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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 Arizona Diamondbacks. Starting Lineup C Liam Hicks (L) SS Otto Lopez DH Kyle Stowers (L) 2B Xavier Edwards (S) LF Heriberto Hernández CF Jakob Marsee (L) 1B Christopher Morel RF Owen Caissie (L) 3B Javier Sanoja P Ryan Gusto 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 Arizona Diamondbacks. Max Meyer has not suffered a loss through his first 13 starts of the season. Starting Lineup DH Liam Hicks (L) SS Otto Lopez LF Kyle Stowers (L) 2B Xavier Edwards (S) 3B Leo Jiménez RF Owen Caissie (L) CF Jakob Marsee (L) C Joe Mack (L) 1B Connor Norby P Max Meyer Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below)

SuperSubs, comment below with your Prediction Time picks: 1. How many games will the Marlins win in this series? (three-game series) 2. Who will be the Series MVP? (determined by win probability added) Once again in 2026, I will be monitoring Miami Marlins predictions from our valued SuperSubs, Fish On First staffers and livestream guests. Individual article pages like this one will be created prior to every Marlins series and featured prominently on the FOF site. Consistent participation is key if you want to win this annual contest. Submissions only take a few seconds. Scoring system A "perfect" series is worth three points: Earn one point for predicting which team will win the upcoming series Earn one point for predicting the precise number of victories for each team Earn one point for predicting the “Series MVP” who accumulated the highest win probability added (WPA) during the series as calculated by FanGraphs (could pick a player from either team) FOF staffer Jeremiah Geiger is currently atop the 2026 season leaderboard, which will be updated between every Marlins series. If you are a SuperSub, leave a comment with your Prediction Time picks on this page, or join the Marlins Discord Server and submit there. We'll feature them on the upcoming Fish On First LIVE episode and track your points throughout the season! Any picks submitted prior to the first pitch of the series opener will be counted. If you are not a SuperSub, please consider signing up here to support the FOF staff. Series preview notes Probable starting pitchers: RHP Sandy Alcantara (MIA) vs. RHP Braxton Ashcraft (PIT) on Friday TBA (MIA) vs. RHP Bubba Chandler (PIT) on Saturday RHP Max Meyer (MIA) vs. RHP Paul Skenes (PIT) on Sunday The Marlins rank 18th in MLB with a 98 wRC+ and 10th in MLB with a 3.96 FIP. They are 8-2 in their last 10 games and have a 11-19 record on the road this season. The following Marlins players are on the injured list: Griffin Conine (60-day IL), Josh Ekness (15-day IL), Ronny Henriquez (60-day IL), Janson Junk (15-day IL), Adam Mazur (60-day IL), Andrew Nardi (60-day IL), Eury Pérez (15-day IL) and Robby Snelling (60-day IL). The Pirates rank eighth in MLB with a 106 wRC+ and seventh in MLB with a 3.80 FIP. They are 4-6 in their last 10 games and have a 19-17 record at home this season. The following Pirates players are on the injured list: Joey Bart (10-day IL), Oneil Cruz (10-day IL), Chris Devenski (60-day IL) and Konnor Griffin (10-day IL). View full article

