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Marlins Minor League Report

Marlins Video Fish On First is publishing weekly Miami Marlins minor league summaries throughout the 2025 season, covering the progress of FOF Top 30 prospects and lesser-known players in the organization who are worth monitoring. Each full-season MiLB affiliate has its own section below. Player stats are up to date entering April 28. Triple-A […]

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Fish On First is publishing weekly Miami Marlins minor league summaries throughout the 2025 season, covering the progress of FOF Top 30 prospects and lesser-known players in the organization who are worth monitoring. Each full-season MiLB affiliate has its own section below.

Player stats are up to date entering April 28.

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Triple-A Jacksonville

The Miami Marlins recalled Agustín Ramírez to the Major Leagues, which directly led to Joe Mack being promoted from Pensacola to AAA-Jacksonville. In just five games with the Jumbo Shrimp, Mack is slashing .368/.478/.579/1.057 with one home run and one RBI. Combining both levels, Mack is slashing .333/.468/.603/1.072 with four home runs and six RBI. He already showed a plus power tool during his 2024 breakout season, but he continues to improve as an all-around hitter.

Defensively, Mack has caught eight baserunners stealing and only has three passed balls.

If Mack keeps playing like this, he could potentially join Ramírez in the majors by the end of the season.

FOF’s #7 prospect, Deyvison De Los Santos, is being more selective at the plate compared to last season. He is slashing .290/.356/.419/775 with two home runs, 14 RBI and a 117 wRC+. The biggest downside with De Los Santos is his career-worst 30.8% strikeout rate.

De Los Santos’ second home run of the season came in walk-off fashion on Sunday. The ball left the bat at 110.7 mph.

One name that has quietly impressed is infielder Jack Winkler. Acquired in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft from the Athletics, Winkler is slashing .333/.370/.510/.880 with two home runs, six RBI and a 143 wRC+. He can play both middle infield spots and third base as well as first base if necessary.

Outfielder Andrew Pintar is slashing .290/.338/.319/.657 with four RBI. Although that looks decent on the surface, he has yet to hit a home run while striking out 41.3% of the time. He has been relying on a .526 BABIP, which will drop significantly over time.

Jacob Berry has continued his tradition of slow starts. Through 22 games, he’s slashing .119/.241/.209/.450 with one home run and nine RBI with the lowest batting average among all qualified Triple-A hitters. Defensively, he made all of his appearances last week at second base.

This may be the final time Adam Mazur is mentioned in this weekly recap for a bit. The Marlins sent Connor Gillispie to AAA on Sunday and Mazur could start in that spot during the upcoming homestand. Through five appearances (four starts), Mazur has posted a 1.44 ERA, 3.45 FIP, 8.64 K/9 and 1.08 BB/9 through 25 innings pitched.

Double-A Pensacola

Kemp Alderman continues to rake, slashing .290/.354/.539/.891 with four home runs, 14 RBI and a 157 wRC+. The most impressive improvement has been the career-low strikeout % of 20.3%. The road to his 20/20 season is still going well, having stolen seven bases thus far.

It’s as simple as this: Robby Snelling should be in AAA. Through four starts, he’s posted a 1.61 ERA, 2.18 FIP, 11.69 K/9 and 1.21 BB/9 through 22 ⅓ innings pitched. His fastball velocity has bounced back to where it had been earlier in his pro career and he is pairing it with sharp command.

Dax Fulton missed his last start, but it was precautionary and not injury-related. He is expected to make his next start on time. Through three starts, he’s posted a 3.46 ERA, 4.45 FIP, 8.31 K/9 and 5.54 BB/9 through 13 innings pitched.

Once regarded as a Marlins Top 30 prospect, 24-year old Evan Fitterer is off to an amazing start. In four appearances (three starts), he has a 0.87 ERA, 2.01 FIP, 8.71 K/9 and 2.18 BB/9. This is his lowest walk rate since 2021. There is extra pressure on Fitterer this season because he is due to become a minor league free agent unless he earns a spot on Miami’s 40-man roster.

In six appearances, Josh Ekness has yet to allow an earned run. He has a 0.00 ERA, 1.31 FIP, 15.95 K/9 and 3.68 BB/9 through 7 ⅓ innings pitched. He also has two saves.

Through 16 ⅓ innings, Adam Laskey has a 0.55 ERA, 1.01 ERA, 11.57 K/9 and 0.55 BB/9. These are all easily career-highs for the 27-year-old. With such a packed pitching staff in AAA, Laskey has been relegated to AA, but at some point should be an option for the Marlins in long relief or even as a spot starter.

