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Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. 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 Seattle Mariners. Starting Lineup SS Xavier Edwards (S) RF Jesús Sánchez (L) C Agustín Ramírez LF Kyle Stowers (L) 1B Eric Wagaman 2B Otto Lopez DH Matt Mervis (L) 3B Connor Norby CF Dane Myers P Connor Gillispie Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below) View full article

I hope Agustín can prove me wrong and settle in as a decent defensive player. He is a foundational piece for his bat alone, but it opens up more roster construction possibilities if he doesn't clog up the DH spot. I think the Marlins would only see him as a long-term extension candidate if grows a bit on that side of the ball.

After an error extended the fifth inning, Miami took full advantage. Agustín Ramírez continued his phenomenal debut week by later adding insurance runs with his first career homer. Matt Mervis slammed his bat in frustration. Given the green light in a 3-0 count, Seattle Mariners right-hander Casey Lawrence served up a center-cut, 88 mph fastball, and Mervis wasted it by hitting a routine grounder to second baseman Dylan Moore for the final out of the inning...or so he thought. Mervis briefly looked away from the play while jogging down the line, only to find out that the ball had somehow gotten behind Moore. The Miami Marlins still had life in the top of the fifth and made it count. The Marlins went on to score six runs—all of them unearned—before the inning actually ended, ultimately defeating the Mariners at T-Mobile Park, 8-4. Through the first three innings, it was hard to fathom a scenario where the Fish would put up eight runs. Logan Gilbert mowed down their lineup on just 29 total pitches. They caught a massive break when Gilbert exited the game due to right forearm tightness. The Mariners had taken the lead on Moore's solo home run in the bottom of the second. To Cal Quantrill's credit, that was his only blunder early on. Entering the fifth, every other Seattle batter had been retired. Quantrill was staying away from their lefties with pitches on the outer third of the strike zone and they helped him out in a few instances by expanding a few inches off of the plate. He was extremely efficient as a result (12 outs on 48 total pitches). Quantrill's catcher, Liam Hicks, was the first Marlin to exploit Moore's miscue. He blooped a single off the end of the bat into left-center field to tie the game. Javier Sanoja and Xavier Edwards followed with singles of their own to make it a 4-1 lead. Jesús Sánchez brought home two more runs by clobbering a Lawrence sweeper deep to right field for his first homer since returning from the injured list. The Marlins have scored 54.4% of their runs this season when there are two outs in an inning, which is by far the highest percentage among MLB teams. Clayton McCullough kept Quantrill in for the sixth inning, a decision he would quickly regret. The Mariners pulled to within 6-4 when Jorge Polanco blasted a three-run bomb on a misplaced cutter. Quantrill continues to struggle when facing opponents for the third time in a game. Miami's bullpen put out the fire. Jesús Tinoco, Calvin Faucher and Ronny Henriquez combined for 3 ⅓ scoreless innings. The final frames were much less stressful thanks to the prodigious bat of Agustín Ramírez. With Lawrence still pitching in the top of the eighth, the designated hitter extended the Marlins' lead to 8-4 with his first career homer. agustin MIA @ SEA _ Highlights _ MLB Research Tool.mp4 Ramírez's numbers since being called up earlier this week are extraordinary and possibly unprecedented. He has a slash line of .700/.750/1.400 with a 461 wRC+ (100 represents league average). He has mashed five extra-base hits and none of them have been cheapies—exit velocities above 100 mph on all them, including 106.9 mph on the round-tripper. Nobody's been able to strike him out yet. Since the start of the 20th century, there is no record of a player compiling seven hits including five extra-base hits through their first three career games, according to MLB.com's Sarah Langs. Saturday's starting pitching matchup is another mismatch on paper with former waiver claim Connor Gillispie and three-time All-Star Luis Castillo taking the mound for the Marlins and Mariners, respectively. Expect Ramírez to catch Gillispie. First pitch is again scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET. View full article

