The Fish are Hot!: The Marlins Playing their Best Baseball Down the Stretch

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The Miami Marlins were 25-41 on June 11th, and now they are 55-57. The Marlins have one of the biggest season turnarounds in MLB history. They were as high as .500 after sweeping the New York Yankees for the first time in franchise history last weekend. The Marlins are the hottest team in baseball right now, and have the youngest team in baseball. That usually does not happen in America’s Pastime, especially with the amount of failure baseball players face. The youngsters have hatched from their embryos and are starting to put things together on both sides of the ball.

First, the offense is led by Kyle Stowers. Stowers was traded to Miami from the Orioles in July 2024 after inconsistency in Baltimore and struggling to find playing time. In 2025, Stowers is having a career year in his first season as a full-time starter. He is slashing .294/.371/.564 with 25 home runs. 

2025 has been a season of firsts for the 4-year man out of Stanford. He earned his first all-star selection, and won his Player of the Month honor in July. Stowers finished the month batting .364 with 10 home runs and a 1.269 OPS. 

Agustin Ramirez has also been provided some pop in the Marlins lineup. The 23-year-old has shown his potential throughout his rookie year. Amongst all rookies, Ramirez is first in doubles (24), second in home runs (17). He has put himself in consideration for NL Rookie of the Year.

The pitching for the Marlins has done well post-all star break. Edward Cabrera is having a great year, with a 5-5 record and a 3.24 ERA, with the highest workload of his career notching 100 innings pitched in his last outing. In four of Cabrera’s last six starts has been quality starts, and in those six starts he has shown exceptional command, striking out 34 and only walking 5.

Former Marlins top prospect Eury Perez has anchored the Marlins starting pitching staff since his return from Tommy John Surgery in June. It was uncertain how Perez was going to get back into rhythm after missing the entire 2024 season recovering from surgery. But he picked up right where he left off in 2023. 

Perez has a 2.70 ERA in 10 games started this season. He has come off one of his best starts this season, tossing six scoreless innings against the New York Yankees. He has yet to surpass 100 pitches this season, but in each outing he is starting to look more comfortable pitching deep into games, and that will be critical if the Marlins want to make a playoff push.

The Marlins hit a speed bump in their last series against the Houston Astros, losing their first series in nearly a month. But Perez will be on the bump today as the Marlins start a three-game series against the divisional rival, Atlanta Braves, looking to get his club back on track. Surprisingly, the Marlins have played better sleeping in hotel beds instead of their own, holding a 28-26 record on the road compared to a 27-31 record at home. The Fish are swimming down the stretch, looking to continue the ride the current as the regular season winds down.

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Elias Meredith (@EAM_55)