High-A Beloit

Catcher Ryan Ignoffo is off to another great start this season, slashing .232/.308/.478/.786 with three home runs, 19 RBI and a 117 wRC+. No other player on the Sky Carp has driven in more than seven runs. On the defensive side, he’s got four passed balls, but has thrown out seven baserunners. A promotion to AA is possible by the middle of the season.

Another catcher who is off to an awesome start in a VERY limited sample size is 2024 12th-round pick Connor Caskenette. He’s slashing .368/.571/.421/.992 with five RBI. At 22 years old, he can get more consistent reps at catcher if they promote Ignoffo.

Top prospect Thomas White is coming off his longest career start, going 5 ⅓ innings, striking out seven and allowing one run on one hit. For the season, he has a 3.31 ERA, 3.03 FIP, 12.12 K/9 and 6.06 BB/9 through 16 ⅓ innings pitched.

Noble Meyer, who was drafted ahead of White in that 2023 class, is off to an uneven start. He’s posted a 5.11 ERA, 5.55 FIP, 8.03 K/9 and 4.38 BB/9 through 12 ⅓ innings pitched. Meyer is still struggling to throw strikes and it has been a constant issue throughout his career.

Up until Sunday, Xavier Meachem had not allowed an earned run. He had been a bit lucky, to be honest, posting a 4.87 FIP and 8.10 BB/9. Meachem began coming back down to earth in his latest outing with two earned runs allowed, but he’s been impressive overall.

Low-A Jupiter

There was a veteran presence around the Hammerheads during their previous series. Ryan Weathers, Eury Pérez and Victor Mesa Jr. all began rehab assignments.

The youngest prospect to appear in a Minor League Baseball game so far in 2025, Andrew Salas continues to find success in Jupiter, slashing .275/.473/.350/.823 with two RBI, five stolen bases and 154 wRC+. After a slow start, assuming he may look overmatched, he may stick around Low-A for the rest of the season.

On the other hand, Carter Johnson, the Marlins second round pick last year is off to a rough start, slashing .177/.258/.253/.511 with 31 strikeouts. It is very likely that once the FCL season begins, he will go down a level to see if he can get into a rhythm.

PJ Morlando made his season debut and through four games, he is 2-for-16 with one home run, nine strikeouts and one walk. He has played in center field and left field so far.

Starlyn Caba was placed on the 7-day injured last after suffering a left thumb sprain, per our own Isaac Azout. He was slashing .200/.431/.200/.631 with three RBI, six stolen bases and a 116 wRC+ prior to the injury. He had been splitting time between shortstop and second base.

Abrahan Ramírez, who was one of three players acquired in the Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade, is off to a nice start, slashing .245/.406/.347/.753 with 13 RBI and a 128 wRC+. He’s been primarily at third base and DH.

Next Up (April 29-May 4)

Triple-A Jacksonville at Durham
Double-A Pensacola at Birmingham
High-A Beloit at Peoria
Low-A Jupiter at Fort Myers

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Rogan ’28 runs in NCAA track and field championships on Thursday, May 22

Story Links Hamilton College’s Keira Rogan ’28 runs in the preliminary heats of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, on Thursday, May 22. The first 11-runner heat begins at 7:35 p.m., and Rogan […]

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Hamilton College’s Keira Rogan ’28 runs in the preliminary heats of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, on Thursday, May 22.

The first 11-runner heat begins at 7:35 p.m., and Rogan is one of 11 athletes in the second heat. The steeplechase final is the last event on Friday, May 23 with a start time of approximately 4:55 p.m.

Rogan owned the third-fastest performance in Division III in the event this spring with a time of 10:27.88, which she recorded in Hamilton’s outdoor invitational on April 4. She set team records in the steeplechase, the 1,500-meter run and the 5,000-meter run this season. Rogan finished second in the steeplechase at the NESCAC championships on April 26 and earned all-conference honors for the event.

Rogan is trying to collect her third all-America award in her first year with the Continentals’ cross country and track and field teams. She ended up in 15th place out of 290 finishers at the 2024 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, and landed in fifth place out of 20 athletes in the 3,000-meter run at the 2025 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships.

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Volleyball Loses in City Quarters

Carlos GrayPhoto: Steve Galluzzo For the second year in a row the Palisades High boys volleyball team began the City Section Open Division playoffs on the road at Granada Hills. Last spring it was the Dolphins who swept but on May 7 the Highlanders returned the favor with a 25-21, 25-16, 25-16 quarterfinal victory, bringing […]

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Kyle Radde is helping new generation of Penn boys volleyball

MISHAWAKA ― Mark Watts had seen enough. After Kyle Radde dunked the basketball, stole an ensuing pass and dunked the ball again, Watts knew he had a volleyball player on his hands. He walked across the gym floor and approached Radde about trying out the sport. The rest, as they say, is history. Two decades […]

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MISHAWAKA ― Mark Watts had seen enough.

