No series outcome should come as a true shock considering how volatile baseball can be in small samples. It was nonetheless baffling to witness the Miami Marlins lose three consecutive games while hosting a historically inept Colorado Rockies club that had previously totaled only nine total victories all season. The Fish brought the tying running to the plate in the bottom of the ninth in each game, but ultimately did not score a single run off the Rockies bullpen at any point during the series.
The most redeeming quality about the 2025 Marlins has been a better-than-projected offense. Over the last week, that has regressed as well—no Miami player has hit a home run since May 28.
Rookie manager Clayton McCullough struggles to publicly navigate lulls like this. He focuses on the process and barely acknowledges the results. Fans are not asking for much, just some confirmation that getting swept by the league’s worst team is unacceptable, but he won’t even give them that. Hopefully he finds a better balance from that standpoint as time goes on.
Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 7-4. Matt Mervis has homered in each of his first two games since being outrighted to the minors. Maximo Acosta enjoyed his first three-hit game of the season. Double-A Pensacola lost, 3-2. Kemp Alderman had his team-leading sixth home run. Ryan Ignoffo was promoted to the Blue Wahoos, though he didn’t appear in this game. High-A Beloit lost, 5-3. Woo-Suk Go (1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K) continues to wobble through his prolonged rehab assignment. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Marlins cut their losses soon. Low-A Jupiter lost, 9-6. Hard to overcome four errors and a passed ball. FCL Marlins lost, 2-1. Outstanding .387/.524/.548 slash line for Jancory De La Cruz through his first 10 stateside games.
More Marlins news and content below:
🔷 On this day in 2000, the Marlins selected Adrián González with the first overall pick in the MLB Draft. They haven’t had the opportunity to pick 1-1 since then.
🔷 Robby Snelling (#79) joined Thomas White (#51), Joe Mack (#61) and Starlyn Caba (#99) on Just Baseball’s Top 100 MLB prospects list.
🔷 ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel added Andrew Salas, Dax Fulton, Carter Johnson and Jakob Marsee to his top-10 list of Marlins prospects.
🔷 Nick Deeds of MLB Trade Rumors asks whether the Marlins should sell high on Ryan Weathers this season. As of this writing, a slight majority of MLBTR readers voted for “The Marlins should only trade Weathers if they get an exceptional offer.”
🔷 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp broadcaster Scott Kornberg will be Jack McMullen’s radio broadcast partner throughout the Marlins’ upcoming three-city road trip.
🔷 FOF SuperSub Ron Cox published his thoughts on the state of the Marlins on his View From Left Field blog.
🔷 The Prediction Time leaderboard has been updated through the first 20 series. Become a SuperSub and we’ll keep track of your predictions all season long!
🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, old friend Pablo López will be out 8-12 weeks with a Grade 2 strain of the teres major in his throwing shoulder. Another old friend, José Ureña joined the Los Angeles Dodgers, the eighth different MLB team that he has pitched for in 4.5 seasons since his Marlins tenure ended. Kansas City Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone went 0-for-5 in his major league debut. The Athletics have astonishingly lost 20 of their last 21 games—even the 2025 Rockies haven’t endured a rut like that.
🔷 The upcoming Tampa Bay Rays series awkwardly begins on Friday afternoon, so Fish On First LIVE will air tonight beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET. FOF LIVE is presented by About The Fans. Check out our new merchandise collection (coupon code fof10 for 10% off).
🔷 Today’s MiLB schedule:Â
Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Durham, 7:05 p.m. ET
Double-A Pensacola vs. Columbus, 7:05 p.m. ET
High-A Beloit vs. Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m. ET
Low-A Jupiter vs. Tampa, 6:30 p.m. ET
FCL Marlins at FCL Mets, 12:00 p.m. ET
DSL Marlins vs. DSL Cardinals, 11:00 a.m. ET
DSL Miami at DSL NYY Yankees, 11:00 a.m. ET
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