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To say my family and I were excited that I got accepted into the Spring Training immersion experience would be an understatement. As soon as I got accepted, my mom was already planning a trip to Florida because she wanted to go to Spring Training just as much as I …

A lot can change in two years. Before I enrolled at the University of Florida, I had never been too passionate about baseball. I would watch MLB games if they were on, and sometimes catch a few Marlins games over my childhood summers. That was as far as it went. …

In the past week, I drove a total of 1,166 miles across the Sunshine State as I explored 7 different Grapefruit League ballparks of  Major League Baseball during the 2023 Spring Training season. I ranked each ballpark from Best to, well not so best. Here’s the criteria on what I …

As the Miami Marlins approached Spring Training, they knew they would be represented at the fifth World Baseball Classic. This year, the tournament is hosted at the loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, the Marlins’ home base. They lost seven players, five from the 40-man roster and two prospects. These players …

Last season, Sandy Alcantara became the first Miami Marlins pitcher to win the CY Young Award. Posting a 14-9 record, Alcantara recorded a 2.28 ERA with 207 strikeouts in 228.2 innings pitched.  And behind the plate during every start was catcher Jacob Stallings. Entering his eighth year in the league, …

This past week, I made it my goal to attend as many Spring Training games as I could handle. I ended up seeing seven games at five different ballparks. The amount of baseball I was about to see excited me, but I was not mentally prepared for all of the …

Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, located in Jupiter, Florida, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, is the home of the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals for Spring training. It is one of two stadiums in Florida to host two MLB teams during this time. It is also the …

A.J. Puk had just moved into his spring training home in Scottsdale, Arizona, when he received the phone call that turned his life upside down. He was told the Oakland Athletics had traded him to the Miami Marlins in exchange for outfielder JJ Bleday. The Feb. 11 deal caught Puk …

Joey Wendle can do it all. From a .271 career batting average to playing nearly every position in the infield, he has become the Miami Marlins’ Swiss Army knife. After joining the Marlins in November 2021, Wendle immediately established himself as one of the team’s most dependable players. Despite this, …

“A quiet intensity.” That is how Trevor Rogers describes his pitching style. He may not show much emotion in the mound, but he always remains focused on the task at hand. Rogers loves to compete against the best baseball players in the world any chance he gets. Since debuting in …