After Kyle Radde dunked the basketball, stole an ensuing pass and dunked the ball again, Watts knew he had a volleyball player on his hands. He walked across the gym floor and approached Radde about trying out the sport.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Two decades later, the two are on the same coaching staff — Watts a co-head coach with his wife, Kelley, and Radde an assistant for the Penn High School boys volleyball team. After being one of 16 programs to win an inaugural IHSAA sectional title in the sport, the Kingsmen will look to add regional hardware this weekend in Valparaiso.

“It’s awesome,” Radde said. “It’s where my roots started. And it all started in that gym that we’re practicing in now.”

A decorated pro volleyball career

As he alluded to, Radde is a Penn alum. Watts, a former teacher and girls volleyball coach at the school, was overseeing the intramural basketball teams at Penn when Radde showed off his athletic display.

A club boys volleyball team was formed in Radde’s junior and senior years, but it fizzled out once he graduated. While the team at Penn was over, Radde’s career in the sport was just starting.

He would play collegiately in the NAIA at Calumet College before transferring to the club team at Michigan State University in East Lansing. Radde would then spend some time overseas playing the game, including in countries like Austria, Belgum and Denmark.

Beach volleyball is where Radde would find his niche. He became one of the better players in the country at it, using his 6-foot-8 frame and dynamic leaping ability to be a force around the net. In 2014, he and his playing partner were one of four teams in a 104-team field to advance to the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Main Draw in St. Petersburg, Florida.

He has continued to play locally, as well as starting his coaching career. That journey has taken him to the University of Olivet in Michigan and the Northern Indiana Volleyball Association, among other places, along with his current assistant gig with Penn.

At age 39, Radde is still playing. He needs shoulder surgery to fix some things this fall, but he plans on pursuing his pro career next summer after he’s healed up.

“I told the boys: I didn’t start until I was 17 or 18, and then I ended up playing professionally for 16 years … a lot of people would say that’s a late start, but it’s better late than never,” Radde said. “I’m glad I took that opportunity to play because, honestly, in my mind, there’s no better sport than volleyball.”

Helping the next generation of Penn boys volleyball

It was unknown if Penn would field a team for the first-ever IHSAA season as late as mid-February. Once the Watts committed to being the head coaches, though, the season became a reality.

“It’s amazing,” Mark Watts said. “It feels impossible. I’m enjoying it. Sometimes I sit back and think, ‘How the heck did we get here?’”

Radde’s impact is felt by everyone on the team, especially sophomore Liam Carter. The 6-foot-6 middle hitter has played at NIVA for four years, with Radde being one of his first coaches. He was unsure if he wanted to play for the high school team, but Radde convinced him to be part of history.

“I went to one practice, and it was definitely challenging,” Carter said. “I talked to (Radde) at another place I play at (NIVA) and he told me how much of a big deal this is with it being the first year and how big it could be for college.”

Like most teams in the area, there have been growing pains for Penn this year. They were able to put it all together in last week’s sectionals, though, beating three solid teams in Warsaw, South Bend Riley and Saint Joseph to claim the title.

“That’s why we coach,” Radde said. “It’s not for me to come out here and win a state title; it’s for the look on their faces when they won sectionals and how they felt. I’ve had some big wins in my career, and it means a lot. To see them having that same feeling, that’s where all the reward comes from coaching.”

Penn (13-10) now enters regional weekend as the underdog. They will face Washington Township (19-3) in the second semifinal at approximately 1 p.m. ET/noon CT Saturday, May 24, at Valparaiso High School. The first semifinal pits Lake Central (27-6) against Boone Grove (23-4) at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT. The final is set for 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT.

The Kingsmen know it’ll be an uphill battle, but they’re ready for the challenge.

“I’m going to tell them to go out there and swing away,” Radde added. “Play aggressive, dive on the ground and be ready.”

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USA Cadet Women Unbeaten Midway Through 2025 PanAm Aquatics Water Polo Championships

Story Links Medellin, Colombia – May 22 – The U.S. Women’s Cadet National Team is unbeaten through four games at the 2025 PanAm Aquatics Water Polo Championships in Medellin, Colombia. USA 20, Brazil 7 Team USA opened play with a 20-7 victory over Brazil. Madison Mack and Kiernan Hogan led the charge offensively […]

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Medellin, Colombia – May 22 – The U.S. Women’s Cadet National Team is unbeaten through four games at the 2025 PanAm Aquatics Water Polo Championships in Medellin, Colombia.

