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The Miami Marlins took a seismic leap from 2024 to 2025, and it wasn't because they were particularly lucky. The injury bug caused havoc beginning in spring training and continuing through the final week of the season. The organization's depth was tested and held up surprisingly well. Five of the players who were present on the 26-man Marlins Opening Day roster remained active through Sunday's season finale. That understates their continuity a little bit—Sandy Alcantara and Tyler Phillips were both injury-free and only fell short of qualifying for this article due to three-day stints on the paternity list. Regardless, they were away from the team for a period of time, even if it was for the best possible reason. Ironically, three of the five full-season Marlins this year had less than a month of MLB experience prior to 2025. I included the number of minor league option years that each of the qualified players has remaining. It will be a factor into how the Marlins front office handles them in 2026 and beyond. Calvin Faucher Minor league options left: one The Marlins did not anoint a traditional closer at any point this season, but Calvin Faucher saved games most frequently for them. Faucher went through the entire 2024 season without allowing a home run. That awesome streak was snapped during his third outing of 2025. The right-hander's ability to induce whiffs also slipped from the previous year. Even so, his hold on an active roster spot always felt secure. Ronny Henriquez Minor league options left: zero Across all of Major League Baseball, these are the only pitchers listed at 5'10" and under who stuck on their team's active roster for the full 2025 season: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Sonny Gray, Yuki Matsui and Ronny Henriquez. The general belief that short pitchers are more susceptible to injuries makes it difficult for them to even make it to The Show, and it hindered the Minnesota Twins' efforts to get anything of value in return for Henriquez when they designated him for assignment before the start of spring training. The Marlins acquired him as a waiver claim. Henriquez wasn't put in the position to collect as many saves as Faucher, but he emerged as unquestionably Miami's most valuable reliever. Instead of wearing down as the season progressed, he only got better, yielding one earned run in August and September combined. Liam Hicks Minor league options left: three beginning in 2026 (couldn't be optioned in 2025) Why would the Marlins use a Rule 5 draft pick on Double-A catcher Liam Hicks when they already had a pair of standout catching prospects in the upper minors? Although extremely talented in the batter's box, Agustín Ramírez isn't much of a catcher as it turns out, and they were in no hurry to burn some of Joe Mack's MLB service time during what was ostensibly a rebuilding year. Hicks took full advantage of his placeholder role, putting together the best season by a Marlins Rule 5 rookie since Dan Uggla two decades ago. From the get-go, he showed remarkable discipline to lay off pitches outside the strike zone. When given something to hit, he consistently made contact at the right angles. That combination culminated in the team's third-highest on-base percentage, trailing only Jakob Marsee and Kyle Stowers. The Marlins began utilizing him at first base midway through the season to maximize his reps and he held up fine there defensively. Hicks' lack of strength allows baserunners to easily steal against him and limits his home run output. He is highly likely to open 2026 on Miami's 26-man roster, but he'll need to continue making elite swing decisions to stick around for another full season. Javier Sanoja Minor league options left: three Among these players who ultimately ran the full marathon, I was most surprised about Javier Sanoja's inclusion on the Opening Day roster. It's very unconventional to roster a 22-year-old unless there's an opportunity for them to start regularly. Such a player typically gets stationed at Triple-A until a clearly defined role opens up. Sanoja was put in a challenging situation and fully embraced it. He never had the comfort of starting more than seven games in a row, but he still made himself a major asset to the Fish with his ability to provide solid defense at practically every position. The low point came early—Sanoja reached base safely only twice in his first 14 plate appearances and had a three-strikeout game on April 2. But from then on, he posted the lowest K% on the entire team. Sanoja would truly be indispensable if he improved as a baserunner. He posted the worst stolen base success rate on the team in 2025 (min. five attempts). Eric Wagaman Minor league options left: three The Marlins boasted about Eric Wagaman's defensive versatility entering his first season with the organization, but he ultimately accrued more than 90% of his playing time at first base and designated hitter. It's unusual for a 1B/DH with offensive output significantly below the MLB average and no meaningful track record from previous seasons to get such a long leash. That made Wagaman an easy punching bag for frustrated fans throughout the first half of the season. To be fair, the alternatives on the Marlins 40-man roster were even less desirable. It quickly became apparent that Jonah Bride wouldn't be able to replicate his 2024 magic. Matt Mervis' occasional home runs weren't nearly enough to offset his constant strikeouts. Deyvison De Los Santos never produced a lengthy hot streak in Triple-A to demonstrate his major league readiness. Six-plus years into his Marlins organizational tenure, Troy Johnston finally received a call-up. Johnston and Wagaman were basically platoon partners for the last two months, and reducing Wagaman's role may have ironically saved his roster spot. From July 29 (Johnston's debut) through season's end, Wagaman's rate stats closely resembled what he did in the upper minors, elevating his production comfortably above replacement level during that span. He is useful against left-handers. I would not be utterly shocked if Wagaman was a wire-to-wire major league Marlin in 2026, but you can bet that his plate appearance total will go way down. View full article