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. 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 Seattle Mariners. Starting Lineup SS Xavier Edwards (S) CF Jesús Sánchez (L) LF Eric Wagaman DH Agustín Ramírez RF Kyle Stowers (L) 3B Connor Norby 1B Matt Mervis (L) C Liam Hicks (L) 2B Javier Sanoja P Cal Quantrill Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below) View full article

Today's news roundup also includes a detailed report on how pitch-calling is being handled for Marlins minor league affiliates. There are a handful of player photos that I could've used to complement this article title. The Triple-A Jacksonville pitching staff, despite being thin on highly ranked Miami Marlins prospects, has been outstanding in 2025. I decided on right-hander Freddy Tarnok just because he started on Thursday, going five scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 3.26 with a fastball that topped out at 98 mph. Tarnok ranks second on the team with 22 strikeouts this season. But more than half of the active Jumbo Shrimp pitching staff has a call-up case right now. As discussed on Fish On First LIVE, there are two obvious weak links in the Marlins bullpen: George Soriano and Tyler Phillips. Even low-leverage arms like theirs find themselves pitching in important situations due to the lack of length that the starters are providing, so Miami cannot afford to be complacent. Whether it's Tarnok, lefty breaking ball specialist Josh Simpson, Cade Gibson (who's already on the 40-man) or somebody else, the Marlins should be proactive about auditioning different arms in place of Soriano and Phillips. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 9-1. Jakob Marsee stole his 17th and 18th bases. Jacksonville's home winning streak is up to 11 games. Double-A Pensacola won, 3-0. All three of Evan Fitterer's starts this season have been scoreless. His latest one was his longest one yet (6.0 IP,3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 86 pitches/50 strikes) and lowered his ERA to 0.87. High-A Beloit won, 3-0. Low-A Jupiter lost, 5-4. Andrew Salas, the youngest player to appear in a minor league game this season, raised his on-base percentage to .511. More Marlins news and content below: 🔷 Patrick Monteverde cleared waivers and was outrighted to Jacksonville. 🔷 Alex Carver reports on the new pitch-calling process that's been implemented throughout the Marlins farm system. Pitchers are being told to rely heavily on breaking balls and largely disregard the location of them. 🔷 Major League Baseball announced that the Marlins' have the seventh-largest bonus pool for this year's MLB Draft. Their $15,187,400 pool is the largest in franchise history and a 45.5% increase from their 2024 draft pool. Already looking ahead to the 2026 international signing period (opening on January 15), they'll have $7,357,100 in pool money—that's similar to what they had this year ($7,555,500). 🔷 The Prediction Time leaderboard has been updated through the first eight series. I'm doing so poorly, I don't even show up on the top-20 screenshot despite dutifully making predictions for every matchup. Become a SuperSub and we'll keep track of your predictions all season long! 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Colorado Rockies dropped to an MLB-worst 4-20 record after being swept in a doubleheader. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Cal Quantrill) begin their west coast trip against the Seattle Mariners (RHP Logan Gilbert). The Marlins have a 31.8% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 9:40 p.m. ET. 🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m. ET Double-A Pensacola vs. Knoxville, 7:05 p.m. ET High-A Beloit at South Bend, 7:05 p.m. ET Low-A Jupiter vs. Palm Beach, 6:30 p.m. ET Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. 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 Cincinnati Reds. Starting Lineup SS Xavier Edwards (S) CF Jesús Sánchez (L) 1B Eric Wagaman DH Matt Mervis (L) RF Kyle Stowers (L) 2B Otto Lopez C Liam Hicks (L) LF Ronny Simon (S) 3B Graham Pauley (L) P Sandy Alcantara Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below) View full article