SuperSubs, comment below with your Prediction Time picks: 1. How many games will the Marlins win in this series? (three-game series) 2. Who will be the Series MVP? (determined by win probability added) Once again in 2026, I will be monitoring Miami Marlins predictions from our valued SuperSubs, Fish On First staffers and livestream guests. Individual article pages like this one will be created prior to every Marlins series and featured prominently on the FOF site. Consistent participation is key if you want to win this annual contest. Submissions only take a few seconds. Scoring system A "perfect" series is worth three points: Earn one point for predicting which team will win the upcoming series Earn one point for predicting the precise number of victories for each team Earn one point for predicting the “Series MVP” who accumulated the highest win probability added (WPA) during the series as calculated by FanGraphs (could pick a player from either team) FOF SuperSub Nicholas Milton and FOF staffer Jeremiah Geiger are currently tied atop the 2026 season leaderboard, which will be updated between every Marlins series. If you are a SuperSub, leave a comment with your Prediction Time picks on this page, or join the Marlins Discord Server and submit there. We'll feature them on the upcoming Fish On First LIVE episode and track your points throughout the season! Any picks submitted prior to the first pitch of the series opener will be counted. If you are not a SuperSub, please consider signing up here to support the FOF staff. Series preview notes Probable starting pitchers: RHP Max Meyer (MIA) vs. RHP Zac Gallen (AZ) on Tuesday RHP Ryan Gusto (MIA) vs. RHP Ryne Nelson (AZ) on Wednesday TBA (MIA) vs. RHP Merrill Kelly (AZ) on Thursday The Marlins rank 20th in MLB with a 96 wRC+ and 12th in MLB with a 3.95 FIP. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games and have a 20-16 record at home this season. The following Marlins players are on the injured list: Griffin Conine (60-day IL), Josh Ekness (15-day IL), Ronny Henriquez (60-day IL), Janson Junk (15-day IL), Adam Mazur (60-day IL), Andrew Nardi (60-day IL), Eury Pérez (15-day IL) and Robby Snelling (60-day IL). The Diamondbacks rank 24th in MLB with a 93 wRC+ and 22nd in MLB with a 4.40 FIP. They are 3-7 in their last 10 games and have a 13-17 record on the road this season. The following Diamondbacks players are on the injured list: Corbin Burnes (60-day UL), Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (10-day IL), Jordan Lawlar (60-day IL), Justin Martinez (60-day IL), James McCann (10-day IL), Cristian Mena (60-day IL), A.J. Puk (60-day IL), Andrew Saalfrank (60-day IL), Carlos Santana (60-day IL) and Blake Walston (60-day IL). 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 Tampa Bay Rays. Starting Lineup DH Liam Hicks (L) SS Otto Lopez 1B Kyle Stowers (L) 2B Xavier Edwards (S) LF Heriberto Hernández RF Owen Caissie (L) CF Jakob Marsee (L) C Joe Mack (L) 3B Javier Sanoja P Sandy Alcantara 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 second game of Miami's home series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Starting Lineup 2B Xavier Edwards (S) SS Otto Lopez RF Kyle Stowers (L) LF Heriberto Hernández DH Leo Jimenez 3B Javier Sanoja CF Esteury Ruiz 1B Connor Norby C Joe Mack (L) P Lake Bachar (opener) 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 Tampa Bay Rays. Starting Lineup DH Liam Hicks (L) SS Otto Lopez 1B Kyle Stowers (L) 2B Xavier Edwards (S) 3B Javier Sanoja RF Owen Caissie (L) CF Jakob Marsee (L) C Joe Mack (L) LF Esteury Ruiz P Ryan Gusto (with Tyler Phillips piggybacking him) Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below)

Thomas White, the top prospect in the Miami Marlins organization, will likely miss the remainder of the 2026 season due to a left capsular shoulder sprain, the club announced on Friday. This deflating news comes three weeks after White's most recent start. He has been on Triple-A Jacksonville's injured list ever since. Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix previously acknowledged the injury, but downplayed its severity in an interview with MLB Network Radio. However, the updated timeline for his return is 12-16 weeks, so even in a best-case scenario, he won't make it back to AAA until September. Fish On First's No. 1 prospect, While is almost universally regarded as a top-25 overall MLB prospect. Across parts of four minor league seasons, he has posted a 2.81 ERA and 3.06 FIP in 214 ⅔ innings pitched while facing much older competition every step of the way. Between this and a season-opening oblique strain, White made only five starts for the Jumbo Shrimp and wasn't able to complete five innings in any of them. Had White been injury-free this season, the 21-year-old could have plausibly reached the majors by now. Miami's rotation is in complete disarray aside from Sandy Alcantara and Max Meyer. On Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, Ryan Gusto will start the game with Tyler Phillips scheduled to piggyback him. Gusto will be the 12th different starter used by the Marlins; among MLB teams, only the Houston Astros have used more (13). White's rehab process will be closely monitored in our FOF injury tracker. View full article

