. Super Subscribers, make 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! The Marlins have a 53.7% chance to win their series opener against the Pirates, per FanGraphs. Low-A Jupiter (6:30 p.m. ET) and DSL Marlins (11:00 a.m. ET) are at home, while Triple-A Jacksonville (doubleheader beginning at 5:05 p.m. ET), Double-A Pensacola (doubleheader beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET), High-A Beloit (7:35 p.m. ET) and DSL Miami (11:00 a.m. ET) are on the road.Daily Luis Arraez batting average update: he enters today at .398. Arraez has never faced Pittsburgh's Mitch Keller before. Additionally, Arraez is hitting .430 in home games this season and .390 in night games.https://bit.ly/42sdJmBYou have until noon today to participate in Phase 1 of MLB All-Star voting! The Marlins are pushing hard for Arraez and Jorge Soler.Bryan Hoeing is the latest guest on Noah Berger's What a Relief podcast show (yes, we realize he's currently being used as a starter, but whatever). Hoeing takes us through his lifelong love of baseball, the impact of pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. and catcher Nick Fortes, his improvement from 2022 to 2023, adapting to the pitch clock and more.Pensacola broadcaster Erik Bremer will be my guest on the next episode of The Offishial Show. If you have any questions for him about players on the Blue Wahoos or the minor league lifestyle, comment below.On this day 25 years ago, the Marlins and then-Devil Rays met in the first-ever Citrus Series game. The Marlins won in 12 innings.Happy 26th birthday to Troy Johnston. Since being drafted in 2019, Johnston leads all Marlins minor leaguers in doubles (79) and runs batted in (224). The lefty-swinging first baseman has already established a new career high with 10 stolen bases this season (and he hasn't been caught once).

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Today's Marlins news roundup also includes the latest All-Star fan voting update.Tuesday's Gameshttps://fishonfirst.com/game-coverage/marlins-blue-jays-eury-perez-highlights/https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/20/bbae39e0-3104eb75-bb3f5d68-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4Marlins Podcast Episodes https://open.spotify.com/episode/0F2buoLvU0IGByxM0SUmPU?si=kiDqd-ESRrywez9g6zngDwTuesday's Marlins MiLB notes: Jazz Chisholm Jr. (Jacksonville) went 0-for-2 with a walk in his first minor league rehab game. He made five putouts during his seven innings in center field. Newly promoted to Triple-A, Paul McIntosh went 0-for-3 and played the whole game at catcher. Jacob Berry (Beloit) went 4-for-5. Still batting below the Mendoza Line, though. Juan De La Cruz, an 18-year-old right-hander, became the first player from the Marlins' 2022 international signing class to reach Low-A. Daniel Castano (FCL Marlins) began a rehab assignment with a scoreless inning. It was his first official game appearance since April 7. Two-way player Janero Miller (DSL Miami) is still being used exclusively at DH on the days that he isn't pitching.Eury Pérez continues to shove. In fact, he's getting better. Against the Blue Jays, Pérez set new season highs in strikeout rate and groundball rate. Among MLB pitchers with at least 40 innings pitched this season, his 1.54 earned run average is by far the lowest.As of mid-day Tuesday, Luis Arraez had a 172,111-vote lead over Ozzie Albies in National League All-Star voting among second basemen. He's all but certain to advance to "Phase 2" of the voting. Jorge Soler (339,478 votes) is a distant fourth among NL designated hitters. Barring a miraculous push over the next 27.5 hours, he'll have to settle for a reserve spot. No other Marlins players have a chance to start the game this year. Continue voting here.Elsewhere around the majors, the Reds and Giants did it again. They extended their winning streaks to 10 games and nine games, respectively. Marcus Stroman is steadily emerging as the National League Cy Young award frontrunner. He tossed seven more scoreless innings against the Pirates, who have lost eight in a row.The Marlins have a 50.3% chance to win their series finale against the Blue Jays, per FanGraphs. Low-A Jupiter (doubleheader beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET) is at home, while Triple-A Jacksonville (12:05 p.m. ET), Double-A Pensacola (7:00 p.m. ET), High-A Beloit (1:05 p.m. ET) and FCL Marlins (12:00 p.m. ET)) are on the road.Daily Luis Arraez batting average update: he enters today at .398. Arraez is 5-for-6 in his career against Toronto's Kevin Gausman. Additionally, Arraez is hitting .431 in home games this season and .407 in day games.Enter to win a 2023 Topps Series 2 card of Arraez from Loud Marlins Fan. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com mentions the Marlins as potential landing spots for trade candidates Jeimer Candelario and Jace Peterson. Check out Kevin Barral's interview with Marlins rookie Jacob Amaya. Subscribe to the Fish On First YouTube channel, where we'll have another player interview going up later today.