Today's news roundup also includes injury updates on Marlins prospects PJ Morlando and Starlyn Caba. Two games into his major league career, the Miami Marlins inserted Agustín Ramírez into the cleanup spot of their lineup on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds, even with a right-handed starter on the mound. Get used to it. Ramírez went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a walk, included the team's two hardest-hit balls, playing a key role in their 4-3 victory. Nothing against Liam Hicks, but Ramírez has matched his extra-base hit total for the season in a single series. The quality of his contact and his takes have been as good as advertised. Prior to the Ramírez call-up, this was already shaping up to be the best Marlins offense of the Bruce Sherman era. As long as he sticks on the active roster moving forward, that should definitely be the case. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 6-5. Joe Mack went 0-for-4 with a walk in his Triple-A debut. Deyvison De Los Santos went 4-for-5 with a stolen base. The reigning MiLB home run king has gone deep only once this season, but he's still make lots of loud contact and leading the Marlins farm system with 23 hits. Remember Seth Martinez? The 30-year-old reliever who was outrighted to the minors last month has been outstanding for the Jumbo Shrimp, striking out 14 batters in 7 ⅓ innings without surrendering any earned runs. Double-A Pensacola lost, 2-1. High-A Beloit lost, 8-5. Ryan Ignoffo homered and caught two runners attempting to steal. Low-A Jupiter lost, 7-5. In his season debut, PJ Morlando hit his first professional home run. anik2l_1.mp4 More Marlins news and content below: 🔷 Starlyn Caba, Fish On First's second-ranked prospect, has landed on the 7-day injured list with a left thumb sprain. The 19-year-old shortstop owns an impressive 114 wRC+ for Jupiter this season, but his 28.8% walk rate is doing the heavy lifting. There has been only one deep fly ball off his bat through 52 plate appearances. 🔷 Patrick Monteverde remains in DFA limbo. 🔷 Kevin Barral and I checked in on how each team involved in the Luis Arraez trade tree is feeling about their side of it. Legitimately has the potential to be a win-win-win scenario. 🔷 Published before his 14-strikeout performance, Thomas Nestico detailed the pitch characteristics and usage changes that had been fueling Max Meyer's hot start. 🔷 The Marlins are still accepting applications for baseball analyst and senior data scientist positions in their baseball research department. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the New York Mets have won six in a row to pull even with the San Diego Padres for MLB's best record (17-7). Their pitching staff has an unfathomable 2.37 ERA, thanks to limiting opponents to only 10 homers through 24 games. One of baseball's best hitting prospects, Nick Kurtz, will debut for the Athletics today. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Sandy Alcantara) will try to sweep the Cincinnati Reds (RHP Brady Singer). The Marlins have a 56.1% chance to win, per FanGraphs. Agustín Ramírez is expected to be absent from the starting lineup, but available to rake off the bench if the situation presents itself. First pitch at 1:10 p.m. ET. 🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m. ET Double-A Pensacola vs. Knoxville, 7:05 p.m. ET High-A Beloit at South Bend, 7:05 p.m. ET Low-A Jupiter vs. Palm Beach, 6:30 p.m. ET Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. 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 Cincinnati Reds. Starting Lineup SS Xavier Edwards (S) RF Jesús Sánchez (L) DH Eric Wagaman C Agustín Ramírez LF Kyle Stowers (L) 3B Connor Norby 1B Matt Mervis (L) 2B Otto Lopez CF Dane Myers P Edward Cabrera Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below) View full article

With Agustin now called up, it is truly becoming a deep and balanced lineup. As long as somebody other than him and Mervis steps up as a consistent home run threat, this will be the best offense the Marlins have had since Sherman took over.

Good timing: Joe Mack's promotion to Triple-A just became official and he's playing his first game with Jacksonville today

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. 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 Cincinnati Reds. Starting Lineup SS Xavier Edwards (S) 1B Eric Wagaman 3B Connor Norby 2B Otto Lopez CF Dane Myers C Agustín Ramírez RF Jesús Sánchez (L) LF Javier Sanoja DH Ronny Simon (S) P Max Meyer Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below) View full article

