Tag: Miami Marlins

Former LSU star Jacob Berry earns Double-A promotion with Marlins

Jacob Berry is quickly on the rise in the minor league ranks.

Former LSU baseball star [autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag] is quickly rising within the minor league ranks.

Berry, the No. 2 prospect in the Miami Marlins organization, earned a promotion to the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Tuesday. In his debut with the Blue Wahoos the same night, he recorded a single, a walk and a stolen base.

A transfer from Arizona who followed [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] to spend his final season at LSU, Berry was the sixth overall pick in the 2022 MLB draft. After a brief stint in the Rookie League ranks, he was promoted to the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads, where he finished out his season.

Berry began the 2023 season at the High-A level with the Beloit Sky Carp, for whom he had a hot start. He batted .227 with four home runs, 15 doubles and 37 RBI, earning a promotion to the Double-A level.

His current projected ETA in the Major Leagues is 2025.

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Rockies tried to stop Luis Arráez with a shift loophole and MLB fans roasted them when it failed

The Rockies REALLY tried that …

Marlins second baseman Luis Arráez spent much of this season hitting around .400 and is among the most difficult players in baseball to strikeout. That had the Rockies getting needlessly creative with the game on the line in the 10th inning on Sunday.

While the shift has generally become a relic of baseball’s past with the new rules, it wasn’t outright banned. Teams are required to have at least two players on both sides of second base at all times, forcing teams to bring in an outfielder in order to deploy a shift.

It’s a risky defensive alignment because it leaves a massive gap in the outfield. But on Sunday, the Rockies knew that Arráez was putting the ball in play with the bases loaded and one out in the 10th inning. So, they brought the infield in and had center fielder Brenton Doyle playing in on the dirt as a second baseman. They also had right field totally unoccupied.

Well, Arráez beat that shift easily.

Arráez walked off with a single to right field. Now, had right fielder Nolan Jones been playing in his regular spot in the outfield, he might have been able to make a play and attempt a throw home on the tagging runner. It may have also been a single regardless, but you’d like to see the outfield playing shallow in that situation given Arráez’s lack of power.

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Still, the Rockies made that play way more difficult than it had to be by deploying a five-man infield instead of putting players in their natural positions. Like, why would Rockies manager Bud Black even trust Doyle — who has zero professional games in the infield — to make that play when an inning-ending double play was in order on grounders to second or short? It was beyond strange.

You can’t blame fans for roasting the Rockies after that choice backfired.

Andrew Lindsey selected by Miami in 2023 MLB draft

Tennessee pitcher Andrew Lindsey selected by Miami in the 2023 MLB draft.

The 2023 Major League Baseball first-year player draft is taking place Sunday-Tuesday in Seattle, Washington.

The MLB first-year player draft is being held in conjunction with the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday.

Tennessee junior pitcher Andrew Lindsey was selected by Miami in the fifth round with the No. 146 overall pick.

Lindsey played at Tennessee in 2023 after transferring from Charlotte.

Lindsey (3-4) appeared in 21 games, including nine starts, with the Vols. The former Vol recorded a 2.90 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 71.1 innings.

He is the third Vol to be selected in the 2023 MLB draft.

Tennessee junior pitcher Chase Dollander was selected in the first-round by Colorado with the No. 9 overall pick.

Tennessee junior shortstop Maui Ahuna was selected by San Francisco in the fourth-round with the No. 117 overall pick.

Miami Marlins draft Michigan State 1B Brock Vradenburg in third round of MLB Draft

Spartan 1B Brock Vradenburg has been selected in the 3rd round of the MLB Draft

Brock Vradenburg had a masterful season with Michigan State in 2023, picking up a multitude of All-American honors after having one of the best hitting season in program history. Now, that historic season has been paid off by earning a selection in the 2023 MLB Draft.

After teammate Mitch Jebb was selected in the second round yesterday, Vradenburg has been selected in the third round today.

The Miami Marlins have selected the Spartan first basemen with the 78th overall selection in the third round of the draft.

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Jean Segura responds to ump’s terrible strike call by marking it in the dirt, gets tossed

He was right!

You know the drill: You can’t argue balls and strikes (well, at least for now. Someday you might be arguing with robot umpires!) or you’ll probably get tossed.

That’s what happened to Jean Segura. The Miami Marlins infielder got a third strike called on him against the St. Louis Cardinals’ Chris Stratton. The ball was very much low and outside, so Segura had a good eye.

But Jeff Nelson called it a strike and Segura made sure to mark where the pitch was in the dirt. Boom, immediate ejection, that’s it for him. But it was definitely a ball, so he had a point.

MLB fans roasted the Cardinals for a brutal throwing error that gave the Marlins a walk-off win

Poor Jordan Hicks…

This is a throw Jordan Hicks makes 99 times out of 100. Unfortunately for the St. Louis Cardinals, this was the one out of 100 chance and it cost them the game in the most brutal fashion.

On Wednesday, the Miami Marlins made a miraculous comeback to walk it off against the Cardinals 10-9. It all came to be thanks to this unfortunate throw from the pitcher, Hicks, after picking up a ground ball with two on and one out and the Cardinals leading 9-8. When Hicks threw the ball to first to get the force out, he overshot his man completely as the ball sailed over the first baseman’s head.

And from there, the damage was done, as the Marlins then walked it off in dramatic fashion thanks to the truly unfortunate error from Hicks.

What a rough way to lose. Especially on a play as routine as that one.

MLB fans absolutely roasted the Cardinals for this brutal walk off loss to the Marlins.

7 ridiculous Luis Arraez stats now that he’s hitting .400 (!!!)