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Today's Marlins news roundup also includes MLB Draft intel.Monday's Gameshttps://fishonfirst.com/game-coverage/marlins-blue-jays-highlights-shutout/https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/19/d8e845bb-87d501ff-2f3b5094-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4Marlins Podcast Episodes Monday's Marlins MiLB notes: José Gerardo (FCL Marlins) hit his first stateside home run, though his strikeout rate is up to 36%. Venezuelan right-hander Oswaldo Aponte (DSL Marlins) had the best start of his young professional career (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K). Fabian López (DSL Miami) homered for the third time and now leads all Marlins rookie ball players with 11 RBIs this season.For the second time in his last three games, Luis Arraez went 5-for-5 at the plate, upping his average to an even .400. Truly astounding.Jorge Soler assisted the offensive outburst with his 21st homer of the year, but he did not draw any walks. That snaps his franchise record-tying streak of 10 games with at least one base on balls.Eight different Marlins players drove in runs on Monday, including rookie Jacob Amaya, who will presumably get a start tonight against Blue Jays lefty Yusei Kikuchi.Elsewhere around the majors, Joey Votto made his 2023 season debut. He homered to help the Reds to their ninth straight win and they took over the National League Central division lead in the process. The Giants rallied from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Padres for their eighth consecutive victory. Drafted as a catcher, former No. 1 overall draft pick Henry Davis made his MLB debut for the Pirates in right field. Pittsburgh was shut out by the Cubs, extending their losing streak to seven in a row.On the latest edition of , our panel discussed Amaya's call-up, the Marlins' complicated starting rotation situation and Bryan De La Cruz's inconsistency. 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 55.4% chance to win their next game against the Blue Jays, per FanGraphs. Low-A Jupiter (6:30 p.m. ET), FCL Marlins (12:00 p.m. ET) and DSL Miami (11:00 a.m. ET) are at home, while Triple-A Jacksonville (7:05 p.m. ET), Double-A Pensacola (7:00 p.m. ET), High-A Beloit (7:35 p.m. ET) and DSL Marlins (11:00 a.m. ET) are on the road.Phase 1 of MLB All-Star voting continues through Thursday. You can vote up to five times per email address each day—take advantage of it!Sandy Alcantara ranks 23rd, Jesús Luzardo ranks 36th, Braxton Garrett ranks 41st and Eury Pérez ranks 42nd on The List of top starting pitchers for fantasy baseball created by Nick Pollack.In his updated MLB mock draft, Keith Law of The Athletic reports that the Marlins are "absolutely all over the place" in identifying candidates for the 10th overall pick. They've got interest in right-hander Noble Meyer, catcher Kyle Teel, shortstop Colin Houck and shortstop Matt Shaw.The Marlins created a montage of Luis Arraez smacking Jon Jay on the left pec every time he arrives at first base. Some of their interactions look legitimately painful!On this day 20 years ago, Miguel Cabrera made his MLB debut. The 20-year-old contributed immediately with an 11th-inning, walk off home run to beat the Devil Rays.