Needless to say, there is a ton of Miami Marlins news and content on the heels of their 162nd and final game of the 2025 season: 🔷 My main focus entering Sunday was the health of Edward Cabrera, making his second start since being diagnosed with an elbow sprain. Though far from flawless, Cabrera threw up zeroes against a desperate New York Mets team (5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 7 K, 83 pitches/44 strikes). He used even fewer fastballs than usual, but his fastball velocity was actually higher than his season average. I was most encouraged by the consistency and shape of his breaking balls. I still vividly remember watching Sandy Alcantara attempt to pitch through an elbow sprain in 2023. During his lone minor league rehab start, his slider was breaking in an unfamiliar and ineffective way—that was a bright red flag. It was announced the following day that Alcantara was halting his rehab. He underwent Tommy John surgery two weeks later. In Cabrera's case, it's looking like he and the Marlins dodged a bullet. 🔷 The Marlins improved from a 62-100 record in 2024 to 79-83 in 2025, setting a franchise record for biggest year-to-year increase in wins (only accounting for full-length seasons). The final victory also clinched their first season series win over the Mets since 2017. 🔷 Total announced attendance for the Mets series was 104,465, exceeding the Aug. 1-3 New York Yankees series for largest single-series crowd in loanDepot park history. As usual, the Marlins still finished last in the National League with a full-season home attendance of 1,156,777 (average of 14,281 per game). That is down ever so slightly from 2023 (1,162,819 total/14,356 average). 🔷 The Mets and Marlins have the same number of postseason appearances (two) since the almighty Steve Cohen began his ownership tenure. That's wild to me. 🔷 The Marlins relayed all pitch calls from their coaches in the dugout during the final nine games of the season. The early returns were encouraging on the surface, though we will have more analysis on that shortly. 🔷 Here is the final postgame press conference of Clayton McCullough's rookie season. 🔷 Kevin Barral did quick hits on each of the Marlins minor league award winners, with insight from director of minor league operations Hector Crespo. 🔷 Alex Krutchik spoke with Liam Hicks and catching coach Joe Singley about the keys to Hicks' productive rookie season relative to the typical Rule 5 draft pick. 🔷 Hicks is one of only five Marlins who spent all 162 games on the club's active roster. 🔷 Happy 21st birthday to Thomas White. Fish on First's No. 1 prospect, White posted a 2.31 ERA and 38.6% strikeout rate this season while ascending from High-A to Triple-A. With some subtle mechanical adjustments and further refinement of his cutter, the southpaw can be a future ace. 🔷 The Marlins will be making a change to their Arizona Fall League plans prior to next week's AFL season opener. Fish On First has learned that right-hander Xavier Meachem underwent elbow surgery, so he'll be replaced on the Mesa Solar Sox roster. 🔷 Old friend Garrett Cooper announced his retirement. Cooper spent the vast majority of his MLB career with the Marlins, slashing .269/.338/.436 slash line with 52 home runs and a 110 wRC+ over parts of six seasons (2018-2023). He was a key cog in the 2020 club that snapped a 17-year postseason drought and he earned an NL All-Star selection in 2022. Injuries unfortunately played a big role in shaping Coop's career—he never received enough playing time during any individual season to qualify for the batting title. 🔷 The Prediction Time leaderboard has been finalized for the 2025 season. Congratulations to SuperSub Alec Chao on edging out FOF staffer Hector Rodriguez! Reigning Prediction Time champ Daniel Rodriguez finished in 10th place (and I finished in 11th). 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Cincinnati Reds clinched Major League Baseball's final postseason berth, joining the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers. The Colorado Rockies finished with a minus-424 run differential, setting a new MLB record in that department (though they had two fewer losses than last season's Chicago White Sox). Outfielder Michael A. Taylor also announced his retirement, concluding a 12-year MLB career. Sunday's start was the end of the road for 18-year veteran Charlie Morton, and it may have been the end of Clayton Kershaw's remarkable run as well—the Dodgers have decided to navigate this week's best-of-three NL Wild Card Series without him on their roster. Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal readers. These notes apply to the third and final game of Miami's home series against the New York Mets. It's also the final game of the 2025 regular season! Starting Lineup 2B Xavier Edwards (S) DH Agustín Ramírez CF Jakob Marsee (L) SS Otto Lopez 3B Connor Norby 1B Eric Wagaman RF Heriberto Hernández C Brian Navarreto LF Javier Sanoja P Edward Cabrera Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below)