USA 20, Brazil 7

Team USA opened play with a 20-7 victory over Brazil. Madison Mack and Kiernan Hogan led the charge offensively with four goals each while Gianna Adams notched six saves and three steals in net.

USA 28, Mexico 3

The United States handled Mexico 28-3 on Day 2 of the tournament. Kiernan Hogan was named match MVP after four goals, four assists, and two steals. Paige Segesman was the top scorer as she shot 5/5 from the field while adding three steals and an assist.

USA 22, Peru 1

The Americans put forth a dominant display on both ends in a 22-1 win against Peru. Match MVP went to Caroline Daniel who scored three goals and earned nine exclusions in the contest. Teodora Diaconu scored a team-high four goals in the big win.

USA 16, Canada 10

Team USA outlasted Canada 16-10 for a fourth straight win in Medellin. A trio of hat tricks from Campbell Pence, Kiernan Hogan, and Caroline Daniel led the way on offense.

The USA Women return to action on Friday, May 23 versus Argentina at 10:00am ET/7:00am PT and Saturday, May 24 against the home nation of Colombia at 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT. After those contests, the United States will play one final game on Sunday, May 25 with opponent and time TBD.

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Vandal Track and Field Sends Three to College Station for NCAA West First Round

Story Links MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho Track and Field had a lot to be proud of in the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships in Sacramento. The record books saw some tweaks as ten total Vandals earned spots on the all-conference team for their efforts, with Jesuye Doherty and Mia Sylvester collecting conference […]

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MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho Track and Field had a lot to be proud of in the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships in Sacramento.

The record books saw some tweaks as ten total Vandals earned spots on the all-conference team for their efforts, with Jesuye Doherty and Mia Sylvester collecting conference titles in the long jump and shot put, respectively.

The efforts of three Idaho athletes have earned them the right to continue their season, as Sylvester, Katja Pattis, and Constanze Paoli have secured spots in the NCAA West First Round for their work in the conference championships from May 28-31.

Sylvester, one of two Big Sky Champions for the black and gold, recorded a meet-best mark of 15.73m (51’7.25) to secure the conference title and a placement in the regional. This throw currently stands as the 42nd best in all of DI Track and Field, as well as the third-best by a Big Sky athlete this season.

Pattis has been a mainstay at the 3,000m steeplechase throughout the conference championships. Her second-place finish of 10:03.05 in the outdoor meet is currently the 20th-best time in DI Track and Field, and she secured all-conference honors for her efforts in Sacramento.

Paoli had a career day at the conference championships in the steeplechase alongside Pattis. She finished third overall with a time of 10:10.24, locking down all-conference honors as well as the 27th best time in all of Division I.

All four days of the first round will be broadcast on ESPN+, and live results are available on govandals.com. The women’s shot put will take place on Thursday, May 29, at 6:00 PM CST / 4:00 PST, and the women’s 3,000m steeplechase will commence on Saturday, May 31, at 5:40 PM CST / 3:40 PM PST.

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Stephen F. Austin to cut bowling, golf and beach volleyball programs

All scholarships will be honored at the existing levels for student-athletes who choose to stay at the university to finish their academic work and graduate. NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University announced Thursday it is cutting the bowling, men’s and women’s golf and beach volleyball programs at the end of this school year. […]

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All scholarships will be honored at the existing levels for student-athletes who choose to stay at the university to finish their academic work and graduate.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University announced Thursday it is cutting the bowling, men’s and women’s golf and beach volleyball programs at the end of this school year.

In a news release, SFA said the cuts are being made due to “sustained departmental budget deficits and the anticipated financial impact of upcoming revenue-sharing requirements with Division I athletes.”

All scholarships will be honored at the existing levels for student-athletes who choose to stay at the university to finish their academic work and graduate. Those who want to transfer to another school to pursue their athletic careers will have the full backing and services of the SFA athletics administration to help with transferring, the announcement read.

Michael McBroom, director of athletics, said this reduction seeks to improve the department’s financial position and allow it to operate within its means while maintaining the 14 NCAA varsity programs and nationally acclaimed cheer and dance teams.

“Decisions like these are never easy, but they are made in the best interest of the athletic program and the university as a whole,” McBroom said. “Over the past year, we have made significant progress in reducing annual athletics expenditures, especially in our travel costs. Unfortunately, those efforts have not been enough. In order for SFA Athletics to deliver the best possible championship experience for all of our student-athletes in the face of very real economic and facility challenges, we made the difficult decision to reduce the number of sports we sponsor.”

McBroom said the changes will be difficult right now, but they will better position SFA to move forward in terms of fiscal responsibility.

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