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Today's Marlins news roundup also includes life perspective from the fathers in Miami's clubhouse.Sunday's Gameshttps://fishonfirst.com/game-coverage/mia-4-wsh-2-sweeping-the-nation/https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/18/9a2e18a0-11673618-c5314d9c-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4Marlins Podcast Episodes Sunday's Marlins MiLB notes: Xavier Edwards (Jacksonville) hit his second home run and has recorded hits in 12 of 13 games since being sent back down to Triple-A. Another "golden sombrero" for Jerar Encarnación, who leads all levels of professional baseball with 115 strikeouts this season. Jacob Berry (Beloit) continues to increase his reps at first base, starting three of his six games there this past week. In his 11th rehab game with Jupiter, Paul McIntosh went 1-for-4 with a walk. I have to imagine that he'll be reinstated from the injured list any day now.Jacob Amaya tallied an RBI, a single and a stolen base in his major league debut. Here's his postgame interview with Bally Sports Florida.Twenty consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run for Andrew Nardi. He joins Anthony Bender (21 straight in 2021) as the only Marlins pitchers to do that since MLB's three-batter minimum rule went into effect.The Marlins have beaten the Nationals 21 times since the start of 2022, the most head-to-head wins for any MLB team over another during that span.The Marlins have swept—not just won, but swept—five of their last 10 series. Sunday marked the end of the "softest" part of their 2023 schedule and they fully capitalized on it.Kyle Sielaff hosted the inaugural Marlins Radio Twitter Space on Sunday morning (though it wasn't recorded). Grant Kiefer led our State of the Fish weekly wrap-up.Everybody with the exception of Alex Carver received at least one point for their Marlins vs. Nationals series predictions. Nicole Cahill, Paolo Torres, Romeo Rodriguez and David K. Tobin each submitted perfect picks. If you want to make predictions with us prior to every Marlins series opener, please consider becoming a Super Subscriber for as little as $3 per month. You also get access to all of our homemade GIFs to save and use as you desire.Elsewhere around the majors, the Reds (eight in a row), Giants (seven), Braves (six) and Phillies (six) each extended their long winning streaks. Pete Alonso (left wrist bone bruise/sprain) returned from the injured list much sooner than expected. The Red Sox swept a doubleheader from the Yankees. The Pirates are calling up Henry Davis, the No. 1 overall pick from the 2021 MLB Draft—you'll get to see him at LoanDepot Park this week.In honor of Father's Day, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com writes about how Skip Schumaker's dad encouraged his baseball career. Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald asked Schumaker and many of the Marlins players how fatherhood changed their perspective on life.We’ve got a new episode of Fish On First LIVE streaming on /Twitch/Twitter beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. Super Subscribers, make 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! The Marlins have 50.5% odds of making the playoffs, per FanGraphs. They have a 46.6% chance to win their series opener against the Blue Jays. FCL Marlins (12:00 p.m. ET) and DSL Miami (11:00 a.m. ET) are at home, while DSL Marlins (11:00 a.m. ET) is on the road.Phase 1 of MLB All-Star voting continues through Thursday. You can vote up to five times per email address each day—take advantage of it!Fish On First just launched a series on potential Marlins trade targets. You'll find them all here. On Baseball America's preseason Marlins top prospects list, Jacob Berry and Sixto Sánchez ranked third and fifth, respectively. Both have dropped out of the top 10 on their midseason update to the list. MLB Pipeline spotlights 14th-round draft pick Torin Montgomery as the member of Miami's 2022 draft class who's off to the best start this season. Montgomery's .459 on-base percentage would be leading the Florida State League if he had enough playing time to qualify. Good breakdown by R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports on how Eury Pérez has made such a smooth transition to the majors.Featured image courtesy of Miami Marlins

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The skilled shortstop gets his first shot at The Show after sustained success at Triple-A.Prior to Saturday's game, the Miami Marlins recalled Jacob Amaya, one of the organization's top position player prospects. He'll be wearing uniform No. 67. Jean Segura (left hamstring strain) was placed on the 10-day injured list as the corresponding move. The Marlins acquired Amaya from the Los Angeles Dodgers in January in exchange for Miguel Rojas. The 24-year-old wasn't able to crack the Opening Day roster, but he's been hitting well with Triple-A Jacksonville for the better part of two months to make his call-up case. https://fishonfirst.com/game-coverage/at-the-ballpark/marlins-prospects-jacob-amaya-interview/Amaya is especially productive with the platoon advantage. The right-handed hitter has a .922 OPS against lefties in 2023 after posting a .964 OPS against them last year (albeit in high-scoring offensive environments). Amaya wasn't in Saturday's starting lineup as the Marlins went up against Washington Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin. Through the first 70 games of the season, the Marlins have used Joey Wendle (34 starts), Jon Berti (25) and Garrett Hampson (11) at shortstop. Amaya has the potential to be a defensive upgrade over any of them. He has made SS his full-time defensive home, only moving off the position for a brief period in early May to accommodate Wendle during the veteran's rehab assignment. https://sporty-clips.mlb.com/bc50a13e-6a6c-4b0e-b370-7e447325c419.mp4The Marlins obviously would love for Amaya to solidify their starting shortstop spot the way Rojas did for a handful of years, but it's unreasonable to automatically expect that. Although a well-rounded player, he lacks electric tools. This period between now and the MLB trade deadline will be an important evaluation period. With the club in postseason contention, Amaya must perform firmly above replacement level to stick on the active roster and convince the Fish not to trade for an established alternative at the position. Amaya will become the fifth player to make his MLB debut for the Marlins in 2023, joining Xavier Edwards, Jeff Lindgren, Eury Pérez and George Soriano. Featured image courtesy of Miami Marlins

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