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This was unequivocally one of the best baseball games played in 2025. Marlins prospect Jacob Berry crushed a walk-off home run to cap off Triple-A Jacksonville's epic season. View full video

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal readers. These notes apply to the second game of Miami's home series against the New York Mets. Starting Lineup 2B Xavier Edwards (S) CF Jakob Marsee (L) 3B Connor Norby C Liam Hicks (L) DH Troy Johnston (L) RF Griffin Conine (L) SS Otto Lopez 1B Graham Pauley (L) LF Heriberto Hernández P Eury Pérez Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below)

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal readers. These notes apply to the first game of Miami's home series against the New York Mets. Starting Lineup CF Jakob Marsee (L) C Agustín Ramírez 2B Xavier Edwards (S) DH Liam Hicks (L) SS Otto Lopez RF Griffin Conine (L) 1B Troy Johnston (L) LF Heriberto Hernández 3B Graham Pauley (L) P Sandy Alcantara Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below)

A postseason berth was not on anybody's mind at the outset of the 2025 Miami Marlins season. Even as the season played out, there were long stretches where it seemed like an impossibility because the team simply wasn't good enough. However, a pair of remarkably hot stretches and the National League's overall mediocrity kept the third Wild Card spot within reach entering Miami's 159th game. Finally on Thursday night, a 1-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies mathematically eliminated the Fish. The Marlins have only reached the playoffs four times in franchise history—1997, 2003, 2020 and 2023—and only three times in their 30 full-length seasons. Although ultimately unable to extend their campaign into October, the Marlins have a lot to be encouraged about. They have added 15 wins (and counting) from 2024 to 2025, the third-biggest improvement in MLB behind only the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. They've compiled a ton of starting rotation depth and identified several foundational position players, all of whom still have multiple years of club control remaining. Flirting with a .500 record will be the baseline expectation for 2026 rather than the product of overachieving. Heading into Friday, the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants remain in contention for the third Wild Card spot. One of them will join the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs to fill out the NL postseason field. The Marlins will wrap up their season by hosting the Mets for a three-game set at loanDepot park. View full article

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal readers. These notes apply to the third and final game of Miami's road series against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins must win or else they'll be mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. Starting Lineup CF Jakob Marsee (L) DH Agustín Ramírez 2B Xavier Edwards (S) C Liam Hicks (L) SS Otto Lopez RF Griffin Conine (L) 3B Connor Norby LF Troy Johnston (L) 1B Graham Pauley (L) P Janson Junk Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below)

Nardi's disappearance was such a big issue this season, and the lack of substantial updates about his rehab throughout the season makes me worry it could be a career-threatening situation. We'll get more info next week. Separate exercise than what you're doing, but I could see a scenario where Thomas White continues getting outs in Triple-A while struggling with control and he gets his feet wet in MLB during the second half of the season as a multi-inning reliever rather than a SP.