SuperSubs, comment below with your Prediction Time picks: 1. How many games will the Marlins win in this series? (three-game series) 2. Who will be the Series MVP? (determined by win probability added) Once again in 2026, I will be monitoring Miami Marlins predictions from our valued SuperSubs, Fish On First staffers and livestream guests. Individual article pages like this one will be created prior to every Marlins series and featured prominently on the FOF site. Consistent participation is key if you want to win this annual contest. Submissions only take a few seconds. Scoring system A "perfect" series is worth three points: Earn one point for predicting which team will win the upcoming series Earn one point for predicting the precise number of victories for each team Earn one point for predicting the “Series MVP” who accumulated the highest win probability added (WPA) during the series as calculated by FanGraphs (could pick a player from either team) FOF SuperSub Nicholas Milton is currently atop the 2026 season leaderboard, which will be updated between every Marlins series. If you are a SuperSub, leave a comment with your Prediction Time picks on this page, or join the Marlins Discord Server and submit there. We'll feature them on the upcoming Fish On First LIVE episode and track your points throughout the season! Any picks submitted prior to the first pitch of the series opener will be counted. If you are not a SuperSub, please consider signing up here to support the FOF staff. Series preview notes Probable starting pitchers: RHP Tyler Phillips (MIA) vs. RHP Drew Rasmussen (TB) on Friday TBA (MIA) vs. LHP Shane McClanahan (TB) on Saturday RHP Sandy Alcantara (MIA) vs. RHP Griffin Jax (TB) on Sunday The Marlins rank 19th in MLB with a 97 wRC+ and 14th in MLB with a 4.00 FIP. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games and have a 18-15 record at home this season. The following Marlins players are on the injured list: Griffin Conine (60-day IL), Josh Ekness (15-day IL), Ronny Henriquez (60-day IL), Janson Junk (15-day IL), Adam Mazur (60-day IL), Andrew Nardi (60-day IL), Eury Pérez (15-day IL) and Robby Snelling (60-day IL). The Rays rank 10th in MLB with a 103 wRC+ and 20th in MLB with a 4.28 FIP. They are 2-8 in their last 10 games and have a 15-14 record on the road this season. The following Rays players are on the injured list: Jonny DeLuca (10-day IL), Jake Fraley (10-day IL), Michael Grove (60-day IL), Craig Kimbrel (15-day IL), Gavin Lux (60-day IL), Ryan Pepiot (60-day IL), Manuel Rodriguez (60-day IL), Jesse Scholtens (15-day IL), Edwin Uceta (60-day IL) and Steven Wilson (60-day IL). View full article

The 2026 MLB All-Star ballot went live on Wednesday, featuring the following Miami Marlins position players: Liam Hicks (C) Connor Norby (1B) Xavier Edwards (2B) Javier Sanoja (3B) Otto Lopez (SS) Kyle Stowers (OF) Jakob Marsee (OF) Owen Caissie (OF) Heriberto Hernández (DH) The only one of them who's been an All-Star before is Stowers, who served as Miami's 2025 representative. However, the combination of an injured list stint and season-opening stretch of limited power production makes him an extreme longshot to earn back-to-back selections. Hicks, Edwards and Lopez are the club's strongest candidates this year. Entering Wednesday, Hicks leads all National League catchers with 46 RBI and ranks third with 1.4 fWAR. He has more walks than strikeouts, as does Edwards. He is the NL fWAR leaderboard at second base (2.6 fWAR) and paces all Marlins with a 145 wRC+. Lopez is MLB's hits leader with 80. Each of them have been durable as well—Edwards in particular has appeared in all 62 Fish games this season. Not that it will actually impact the balloting results, but this is my annual reminder that MLB allows fans to submit write-in candidates at each position. Nobody's forcing you to take this exercise completely seriously. You can vote for players who are having horrible first halves (like Christopher Morel) or have been demoted to the minor leagues (Agustín Ramírez) by typing their names. No Marlin has been a fan-elected All-Star starter since Jazz Chisholm Jr. in 2022 (ironically, Chisholm didn't even wind up making that start due to injury). Fans can submit up to five ballots per day per email address during the first phase of the voting, which concludes at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 25. 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 Washington Nationals. Starting Lineup LF Heriberto Hernández SS Otto Lopez RF Kyle Stowers (L) 2B Xavier Edwards (S) DH Christopher Morel CF Esteury Ruiz 1B Connor Norby 3B Javier Sanoja C Joe Mack (L) P Max Meyer Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below)

