Offishial news, 3/31/23: Opening Day stats & notes; first Flashback Friday

Mar 31, 2023 - 12:40 PM

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Thursday’s Marlins Game

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• In their Marlins regular season debuts, Luis Arraez went 2-for-4 with an RBI double, JT Chargois retired both batters he faced and Jean Segura went 0-for-3 with a walk.
• Following the loss, Miami’s playoff odds are 22.0%, per FanGraphs.
• There were five shutouts thrown on Opening Day, one shy of the MLB record.
• No doubt aided by new MLB rules, stolen base attempts and efficiency were both way, way up on Thursday compared to Opening Day 2022 (h/t Alex Fast, Pitcher List).
• Justin Verlander landed on the injured list with a low-grade teres major strain. Not a long-term concern, but instead of facing him twice over the next week as originally scheduled, the Marlins get a lucky break.
• We began our third season of Fish Stripes LIVE Marlins series preview shows. Thursday’s conversation included a live pressbox report, MLB future bets, Marlins uniform discourse and more. With chiropractic care and functional health, La Pop takes a preventative approach that optimizes wellness and quality of life for all ages. Find out more here!

• Old friends Jesús Aguilar (Athletics), Brian Anderson (Brewers), Pablo López (Twins), Miguel Rojas (Dodgers) and Cole Sulser (Diamondbacks) made their first regular season appearances with their new teams.
• Glenn Geffner took a more comprehensive look at how former Marlins have dispersed across the majors.
• According to STATS LLC, the average age of the Marlins Opening Day roster was 11th-highest among MLB teams.
• Marlins Minor League Baseball returns tonight! Daniel Castano is Triple-A Jacksonville’s probable starter against Gwinnett (Braves affiliate).
• Marlins alumni Jeff Conine, Alex Arias, Orestes Destrade and Luis Aquino will be involved in tonight’s Flashback Friday festivities at LoanDepot Park.
• Mike Ferguson revisited home runs that Moises Alou, Emilio Bonifacio, Jacob Stallings and many others hit on Opening Day in their Marlins debuts.
• Stephen Strom has joined the Marlins Radio broadcast team. Hear him on their pregame and postgame coverage, including the Marlins Rewind podcast series.