Around this time last year, the Miami Marlins selected Jared Serna, Deyvison De Los Santos and Dax Fulton to their 40-man roster to protect them from the upcoming Rule 5 draft. Doing so was a testament to both their perceived talent and major league readiness—it is difficult to navigate an entire MLB season when you're devoting 40-man spots to players who can't contribute yet. As it turns out, none of those prospects played for the Marlins in 2025, nor did they come close to earning an opportunity. Serna endured a particularly disappointing season. Ranked sixth on the Fish On First Top 30 at the time of his 40-man selection, he has since plummeted to 24th after slashing .224/.310/.279 with only three home runs and a 79 wRC+ in 111 upper-minors games. He frequently made contact, just not with much impact. His defense at shortstop and baserunning were merely okay. Very quietly, Serna found consistency at the end of his age-23 campaign. He reached base safely in each of his last 23 MiLB regular season games, posting a 125 wRC+ during that span. He also helped the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to a Triple-A national championship by going 6-for-16 with two stolen bases during their playoff run. Serna had three weeks to rest between the Jumbo Shrimp's title clinch and the start of the 2025-26 Mexican Pacific Winter League season. He has picked up exactly where he left off (and then some). Entering Sunday, Serna is slashing .400/.514/.633 in nine games played for Charros de Jalisco. His 1.147 OPS is fourth-best in the entire league. The Guaymas native batted eighth in the Jalisco lineup when making his first start of the season on October 17, but this torrid stretch has propelled him to the very top of the order. Keep in mind, Serna is 6.2 years younger than the weighted average age of all hitters in the league, according to Baseball-Reference. One major caveat applies. Jalisco's home ballpark, Estadio Panamericano, is somewhat comparable to Major League Baseball's Coors Field. It's in the city of Zapopan, which is situated nearly a mile above sea level (5,154 ft), allowing batted balls to carry farther than they would have under neutral conditions. To counteract that, Estadio Panamericano has big dimensions—335 feet down both foul lines and 415 feet to straightaway center field. But that means outfielders have a ton of ground to cover. During his five years of winter ball experience (all of them with Jalisco), Serna has a career .358 batting average on balls in play. For context, his career BABIP in the minors is only .289. After leading their league in runs scored in both 2023-24 and 2024-25, Jalisco is tied for first in that category again this season. Marlins fans have seen firsthand how being used out of position can disrupt all aspects of a player's game, but Serna is seemingly unfazed. He's been a full-time middle infielder over the past two seasons when playing affiliated ball. However, Jalisco is mostly deploying him in the outfield, including four consecutive starts in center where he had never previously started in a professional game. From what I have observed, Serna has good range as an outfielder, composure when playing balls off the wall and decent throwing accuracy. His main challenge is compensating for below-average arm strength. merge-knyxk4.mp4 Although defensive versatility is always a positive, the Marlins organization is currently deeper in the outfield than the infield. This experiment doesn't expedite his call-up timeline. For Serna to revitalize his prospect stock this winter, it comes down to continuing to make smart swing decisions and demonstrating that he can slug in Jalisco's road games. View full article