It took nearly six full years in professional baseball, with more than five of those spent in the Miami Marlins organization, but Zach McCambley got his first taste of the major leagues on Tuesday when the Cincinnati Reds selected him to their active roster. Becoming an MLB player means joining a very exclusive club, though it probably doesn't feel that way for McCambley. That's because everybody else in the Marlins' 2020 MLB Draft class beat him to that milestone. For most of Marlins history, the amateur draft was 40-plus rounds. In recent years, it's been 20 rounds. Even the elite front offices are going to strike out the majority of the time with that kind of volume. But under a unique set of circumstances in 2020, the draft consisted of only five rounds (six Marlins picks). While that class has not exactly led the Fish to consistent success, there is something to be said for identifying and developing talent well enough to go six-for-six at producing big leaguers. The Marlins only picked pitchers in 2020. Max Meyer got called up first way back in 2022. Kyle Nicolas and Kyle Hurt both debuted in September 2023 after being traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers, respectively. A year later, Jake Eder reached The Show with the Chicago White Sox. Dax Fulton lasted a single day in Miami last month, making a long relief appearance before being optioned back to Triple-A Jacksonville. Now it's McCambley's turn, less than two weeks after being acquired by the Reds in exchange for outfielder Rece Hinds. Year Round OvPck Bonus Name Pos bWAR G ERA WHIP Type Drafted Out of 2020 1 3 $6,700,000 Max Meyer P 1.5 37 4.49 1.31 4Yr University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) 2020 2 40 $2,400,000 Dax Fulton P 0.0 1 4.50 1.25 HS Mustang HS (Mustang, OK) 2020 CB-B 61 $1,129,700 Kyle Nicolas P -0.3 93 4.96 1.58 4Yr Ball State University (Muncie, IN) 2020 3 75 $775,000 Zach McCambley P 0.0 0 N/A N/A 4Yr Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC) 2020 4 104 $700,000 Jake Eder P 0.2 13 4.44 1.27 4Yr Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) 2020 5 134 $300,000 Kyle Hurt P 0.8 22 1.01 0.86 4Yr University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) It's difficult to be so patient, but it really does take at least half a decade to fully evaluate a draft class, even one built mainly on college players. In 2026, Meyer has gone from a fringy MLB starter to the No. 2 arm in the Marlins rotation. Hurt is just now emerging as a steady contributor out of the Dodgers bullpen. The 2021-25 Marlins draft classes have combined for only five big leaguers thus far. Thomas White, Kemp Alderman and Karson Milbrandt are prime candidates to boost that total in the near future. 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 Washington Nationals. Pregame roster moves: Ryan Gusto recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville; Zach Brzykcy optioned to Jacksonville Starting Lineup DH Heriberto Hernández SS Otto Lopez LF Kyle Stowers (L) 2B Xavier Edwards (S) 3B Leo Jiménez 1B Liam Hicks (L) CF Jakob Marsee (L) RF Owen Caissie (L) C Joe Mack (L) P Lake Bachar (Ryan Gusto will serve as bulk guy in relief) 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 road series against the Washington Nationals. Pregame roster moves: Zach Brzykcy and Tyler Zuber selected from Triple-A Jacksonville; Josh White optioned to Jacksonville; Josh Ekness (right calf strain) placed on 15-day injured list retroactive to May 29; Griffin Conine and Andrew Nardi transferred to 60-day injured list Starting Lineup DH Liam Hicks (L) SS Otto Lopez LF Kyle Stowers (L) 2B Xavier Edwards (S) 3B Leo Jiménez RF Owen Caissie (L) CF Jakob Marsee (L) C Joe Mack (L) 1B Connor Norby P Sandy Alcantara Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below)

Fish On First LIVE discusses Marlins right-hander Ryan Gusto. Injuries have created an opening for Gusto in the starting rotation, and he's now better equipped to take advantage of the opportunity than he was last season. View full video

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NEW YORK — There's no shame in losing a battle to Juan Soto in your major league debut. The disturbing part for Josh White and the Miami Marlins is what brought Soto to the plate in the first place. After nearly a full calendar year of terrorizing Triple-A hitters, White was recalled by the Marlins prior to Sunday's game. The corresponding roster move was placing Janson Junk on the 15-day injured list with right shin bone inflammation. The news of White's call-up was first reported by marlins.city on Instagram. Fish On First's 21st-ranked prospect entered in the bottom of the sixth inning and looked comfortable initially. White struck out fellow rookie A.J. Ewing with a backdoor slider, then jammed Brett Baty with an inside fastball for a routine flyout. However, poor control fueled an epic two-out rally from there: Walk Hit by pitch Walk Walk Home run (grand slam) Walk A New York Mets team that had only been averaging 3.95 runs per game put up a five-spot against White in two-thirds of an inning. The Ewing slider was an anomaly, as you can see below. White had difficulty landing any of his secondary pitches in the strike zone. Just 20 of his 43 total pitches were strikes. During the month of May alone, White is the sixth different Marlin to make his MLB debut. He joins Josh Ekness (May 3), Joe Mack (May 4), William Kempner (May 5), Dax Fulton (May 6) and Robby Snelling (May 8), the first three of whom are still on the Marlins active roster...for now. There are only two conventional starters on Miami's pitching staff right now (Sandy Alcantara and Max Meyer), plus Tyler Phillips, who's still in the process of getting fully stretched out for that role. All signs point to Ryan Gusto being recalled from Triple-A prior to Tuesday's game to audition for one of the rotation vacancies. The likeliest corresponding move would be optioning a rookie reliever. One nightmarish performance does not dampen White's long-term outlook. The 25-year-old's steep arm angle and nasty breaking balls make him difficult for most mortals to barrel up, and his minor league track record speaks for itself (1.71 ERA and 2.51 FIP in 94.2 IP since 2025). But obviously, this was a discouraging first showing at the big league level. View full article