Luis Arraez is having an unreal season.

If you weren’t paying attention to Miami Marlins hitter Luis Arraez before — like I told you to — it’s time.

After a 5-for-5 performance in a win over the Toronto Blue Jays — HIS THIRD 5-FOR-5 THIS MONTH AAAAAAAA! — he’s now hitting .400. And we’re 10 days away from the end of June. Seriously, this is wild.

And after that immaculate hitting on Monday, the stats about his wild season were everywhere. So we decided to round them up to show you just how amazing Arraez is this season.

Even if he doesn’t hit .400 (or… above?) by the time September rolls around, take a moment to drink this all in:

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Why was there a kayak sitting on top of the San Francisco dugout during Giants-Marlins?

Why was there a kayak just sitting on top of the San Francisco dugout during Giants-Marlins?

During Saturday’s San Francisco Giants game against the Miami Marlins, the camera panned over to a very strange sight on top of the San Francisco dugout.

An empty kayak rested atop the dugout, seemingly for now reason at first. As strange as baseball games can get, it’s just, well, not common to see a random kayak just sitting on top of a team’s dugout during a game.

The broadcast indicated that the kayak almost assuredly had something to do with a bobblehead giveaway at the ballpark that day featuring Giants mascot Lou Seal.

To support the broadcast’s explanation, Lou Seal was hovering around the dugout where the kayak was, and it absolutely had something to do with the bobblehead giveaway. Lou Seal was probably doing some sort of skit with the kayak to mimic what was going on with the bobblehead.

However, it’s more enjoyable to just think Lou Seal was just doing mascot things around the dugout, and the kayak was just sitting there for no reason.

If you’re a Giants fan who was at the ballpark on Saturday, you probably knew why there was a kayak just sitting on top of the San Francisco dugout.

However, if you were just tuning into the game on television after the broadcast explained what was going on, you were probably very confused as to what an empty kayak was doing there. We can’t blame you!

11 MLB Opening Day videos that will give you chills

Chills. Literal chills.

We made it. Opening Day 2023.

Winter is officially over and the Boys of Summer are back — even if the weather outside is trying to tell you otherwise.

There’s so much to get excited for this MLB season that words can’t really do it all justice. Fortunately, your favorite team knows this. And they’re here to give the people what they want.

More specifically: hype videos. So. Many. Hype videos.

Each club typically puts together their most chill-inducing edit at the beginning of the season and the start of October. This year was no different, though a few stand out above the rest.

Not excited for baseball yet? Let these videos change your mind.

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Notre Dame’s botched OC search brings alleged Reinsdorf quote to mind

Notre Dame is reminding Chicago sports fans of a familiar face.

Right now, Notre Dame fans understandably are miffed at how their program’s offensive coordinator search went down.

By refusing to deal with the $2.8 million buyout in Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig’s contract, Notre Dame showed its hand in what it would and wouldn’t do to fill the position vacated by Tommy Rees.

The Irish ended up promoting from within and gave [autotag]Gerad Parker[/autotag] the job. By then, it was too late to change many Irish fans’ belief that the university’s higher-ups are not serious about bringing another national championship to South Bend.

This drama brings to mind a quote allegedly once uttered by Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. While appearing on Dan Le Batard’s podcast in 2019, former Miami Marlins president David Samson said the following:

“I was 32 years old, just in baseball for my first of 18 years. He said, ‘You know what, here’s my best advice to you: Finish in second place every single year. Because your fans will say, “Wow, we’ve got a shot, we’re in it.” But there’s always the carrot left. There’s always one more step to take.’ “

Reinsdorf denied ever giving this advice, but if he did, it wouldn’t surprise many Bulls and White Sox fans. Especially in recent years, Reinsdorf has been accused of not being serious about winning and instead being focused on saving money. One column by Chicago sports media personality Laurence Holmes published just this week questions Reinsdorf’s motives.

Recent inaction by both the Bulls and White Sox have disillusioned fans beyond belief. A struggling Bulls team was one of only two not to make a move at the NBA’s trade deadline, opting in favor of the continuity preached by the front office. Also, the Bulls have paid the luxury tax only once in franchise history, and they weren’t going to do it again by addressing glaring roster needs last offseason.

While the Sox did give out the richest contract in franchise history in the offseason (a laughable $75 million for Andrew Benintendi), they failed to address holes in right field and at second base. Their other free-agent signee, starting pitcher Mike Clevinger, is under investigation for domestic violence, and they didn’t sign anyone off the scrap heap as insurance in case Clevinger is suspended.

All ranting about Chicago sports aside, is it possible, dare we say likely, that [autotag]Jack Swarbrick[/autotag] and his bosses at Notre Dame are subscribing to a similar philosophy? Are they content to be just good enough and thus string fans along? When you show you’re not willing to spend the money necessary to get to the next level, it’s hard to change the narrative to anything else. Notre Dame’s reputation is set and not in a good way.

To not lure the best available coaching talent when you easily can will not help Notre Dame’s alleged quest to become a national title contender. Eventually, recruits, coaches and fans will see right through what’s really going on, and they’ll realize they’re better off taking their business elsewhere.

Notre Dame might like to bill itself as a school with a premier football program, but it’s not acting like one right now. The sooner it realizes this, the sooner people will stop using the program as leverage or a stepping stone or to a bigger program with more recent success.

Irish fans don’t want to see that carrot dangled in front of them. They want it fed to them, and they want it to taste good. Is there any chance Notre Dame’s administration will allow that to happen anytime soon? Chances are it will not, just like Reinsdorf will not with the fans of his teams.

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