While mourning the end of the Miami Marlins' 2025 playoff push, let's celebrate the burgeoning young talent that will help them compete in 2026 and beyond. The Marlins have announced the following recipients of their Organizational Minor League Awards: Kemp Alderman (Player of the Year); Robby Snelling (Pitcher of the Year); Jakob Marsee (Triple-A Jacksonville MVP); Thomas White (Double-A Pensacola MVP); Karson Milbrandt (High-A Beloit MVP); Eliazar Dishmey (Low-A Jupiter MVP); Nate Payne (FCL Marlins MVP); José Castro (DSL Miami MVP); Luis Cova (DSL Marlins MVP); Jeremy Almonte (Student of the Year) and Angel Espada (Staff Member of the Year). They'll be presented with their hardware during a pregame ceremony at loanDepot park on Saturday. On the field Thursday night, Triple-A Jacksonville clinched the International League championship with a 7-4 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (New York Yankees affiliate). The Jumbo Shrimp took control immediately with a five-run first inning and got five scoreless frames from starter Adam Mazur. If there were such a thing as the ILCS MVP award, it likely would've gone to outfielder Matthew Etzel (5-13, HR, 4 RBI, SB). Jacksonville will take on the Pacific Coast League champs, the Las Vegas Aviators, in Saturday's Triple-A Championship Game. More Marlins news and content below: 🔷 The Marlins lost each of their four series against the Philadelphia Phillies in 2025. The main issue this past series? An inability to score early in games. Miami's offense mustered only one (unearned) run in the 19 combined innings pitched by Cristopher Sánchez, Jesús Luzardo and Walker Buehler. 🔷 Janson Junk was the tough-luck loser in the series finale. Unique season for Junk, who arrived as a minor league free agent signing, only to finish third on the Marlins in innings pitched, refusing to walk anybody upon getting called up. 🔷 This will be the 14th time in the last 15 full-length seasons that the Marlins finish below .500. On the bright side, winning just one of the final three games would set a new franchise record for most wins added from one year to the next (only counting consecutive full-length seasons). 🔷 Lance Brozdowski dove into the Marlins' strategy to call pitches from the dugout and how the algorithmic calls that coaches make may differ from what catchers would've called in the same situations. 🔷 The Prediction Time leaderboard has been updated. Only one series left! Become a SuperSub and we'll keep track of your predictions all season long. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, only the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks remain alive in the race for the third National League Wild Card spot. There are four teams—the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros—jostling for three postseason berths in the AL. The Red Sox and Tigers coincidentally face each other this weekend. The Washington Nationals are hiring Red Sox assistant general manager Paul Toboni to be their new president of baseball operations. Toboni replaces longtime Nats front office leader Mike Rizzo, who was fired in July. Aaron Judge set a new AL single-season intentional walks record, and he is all but assured of being the tallest batting title champ in MLB history. 🔷 Today's MLB game: it's the first of three opportunities for the Marlins to spoil the Mets' season (probable starters RHP Sandy Alcantara and RHP Brandon Sproat). Alcantara is making his 169th and potentially final start in a Marlins uniform. He has a lifetime 2.98 ERA in 17 previous starts against the Mets. First pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET. Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal readers. These notes apply to the second game of Miami's road series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Starting Lineup SS Otto Lopez C Agustín Ramírez DH Heriberto Hernández 3B Connor Norby 2B Xavier Edwards (S) 1B Eric Wagaman CF Jakob Marsee (L) RF Joey Wiemer LF Javier Sanoja P Ryan Weathers Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below)