Today's news roundup also includes notes about the other recently promoted Marlins prospects. The Miami Marlins were four outs away from suffering a winless week when Javier Sanoja lifted a hanging breaking ball to left field for his first career home run. With a single swing, he drove in as many runs as he had during his first 28 MLB games combined! The Marlins finished off the Philadelphia Phillies in extra innings, 7-5. With a 9-12 record, they enter this week in sole possession of third place in the National League East division. As if that wasn't exhilarating enough, news broke an hour after the game that Agustín Ramírez is being called up to the big leagues. He'll replace Rob Brantly, who suffered a right shoulder injury on Sunday. Since being acquired in July's Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade, Ramírez's prospect stock has continued to climb. He slashed .261/.346/.464 (118 wRC+) for Triple-A Jacksonville with eight home runs and nine stolen bases in 58 games. The Marlins have been stubborn about developing him as a catcher—100% of his defensive appearances as a member of the Marlins organization have come there even though he had some prior experience at first base. Ramírez is doing slightly better at the position than he did in 2024, but still struggles immensely with receiving and blocking pitches. For what it's worth, Jacksonville has been great at preventing runs while he's behind the plate. I'm fascinated to see how the Marlins handle this. How does Ramírez split his playing time between catcher and designated hitter? Will he go back down to the minors once Brantly or Nick Fortes get healthy? Remember, Rule 5 Draft pick Liam Hicks cannot be optioned. With Hicks having caught each of the last six days, we will get our first look at Ramírez tonight. 🔷 Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 8-7. Jacob Berry and Troy Johnston drove in three runs apiece. The Jumbo Shrimp are up to 53 stolen bases, the second-highest total among all Minor League Baseball teams. Double-A Pensacola won, 5-3. Josh Ekness picked up the save and has retired 20 of 24 batters faced this season. High-A Beloit's game was suspended in the bottom of the fourth inning. Low-A Jupiter won, 11-7. Fittingly on Easter Sunday, infielder Jesús Hernández delivered a three-run homer. Abrahan Ramírez matched his minor league career high with 4 RBI. He is quietly slashing .265/.447/.412 with as many walks as strikeouts. More Marlins news and content below: 🔷 Left-handers Patrick Monteverde (Saturday) and Cade Gibson (Sunday) made their MLB debuts over the weekend, becoming the first members of the 2021 and 2022 Marlins draft classes, respectively, to reach that milestone. Monteverde is currently in DFA limbo, likely to clear waivers and be outrighted to the minors in the coming days. Gibson, on the other hand, was shockingly effective and reasonably efficient in his outing (2 ⅓ scoreless innings on 34 pitches). He should get at least one more opportunity to pitch before potentially get swapped out for another fresh arm later this week. In addition to Ramírez, utility man Ronny Simon is on the verge of debuting after being called up on Sunday. 🔷 The Prediction Time leaderboard has been updated through the first seven series. Yikes, I'm off to a lousy start. Become a SuperSub and we'll keep track of your predictions all season long! 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, Luis Arraez was stretchered off the field after a frightening collision at first base. He was brought to a local hospital, but is in stable condition. Arraez's San Diego Padres improved their MLB-best record to 16-6 largely because of Fernando Tatis Jr., who scored all three of their runs. He leads the National League with 1.9 fWAR. Max Fried and Fernando Cruz combined for a two-hit shutout. Fried lowered his ERA to 1.42 and the New York Yankees have won all five of his starts. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Max Meyer) host the Cincinnati Reds (LHP Nick Lodolo). Favorable matchup for Elly De La Cruz given Miami's struggles to control the running game—I'm setting the over/under at 5.5 stolen bases for De La Cruz in this three-game series. The Marlins have a 48.8% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 6:40 p.m. 🔷 Prior to the game, Fish On First LIVE will preview the series beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. FOF LIVE is presented by About The Fans. Check out our new merchandise collection (coupon code fof10 for 10% off). Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Kevin, Alex Carver, Isaac Azout and I shared our instant reactions to the call-up in this Twitter space, for those interested. Really curious what happens with the catching situation when Nick Fortes gets healthy if Ramírez performs well in the meantime.

Selected from Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday, Ronny Simon had been slashing .354/.441/.521 in 15 games played this season. He signed with the Marlins as a minor league free agent last winter. View full video