You could make a compelling case that Tanner Scott is the best relief pitcher in Miami Marlins history. Scott arrived in 2022 with the ideal pitch mix and temperament for high-leverage situations, and his control improved enough during his time in Miami to reach his full potential. The stoic lefty punched their ticket to the 2023 postseason, represented them at the 2024 MLB All-Star Game and brought back a prospect haul at the subsequent trade deadline. Trading Scott in his walk year was an easy call because as much as the Marlins appreciated his contributions, they were never going to be the top bidder for him in free agency. That statement could apply to most players, but especially relievers—their workloads are so limited and their results so volatile that low-payroll teams must preserve resources to address other positions instead. The Los Angeles Dodgers secured Scott's services on a four-year, $72 million deal. Scott has flopped with the reigning World Series champions. On Tuesday, he fumbled away a 4-3 lead against the bottom of the Arizona Diamondbacks lineup for his MLB-leading 10th blown save of the season. He ultimately surrendered a walk-off RBI single to Geraldo Perdomo, giving the D-backs a huge jolt in the National League Wild Card race. Scott's ERA has nearly tripled from last season and he ranks bottom 10 among all MLB pitchers in win probability added. Contrast that with the current Marlins. Seven of their relievers whose combined salaries are a mere fraction of Scott's allowed only one earned run over seven innings en route to victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. That's just the way it's gonna be—patching games together with a carousel of pre-arbitration arms who may lack marketability and All-Star upside, but still get the job done. There is ample time for Scott to justify his contract. However, his turbulent year on the heels of two dominant ones is the latest example of how difficult it is to project what you're getting out of the bullpen. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville lost, 5-4. Robby Snelling (5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 105 pitches/65 strikes) allowed a pair of two-out home runs in the fourth inning, spoiling what was an otherwise good performance. Forgettable night for Kemp Alderman, who struck out in each of his five plate appearances. Facing elimination tonight, the Jumbo Shrimp will turn to Marlins No. 1 prospect Thomas White as their Game 2 starter. Snelling was selected by Baseball America as the Marlins' Minor League Player of the Year for 2025, while Alderman was named a Southern League All-Star. During his 110 games with Double-A Pensacola, Alderman slashed .282/.337/.447 with 15 homers, 20 stolen bases and a 131 wRC+. More Marlins news and content below: 🔷 For the first time in nearly a decade and only the third time ever, the Marlins have gone 11-1 over a 12-game span. The previous occurrences were very early in the 2009 and 2016 seasons. 🔷 Dane Myers suffered a "pretty nasty cut" on his right knee when attempting a leaping catch at the wall in Citizens Bank Park. All signs point to Joey Wiemer coming back up from Jacksonville to take his place on the active roster for the final five games of the season. 🔷 Kevin Barral looks ahead to the opening of the next international signing period in January. Shortstops Santiago Solarte and Ronny Muñoz are among the 19 players who already have agreements in place with the Marlins, sources tell Fish On First. 🔷 I observed that the Marlins have shown by far the most year-over-year improvement among National League teams, and that historically correlates well with winning the Manager of the Year award. McCullough's club has accrued 15 more victories than it did in 2024. 🔷 Happy 25th birthday to Graham Pauley. The Marlins infielder couldn't hit a lick early in the season, but he has turned things around since the All-Star break. In 58 total major league games in 2025, Pauley is slashing .235/.318/.386 with four home runs, two stolen bases, a 96 wRC+ and 1.1 fWAR on the strength of terrific defense. 🔷 Aram Leighton of Just Baseball did a breakdown of Jakob Marsee's swing adjustments. While his current superstar-caliber rate stats are due for some regression moving forward, Leighton still projects him to be "a building block for the future." 🔷 Michael Rosen of FanGraphs looked at Janson Junk's arm angle variation. "Junk was one of the few pitchers with zero relationship at all between his arm angle and fastball vertical movement," he discovered. 🔷 In the race for the third NL Wild Card spot, the Diamondbacks, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals won on Tuesday, while the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants lost. The Mets trailed the Chicago Cubs by five runs entering the fifth inning, but rallied back. The Marlins have a "tragic number" of two—that is the combination of Marlins losses and Mets wins required to officially eliminate Miami. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Cleveland Guardians have pulled into a tie with the Detroit Tigers atop the AL Central standings. The Guardians trailed by as many as 15.5 games earlier this season and still faced a 10.5-game deficit entering September. For the eighth time in the last nine years, the New York Yankees have clinched a postseason berth. MLB's Joint Competition Committee voted to approve the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system for use in regular season games beginning in 2026. Each team will get two challenges per game, which can only be initiated by a pitcher, catcher or batter. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins continue their series against the Phillies (probable starters LHP Ryan Weathers and LHP Jesús Luzardo). Luzardo will almost certainly establish new career-highs in innings pitched and strikeouts during the course of the game (surpassing his 2023 totals in both categories). The Marlins have a 31.6% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 6:45 p.m. ET. View full article

I believe the organization values Conine much more highly. Similar offensive results so far, but Conine's "style of play" is more appealing to this front office because he hits the ball with elite exit velocities. Johnston has performed well enough to create real trade value. At some point in the offseason, I think they move him for a non-40-man prospect.

Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal readers. These notes apply to the first game of Miami's road series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Starting Lineup SS Otto Lopez C Agustín Ramírez CF Jakob Marsee (L) 3B Connor Norby DH Heriberto Hernández 2B Xavier Edwards (S) 1B Eric Wagaman LF Griffin Conine (L) RF Dane Myers P Edward Cabrera Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below)

With ABS coming to Major League Baseball in 2026, here are eight clips of borderline pitches that were challenged during Triple-A Jacksonville games this season. MLB's challenge system will be using the same technology. View full video